Adjectives Superlatives - Free ESL Lesson Plan Download

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What can you say about these pictures? silver ring gold ring diamond ring A silver ring is expensive. A gold ring is more expensive. A diamond ring is the most expensive. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Make sentences …is the largest country in the world. When I was young,… …was the most wonderful person I have ever known. Russia… …but the best teacher is Mrs Collins. Jupiter… …I was the fastest swimmer in my class. My grandma… …is the largest planet in our solar system. I like all my teachers, © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

To make the superlative… long + -est = longest short adjectives adjective + -est = superlative hot + -est = hottest most + important = most important long most + adjective = superlative adjectives most + interesting = most interesting Remember! For one-syllable adjectives like hot, sad and big, you need to double the final consonant: hottest saddest biggest © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

The smartest student in the class In many cases, we use the before a superlative: Yakamoto is the most expensive restaurant in my town. It was the coldest day of the year. It was the most wonderful day of my summer holiday. Catherine is the tallest student in my class. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Can you make the superlative? base adjective comparative superlative beautiful more beautiful most beautiful heavy heavier wide wider energetic more energetic slow slower high higher interesting more interesting © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use the + superlative 1. The Burj Khalifa is __________ building in the world. 2. __________ ocean on earth is the Pacific. 3. William is __________ person I have ever met. 4. The __________ book I have ever read is Narcissus and Goldmund. lazy deep interesting tall © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use the + superlative 5. Tokyo and Mexico City are _____ cities in the world. 6. For Muslims, Mecca is _____ place on earth. 7. In my opinion, Paris and Rome are _____ places to visit. 8. _____ creature in the world is the tiny Poison Dart Frog. populous holy poisonous beautiful © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

good, bad, far Remember the irregular adjectives! base adjective comparative superlative good better best bad worse worst far further furthest She is the best female tennis player in the world. Neptune is the furthest planet from our sun. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use the + superlative bad far good fresh 9. ____ place to buy hamburgers in this town is Pauly’s. 10. 34%! That is ____ result I have ever achieved in an exam. 11. If you want ____ vegetables, I think you should go to a local market. 12. ____ I have ever been from my town is about 500km. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use the + superlative good nervous fast hard 13. If you want to ride ____ train on earth, you have to go to Japan! 14. Sally is ____ girl in my class. She can’t stop moving about. 15. Diamond is _____ natural material in the world. 16. ____ meal I ever ate was at a Chinese restaurant in Toronto! © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

The smartest in my class! We often use the superlative to show: The best, the fastest, the tallest, the most expensive in a place: or in a group or organisation: He’s the tallest person in the world. Helen is the most senior manager in her company. It is the most expensive house in my neighborhood. Peter is the weakest student in his class. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Make sentences by matching the tallest mountain Paul is in Australia. the most intelligent man in modern history. Mount Everest is the most famous city Sydney is in our company. the largest empire in Europe. The Volga is the longest river The British Empire was in the world. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Make logical sentences adjective noun China is in my class. populous building tall city Gabrielle is in Africa. Cairo is in the United States. person large Willis Tower is boring nation on Earth. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

The worst day of my life… With groups, organisations and places, we normally use in: With periods of time, we generally use of: I feel like the luckiest person in the world! I think that tomorrow will be the hottest day of summer. Grade 7 was the hardest year of my childhood. I remember it well… it was the happiest day of my life! © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use a superlative + in or of 17. Did you remember that song? It was _____ song _____ the 1980s. 18. What a day… I think I just made _____ decision _____ my life. 19. The Amazon is _____ jungle _____ South America. difficult fun popular large © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use a superlative + in or of 20. For my children, their birthday is __________ day _____ the year. 21. I think we chose __________ movie _____ the cinema today. I fell asleep! boring fun happy large © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

one of the + superlative + plural noun + preposition Look at these sentences carefully: the + superlative+ noun + one of plural preposition She was one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Balzac was one of the greatest French writers of the 19th century. Picasso is one of the most famous artists of all time. The hippopotamus is one of the largest animals in Africa. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Use one of + superlative + plural noun + preposition 22. It’s a big city. It’s ______ Asia. 23. He’s a great writer. He’s ______ America today. 24. It was so hot. In fact, I think yesterday was ______ the year. 25. It’s a very tall building. I think it’s ______ the Middle East. 26. She’s a wonderful teacher and she’s certainly ______ our school. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

Adjectives Superlatives - Free ESL Lesson Plan Download