How do you teach comparatives and superlatives in ESL?
How to Teach Comparatives and Superlatives
- Introduce the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives.
- Introduce the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives ending in “e”
- Introduce the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant.
How do you explain comparatives and superlatives?
We use comparatives and superlatives to say how people or things are different. We use a comparative adjective to express how two people or things are different, and we use a superlative adjective to show how one person or thing is different to all the others of its kind. For example, Mick is taller than Jack.
How do you introduce comparative and superlative?
Introduction. Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used to compare two or more things. Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est.
What is comparative and superlative examples?
Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending….One syllable adjectives.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
How do you teach comparative and superlative adverbs?
With short adverbs that do not end in -ly comparative and superlative forms are identical to adjectives: add -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative. If the adverb ends in e, remove it before adding the ending….
| Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| hard | harder | hardest |
| fast | faster | fastest |
| late | later | latest |