Comparing Things | Comparatives and Superlatives

A fun lesson for beginner ESL students to learn and practice comparative and superlatives, vocabulary, and expressions for comparing things in English. Watch the ESL video about comparatives and superlatives in an English conversation. Use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to retell the story, practice using new vocabulary and expressions and comparative and superlatives. Get the downloadable worksheets, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify lessons with badges and stamps.

Warm Up Questions

1. Do you use social media? What is your favorite social media site?
2. Has someone ever taken an embarrassing photo of you?
3. Do you like to take pictures when you are with your friends?
4. What do you think of social media?
5. What’s the worst picture someone has taken of you?

Watch the following YouTube video:

ESL Listening

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

Fill-in-the-blanks

Use vocabulary from the Word Bank to complete the sentences below.
You may have to change the form or tense of the word.

1. I couldn’t stop _______________________________ when I read her message. She is so funny.
2. She _______________________________ the cookies. They were black and we couldn’t eat them.
3. I was really _______________________________ when they she posted a picture of me drooling when I was sleeping.
4. I _______________________________ a picture to my Facebook page from the party and more than one-hundred people liked it!
5. _______________________________ take that unless you ask her first.

Grammar Comparative and Superlatives

Complete the chart with the correct comparative and superlative.

1. funny
2. bad
3. embarrassed
4. good
5. happy	happier
6. memorable
7. shocking
8. sad		saddest

ESL Gamification: Digital Badges and Stamps

Gamify your lessons with digital badges and stamps. Assign stamps to steps and objectives to motivate students.

An ESL conversation about Comparing Things: Comparatives and Superlatives

Mindy: Say, “cheese” Tony!

Tony: Cheese.

Mindy: What a hilarious picture. I am going to upload it on Facebook.

Tony: Let me see it. That is the worst picture ever.

Mindy: Yes, I can’t stop laughing.

Tony: Do you remember the picture I took of you sleeping?

Mindy: Yes! that was a terrible picture.

Tony: I think it was funnier than this picture.

Mindy: No, it wasn’t. This is the funniest picture ever.

Tony: Okay, so is it okay if I post it on Facebook?

Mindy: You’d better not Tony. I’ll be so embarrassed!

Tony: Will you be more embarrassed than last time?

Mindy: Which time Tony? You always post bad pictures of me.

Tony: Remember the picture I took after you burned dinner?

Mindy: That was definitely the most embarrassing picture ever.

Tony: Haha! So please don’t post that picture Mindy.

Mindy: Okay Tony, I won’t.

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