Degrees of Comparison

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• Leerjaar 1

Degrees of comparison

                                                                        Comparative + superlative                                        adjectives

Lesson aim

At the end of this lesson you will be able to 

1. recognise and use the comparative adjective in a sentence.

2. recognise and use the superlative adjective in a sentence.

In your own words, what are comparative + superlative adjectives?

Nikki is as … as Jeroen.

1. cooler
2. cool
3. funnier
4. coolest

Kayleigh is … than Senne.

1. more studious
2. happy
3. sweet
4. louder

Ronald is the … man of them all.

1. weirder
2. most handsome
3. strict
4. greatest

Positive degree

A comparison of equals 

Combined with 'as'
'as' prior to and following it

Nikki is as cool as Jeroen. 

Comparative degree

Between two persons or -things

Use of Comperative Degree
Add -er -> most one syllable adjectives 

Kayleigh is louder than Senne.
Use of Positive Degree

Add 'more' or 'less' -> adjectives three or more syllables 

Kayleigh is more serious than Senne.

Form

adjective + er

Noun (subject) + verb (is/are/was/were) + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Jimmy (noun) is (verb) taller (adjective) than Nasser (object).

We use adjectives to compare differences between nouns. 

Superlative degree

(the) + est -> most one- and two- syllable (lettergrepen) adjectives  

Ronald is the greatest man of them all.

Add 'most' or 'least' -> adjectives three or more syllables  

P.e. Ronald is the most handsome man of them all.

Shannon's dog is … than Femke's cat

1. lazyer
2. bigger
3. lazier
4. biger

Yanni's panda is the … of them all.

1. lazyiest
2. bigest
3. laziest
4. biggest

Warning

-y + consonant (medeklinker)

-> -ier  in comparative degree

 -> -iest in superlative degree

Lazy: Shannon's dog is lazier than Femke's cat.

Yanni's panda is the laziest of them all.

Warning

Double the consonant after a short vowel

Shannon's dog is bigger than Femke's cat.

Yanni's panda is the biggest of them all.

Sanne is … than Jarni.

1. purer
2. wiseer
3. wiser
4. pureer

Severine is the … of them all.

1. wisest
2. wiseest
3. pureest
4. purest

Warning 

-e 

 -> -er in comparative degree

-> -est in superlative degree

Sanne is wiser than Jarni.

Severine is the wisest of them all.  

Tom is … in English than Sinan.

1. better
2. gooder
3. worse
4. badder

Ronald is the … teacher of them all

1. goodest
2. best
3. worst
4. baddest

Warning

irregular form:

Good: good, better, best
Tom is better in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the best.

Bad: bad, worse, worst

Tom is worse in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

Make a sentence with the adjective "good" in the comparative and superlative form (2 sentences).

I understand the degrees of comparison!

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And now... classwork

1. Go to your SB p. 86 + 88/89. Do the grammar exercises.

2. Reading: Could you live there? Write an email: write about a place that YOU find most interesting. Answer the questions. 

3. Done? Work on book assignments