Comparative/Superlative

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

• Frans is moeilijker dan Engels.
• Netflix is slechter dan Prime.
• Deze film is interessanter dan lezen.
• French is more difficult than English.
• Netflix is worse than Prime.
• This movie/film is more interesting than reading.

Finish the sentence.
Use the word in brackets.:
"What doesn't kill me
makes me _____ (strong)".

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Let op woorden die eindigen op een Y!

(medeklinker + y dan 'i' ipv 'y'

Let op! irregular!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Comparative
(Vergrotende trap):

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative

(Overtreffende trap):

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Words of more than 2 syllables... 

 DON'T take -er or -est,

but MORE or MOST in front of the word!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

What if 2 things are the same?

net zo ....als....  = as...as...
(He is as tall as my dad)

niet zo ....als... = not as ....as...

(He is not as young as my dad)

My sister has a ______room than I have.

1. more big
2. bigger
3. bigest
4. more bigger

My car is ___ my husband's car.

1. safe than
2. safer than
3. safer then
4. most safe as

That group is _____ than the other group.

1. more serious
2. most serious
3. seriouser
4. seriousest

The teacher likes to have ___ talks of the school.

1. dull
2. duller
3. dullest
4. the dullest

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

1. difficulter
2. more difficult
3. most difficult
4. difficultest

Michael Jackson was the
___ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater
3. greatest
4. most great

Mr Bean is ........I know.

1. the funnyest person
2. funniest person
3. the most funny person
4. the funniest person

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

1. badder
2. baddest
3. worse
4. worst

My dad is _______ dad ever!

1. best
2. the goodest
3. better
4. the best

Reading time!