Beginners

Stats

• Purpose: A fun way to revise the Comparative and Superlative form of adjectives
• Materials: copy of the board (pdf file) that you can find here: tictactoe or by downloading the image above
• Time: 15 minutes approximately
• Level: beginner and elementary

Procedure

Divide your students in two teams. This activity will work better with a group of maximum 6 students, so that all students are given the chance to take a turn.

In order for students to claim a place on the grid, they should first make a sentence (using the comparative or superlative) regarding the animal featured on that spot. The students can be given a sample sentence if they have just learnt this grammar rule. For example: “An elephant is bigger than a zebra” or ” The turtle is the slowest of all animals”. Then they are expected to create their own grammatically correct sentence. With every correct sentence, the students are allowed to draw an X or O on the corresponding place on the grid. Just like in the tic tac toe game, the team that first has three Xs or Os in a row wins.

If students have difficulty finding the right adjective to describe the animal, a list of adjectives can be given to them beforehand. Also, make sure that students are aware of the vocabulary featured on the grid (in that case: animals).

More ideas

You may wish to use the same grid with a different vocabulary. I will be uploading and creating more grids upon request.

Feel free to share your ideas about what other grammar rules can be revised through this simple yet fun game.

Green solution

If you wish not to waste paper you can download the image file found at the top of this post and project it on a whiteboard, instead of printing the pdf file. Students can use markers to claim their tile.

Have fun playing!