Grade 7 ESL Unit Assessment: Comparatives and Superlatives (17 Marks)

Skills Assessed

• Form comparatives and superlatives of short adjectives with the correct spelling (-er/-est, -ier/-iest, double consonant).
• Use more/most with longer adjectives.
• Use the irregular forms good, bad and far correctly.
• Compare two things with "than" and one thing in a group with "the … in/of".
• Use (not) as … as to say things are equal or different.
• Write a short comparison paragraph using data from a table.

How to Administer

• Give at the end of the unit (or as a pre-test before teaching).
• Allow about 35 minutes. Students work alone.
• Mark with the answer key; use the score guide to decide who needs re-teaching or a challenge.

Differentiation

Support: Give a rule card: 1 syllable → -er/-est; 2 syllables ending in y → -ier/-iest; 2+ syllables → more/most. Challenge: Use modifiers: much bigger, a bit cheaper, by far the best. English language learners: Clap syllables to choose -er or more.

Teacher Tips

Use real data your students care about: football players, phones, local places. Two-syllable adjectives are tricky. Many ending in -y take -ier (happier); many others take more (more careful). When unsure, teach "more".

What's Included

• 17-mark unit assessment (PDF + editable DOCX)
• Part A: Forms (6 marks)
• Part B: Correct the Mistakes (4 marks)
• Part C: Complete the Sentences (4 marks)
• Part D: Write (3 marks)
• Answer key with marking notes and a score guide (PDF)

Additional Files

• Grade 7 ESL Unit Assessment: Comparatives and Superlatives (17 Marks) (DOCX)
• Answer Key (PDF)

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