Degrees of comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Degrees of comparison

Then

Than

What is the difference?

vs.

Then

'en dan gebeurde...'

'en toen gebeurde...' 

gebruik voor opsomming/vervolg

Than

'groter dan...'

'kleiner dan...'

gebruik voor vergelijking

What is the difference?

vs.

Fill in the correct word on the dots

A dog is (fast) ..... than a turtle.

A cheetah is the (fast) ..... of all the animals on land.

Fill in the correct word on the dots

A dog is (fast)      faster       than a turtle.

But a cheetah is the (fast)      fastest      of all the animals on land.

Quiz

Vul alleen het woord/ de woorden in die op de lijntjes moeten komen te staan. 

My house is (nice)
...
than yours.

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

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

Is Mrs Damman the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

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

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

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

A holiday by the sea is (good) ...
than a holiday in the mountains.

The .... (intelligent) students are in class A2C!

Comparatives and superlatives

Degrees of comparison

- 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

Words of 1 syllable (lettergreep)

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

the oldest

Hoe zit het met:

- Strong

- Nice

- Cold

Comparatives and superlatives

Words of 2 or more syllables (lettergrepen):

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: the most

expensive

more expensive

the most expensive

Hoe zit het met:

- Interesting

- Frightening

- Confident

Comparatives and superlatives

Words of 2 syllables ending with le/er/ow/y/some will also get +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest

Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Caution! Words ending on consonant (medeklinker) + y will get IER/IEST

Happy - happier than - the happiest 

Comparatives and superlatives

Exceptions 

     good - better - best 

     bad - worse - worst 

     little - less - least 

     much/many - more - most 

These are irregular!