Superlative Adjectives: A Free ESL Lesson Plan Download

This lesson is great for ESL students at a pre-intermediate level. Students should have prerequisite knowledge of the present simple and present continuous tenses. It is designed to teach students how to use superlative adjectives to describe things, people and objects. It is especially useful for students who are looking to expand their English vocabulary.

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1. A4.1 – Adjectives superlatives Lesson 1/2 ESL Lesson Plan © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
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3. What can you say about the picture? Tom Peter Andrew © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
4. What can you say about these pictures? gold ring diamond ring silver ring © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
5. What can you say about the picture? © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
6. Tom is the tallest. Tom Peter Andrew Andrew is not tall. Peter is tall. Tom is the tallest. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
7. What can you say about these pictures? gold ring diamond ring silver 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.
8. What can you say about the picture? Wednesday will be hot. Thursday will be hotter. Friday will be the hottest. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
9. Make sentences Russia… Jupiter… My grandma… …was the most wonderful person I have ever known. …but the best teacher is Mrs Collins. …I was the fastest swimmer in my class. When I was young,… …is the largest country in the world. I like all my teachers, …is the largest planet in our solar system. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
10. To make the superlative… short adjectives adjective + -est = superlative long + -est = longest hot + -est = hottest long adjectives most + adjective = superlative most + important = most important 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.
11. 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.
12. Can you make the superlative? base adjective comparative superlative beautiful heavy wide energetic slow high interesting more beautiful heavier wider more energetic slower higher more interesting most beautiful © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
13. 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. Use the + superlative lazy interesting deep tall © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
14. 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. Use the + superlative populous poisonous holy beautiful © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
15. good, bad, far base adjective comparative superlative good bad far better worse further best worst furthest Remember the irregular adjectives! 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.
16. 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. Use the + superlative bad good far fresh © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
17. 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! Use the + superlative good fast nervous hard © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
18. Can you make the superlative? base adjective comparative superlative bad rich delicious patient far polite quiet more delicious worst most patient © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
19. 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. It is the most expensive house in my neighborhood. Helen is the most senior manager in her company. Peter is the weakest student in his class. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
20. Make sentences by matching Mount Everest is Sydney is The Volga is Paul is The British Empire was in modern history. in our company. in Europe. in Australia. in the world. the most intelligent man the most famous city the largest empire the tallest mountain the longest river © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
21. Make logical sentences Gabrielle is Cairo is Willis Tower is China is in Africa. in the United States. on Earth. in my class. adjective populous tall large boring noun building city person nation © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
22. 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.
23. 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. Use a superlative + in or of difficult popular fun large © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
24. 20. For my children, their birthday is __________ day _____ the year. 21. I think we chose __________ movie _____ the cinema today. I fell asleep! Use a superlative + in or of boring happy fun large © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
25. one of the + superlative + plural noun + preposition Look at these sentences carefully: 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. one of the + superlative + plural noun + preposition © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
26. 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. Use one of + superlative + plural noun + preposition © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.