Comparisons and Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2-4

Today's lesson 

Comparisons and superlatives

 De vergrotende en overtreffende trap

Goal: To understand how you compare things in English

Comparatives and superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y  krijgen ook

 +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest

Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Let op! Woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y krijgen IER/IEST

Happy - happier than - the happiest 

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more.....than

- Superlative: the most.....

expensive

more expensive than

the most expensive

Een aantal woorden van 2 lettergrepen mogen alleen met more en most

bijvoorbeeld:

famous - more famous than - the most famous

boring - more boring than - the most boring

careful - more careful than - the most careful

Comparatives and superlatives

Uitzonderingen!

1. good - better - best 
2. bad - worse - worst 
3. little - less - least 
4. much/many - more - most 

Comparative - in another way

as ...............as 

John is as tall as David. 

not as ..................as

Thomas is not as tall as Jim.

That group is _____ the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious than
4. most serious than

Welk rijtje is juist?

1. Good - Better - Best
2. Good - Gooder - Goodest
3. Beautiful - Beautifuler - Beautifulest
4. Small - More small - Most small

My house is (big) _________ yours.

What is your (bad) ...... subject at school?

This is ......................... (interesting)
book I have ever read.

Who is __________(rich)
woman on earth?

The weather this summer is even (bad)
_____________ last summer.

Who is ...............(good) football player in the world?

This flower is .................. (not beautiful)......
that one.

You need to be ..................... (forceful) than that to get the door open.

Continue with...

U2: L5 Ex. 4

Then the worksheet you have been given

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