15 mei

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do?

- Comparative and superlative adjectives

- At the end of the lesson you know different types of adjectives 

- At the end of the lesson you know what comparative and superlative adjectives are and know different types

- At the end of the lesson you can use them in sentences. 

What are adjectives?

Adjectives

Comparatives and superlatives

- Comparative: used to compare something to something else. For example: this tree is bigger than that one over there.

- Superlative: Saying that something is the most or the least of something. For example: that tree is the biggest in the row.

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org

Spelling rules:

For one syllable words:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

1.  Adjectives ending in -e,

Use  -r  -st.

large

larger

largest

Some rules of spelling:

2.  Adjective ending in consonant + y,

gebruik dan -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

hot

hotter

hottest

More spelling rules:

3.  Adjectives ending in 1 vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 consonant, doubles the consonant

big

bigger

biggest

Words that have three or more syllable

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

famous

more famous

most famous

There are a few exceptions, for example: famous and boring

boring

more boring

most boring

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Really important exceptions

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

Practice

Work on the worksheet

Done? Get an extra assignment from your teacher

Check your answers

Jim is grappiger dan Bastiaan

Roos praat harder dan Jorm( loud)

Ajax speelt slechter dan Heracles

Engels is interessanter dan Duits. ( German)

Onze klas is de beste

The superlative

In duos: write down 5 sentences using the superlative

Example: Mrs. Albayrak is the best teacher of the ATM

Write down 2 sentences in the superlative.
Example: Mrs. Albayrak is the best teacher