Comparative Adjectives Grammar Guide with Worksheets - Remediation, & Adult ESL

Your adult ESL students get a detailed comparative adjectives grammar guide with nine different practice exercises. These 34 pages take your students from basic form identification all the way to partner conversations using comparatives. Students get clear explanations of when to use -er versus more, plus practice with nuanced structures like "not nearly as ___ as" and "far more ___ than."

Your students will get targeted practice at multiple skill levels. The exercises build from foundational spelling and form recognition to creative application, so whether your students need basic reinforcement or they're ready for cultural comparisons and opinion writing, you've got options.

WHAT'S INSIDE this 34-page PDF:

✅ detailed grammar guide in color and black & white (covers -er and more forms, plus comparative structures)

✅ Which Form? exercise (students identify correct comparative forms)

✅ Spelling Practice in 2 versions (24 adjectives per page or all 48 on one page)

✅ Make It Comparative! exercise in 2 versions (fill-in-the-blank with positive or negative comparatives)

✅ Your Turn! writing exercise in 2 versions (students write comparative sentences about given nouns)

✅ Cultural Comparisons exercise (students complete sentences comparing cultural aspects)

✅ In Your Opinion exercise (students answer comparative questions)

✅ Get Poetic! creative writing (students write a poem using comparative adjectives)

✅ Partner Talk in 2 versions (students write 5 or 10 comparative questions for partner practice)

✅ Comparatively Opposite in 2 leveled versions (students write comparative forms of opposite adjectives)

TWO VERSIONS FOR FLEXIBLE TEACHING

Several exercises come in Version A and Version B formats. Version A spreads questions across multiple pages with more workspace. Version B condenses everything onto fewer pages. Pick what works for your students.

HOW TO USE THIS

Start with the grammar guide. Walk students through the -er and more rules, then show them the nuanced comparative structures. Keep the guide available as a reference while they work through exercises.

Mix and match the practice activities based on where your students are. Beginning students might focus on Which Form? and Spelling Practice, while more advanced students can jump straight to Cultural Comparisons or Get Poetic! The Partner Talk exercise works great as a warm-up or end-of-class speaking activity.

THIS WAS CREATED FOR YOUR ADULT ESL STUDENTS

Your beginner to low-intermediate adult ESL grammar students need practice that goes beyond basic adding -er or “more”. The variety here keeps them engaged while building real comparative adjective skills they'll use when describing their jobs, explaining preferences, and comparing options in everyday conversations.

The cultural comparison and opinion exercises give students a chance to express their own experiences and viewpoints, which adult students appreciate.

This also works well for secondary ESL students and native English-speaking high schoolers who have gaps in their grammar knowledge. The exercises are sophisticated enough for older students without talking down to them.