Degrees of comparisson klas 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

How was your weekend?

Good!

It was fine

nothing special

Today's planning:

- A little introduction of me 

- Grammar: degrees of comparison

- Making the assignments 

Do you know about the degrees of comparison ?

yes

no

a little bit

lesdoel - lesson goal

Aan het van de les weet je wat de ‘degrees of comparison’ is en kan je deze vervoegen in vergelijkingen.

Degrees of comparison 

 Vergelijken  doe je met bijwoorden of bijvoeglijke naamwoorden

voorbeeld: It's the hottest day of the year.

You will have to work harder!

short words (korte woorden)

- 1 syllable (1 lettergreep)

- '-er' or '-est'

example: old - older (than) - (the) oldest

My watch is ... (cheap) than yours.

1. cheaperst
2. cheapest
3. cheaper
4. cheap

I am the .... (young) of the family.

1. younger
2. young
3. youngst
4. youngest

long words (lange woorden)

-  2 or more syllables (2 of meer lettergrepen)

- 'more' or 'most'

- Behalve bij woorden eindigen op medeklinker +'-y'

examples 

this phone is expensive 

 this phone is more expensive (than) --> comparative 

this phone is the most expensive -->  superlative 

Money isn't ..... ..... important thing.
(more/most)

English is ... .... difficult subject.
(more/most)

words that end with: '-ow', '-le', 

'-er' , -some 

- they can also end with '-er' or '-est' 

example:

This is the simplest task I've ever done. 

I am cleverer than you!

He is handsomer than you (already an -e, just put an -r)

Exceptions (uitzonderingen)

there are words that don't follow the rules

Een aantal woorden zijn onregelmatig en volgen geen enkele regel. 

Are there any questions?

homework

Assignments 19 & 20