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Q - Hi, I am looking for an 'ESL superlative quiz,' what websites offer the best quizzes?

 

Before I start to talk about where to find the best resources for ESL superlative quizzes, I will explain what a superlative is. The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English, Fourth Canadian Edition explains superlatives by stating "Most adjective and adverbs change their forms to show a greater or small degree of the quality they express. This change of form is called comparison. The three degrees of comparison are positive, comparative and superlative. An example of a positive would be happy which is an adjective. The comparative or net degree of comparison for happy would be happier. The last degree of comparison which is the superlative would be happiest. Please see below for the example mentioned in the first paragraph and another example of the superlative.

 

  • Positive Happy (adjective)
  • Comparative Happier
  • Superlative Happiest
  • Positive Soon (adverb)
  • Comparative Sooner
  • Superlative Soonest

Once again thank you to McGraw-Hill for these examples which can also be found in the latest McGraw-Hill Handbook of English.

 

If you visit Kenneth Beares column on 'English as a 2nd Language,' you can do great practice exercises on superlatives where you see the comparative form of the word and have to try and figure out its superlative.

The website 'Activities for ESL Students' also has a similar quiz to the previous one where you pick the best answer and can than see if its correct or not. The test is a great place to start if you need some help and want to learn the basics. To start the test, please click here.

 

Lastly, if you want more information than you ever wanted to know about superlatives you can check it out at Answers.com.

 

The three books listed below are excellent resources for any aspiring student who wants to learn more about noun clauses. Read the reviews for the books and you will see that they are definitely worth the money.

 

 

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