Grammar music - degrees of comparison

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Degrees of comparison

trappen van vergelijking

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

short words:

+ er
+ est

doubling

a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Y -> ier/ iest

The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

long words:

more ...
most ...
An i-phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

Irregular adjectives

good/well

better

the best

bad/ill

worse

the worst

much/many

little

more

less

the most

the least

far

further/farther

the furthest/farthest

.... than hell.

1. BETTER
2. HOTTER
3. HOTTEST
4. WORSE

I know I can treat you ...

than he can.

1. nicer
2. best
3. better
4. well

I've got one ... problem without you.

1. MORE
2. BIGGER
3. FEWER
4. LESS

Baby get ...

1. HIGHER
2. BETTER
3. STRONGER
4. SMARTER

What degrees of comparison do you hear?
Work it Make it Do it Make us ... ... ... ...

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

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 doing this quiz right now!

I use little sugar in my tea, but my sister uses even .... (little) in hers.

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