Herhaling: degrees of comparison - 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Degrees of comparison

trappen van vergelijking (herhaling)

What do you remember?

She is _____________ (smart) her sister.

Today is ___________(cold) day of the year.

My house is __________ (big) yours.

Notes! 

Bij woorden van één lettergreep krijg je .....-er than/ the ... -est:

smart - smarter than - the smartest

cold - colder than - the coldest

tall - taller than - the tallest

Let op! Sommige woorden krijgen een dubbele medeklinker voor de klank: 

big- bigger than - the biggest

Maths is ______________(difficult) English.

Biden is ________________ (popular) Trump in American cities.

This is ____________(beautiful) place I have ever seen.

Notes! 

Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gebruik je more en most:

boring / more boring than / the most boring

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

difficult / more difficult than / the most difficult

Uitzondering 1

Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est maar de -y verandert in -i

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

Uitzondering 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little / smaller than / the smallest (size)

Little / less than / the least (quantity)

many - much / more than / the most

as ... as (=/=)

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is as old as her cousin.

Your dog is almost as cute as mine.

not as ... as (-/=)

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen  niet hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je not as ... as (niet zo ... als)

You're not as tall as my brother.

She is not as old as her cousin.

Your dog is not as cute as mine.

Exercise 1

Fill in the missing form of the degrees of comparison

Tip: don't forget your the and than

2 open spaces? separate them with -

e.g. tall - ___ - ___    --->  taller than - the tallest

big - ____ - the biggest

rude - ruder than - ____

silly - ____ - the silliest

boring - ____ - ____

amazing - ___ - ___

Exercise 2

Fill in the correct form of the degrees of comparison

Use the sentence to figure out which one it should be.

type only the missing words.

My friend is ____ my brother. (fat)

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

She is ____ at English than her classmates. (good)

English is _____ French. (interesting)

He is ____ her sister. (scary)

This is ____ film I've seen. (terrifying)

Let's get to work!

- Go to All Right! online and do Unit 2.5: 5

- Finished? Read the study box on p. 86 on relative pronouns  and do Unit 2.5: 1-8  

This is homework for Monday. Good luck!