Comparisons / comparatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, g
• Leerjaar 3

Comparison

(trappen van vergelijking)

Comparisons 

In het Nederlands noemen we ze trappen van vergelijkingen.

Gebruik: Om mensen of dingen te beschrijven

Je vergelijkt ze met elkaar. 

Comparative: Vergrotende trap

  Superlative: Overtreffende trap. 

C

B

A

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

Ending:

-e? → alleen -r of -st

 close-closer-closest

korte klinker? → verdubbelt medeklinker

 big-bigger-biggest

medeklinker + -y? → -ier of -iest

 dry-drier-driest

Irregular

good-better-best

bad - worse - worst 

much/many - more - most 

big

1. biger
2. bigger
3. more big

thin

1. thiner
2. thinner
3. more thin

serious

1. seriouser
2. seriousser
3. more serious

high

1. higher
2. highher
3. more high

fast

1. faster
2. fastter
3. more fast

amazing

1. amazinger
2. amazingger
3. more amazing

lucky

1. luckyer
2. luckier
3. more lucky

cheap

1. cheaper
2. cheapper
3. more cheap

good

1. gooder
2. better
3. more good

important

1. importanter
2. importantter
3. more important

He is the ________ sprinter of them all. (fast)

This is my little brother. He is _______ than I am. (young)

I think my girlfriend is much _______ than she thinks she is. (pretty)

Wow! This is by far the ________ house I have ever seen! (large)

That was wrong. You should be ________ in the future. (careful)