Degrees of comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Degrees of comparison

Goal:
-I can compare things to each other in simple sentences

My little sister is ... than me.

1. Young
2. Younger
3. Youngest
4. The youngest

This car is ... in the world, it can go almost as fast as a plane!

1. Fast
2. Faster
3. Fastest
4. The fastest

De regel (woorden van 1 lettergreep):

De vergrotende trap (je vergelijkt twee dingen met elkaar): + er
De overtreffende trap (het allermooist, best, grootst): + est

John is smarter than Jack.

Jill is the smartest pupil in this class.

Let erop dat je bij de overtreffende trap ook 'the' toevoegt!

Let op spelling!

Medeklinkerverdubbeling bij korte woordjes die eindigen op één medeklinker + één klinker

Hot - hotter - hottest
Een -Y verandert na een medeklinker in -ie

Tiny - tinier - tiniest

This butterfly is ... creature I have ever seen.

1. Beautiful
2. The beautifullest
3. The most beautiful
4. Beautifuller

I think the fifth Harry Potter film was ... than the fourth one.

1. Fascinating
2. Fascinatinger
3. More fascinating
4. The most fascinating

Zoals gewoonlijk... zijn er meer regels. :)

Regel 2: bij meer dan twee lettergrepen

Woorden van meer dan twee lettergrepen krijgen:

-In de vergrotende trap: more
-In de overtreffende trap: most

-This story is more interesting than last week's story. 
-Llanhyfryddawelllehynafolybarcudprindanfygythiadtrienusyrhafnauole is the most difficult place name to pronounce. 

Uitzonderingen

Good - better - best

Bad - worse - worst

Little - less - least (weinig)

Much/many - more - most

Now let's practise!

Ali's hair looks like a rainbow, it's definitely ... hair I've ever seen!

1. colourful
2. the colourfullest
3. the most colourful
4. colourfuller

Rihanna's new album is ... than her previous one, I don't like it at all

1. Badder
2. Worse
3. Baddest
4. Worst

This dress is so much ... than the other one.

1. Soft
2. Softer
3. More soft
4. Most soft

I want to become the ... pop star ever!

1. Big
2. Biger
3. Bigest
4. Biggest

Recap!

-1 lettergreep: + er / + est 

(fast - faster - fastest)

-2+ lettergrepen: +more / + most 

(incredible - more incredible - most incredible)

-Uitzonderingen:
Good - better - best
Bad - worse - worst

Little - less - least
Much / many - more - most

I can compare things to each other in English now.

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