Degrees of comparison - recap (long version)

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• Leerjaar 1

RECAP UNIT 3 - GRAMMAR

Comparisons

Welcome in today's lesson! 

Today it's all about...

Comparisons

Recap Comparisons

(de trappen van vergelijking)

Plan

• Recap comparisons (general)
• Recap comparisons - comparative (= vergrotende trap)
• Recap comparisons superlative (=overtreffende trap)
• All mixed up

 Comparisons

Explanation in Dutch

Explanation in Dutch

Recap comparative

=

vergrotende trap

When we write a comparative of an adjective with one syllable we add...
(general rule!)

1. -er at the end
2. -ier at the end
3. -r at the end
4. 'more' before the word

This cake is (wonderful) than the one you baked before.

She is _______ than he is.

1. more funny
2. funnier
3. the funniest
4. most funny

The princess is ....... than the witch. (beautiful)

That group is ________ than the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious
4. most serious

Sue is a ..... student than Anne.
(good)

Trains are ....... than aeroplanes. (slow)

1. slower
2. the slowest

July is ..... than January. (hot)

You are ........... here than there.

1. safer
2. safest

I believe my English is getting (good) than it was.

Recap superlative

=

overtreffende trap

When we write a superlative of an adjective with one syllable we add...
(general rule!)

1. -st at the end
2. -iest at the end
3. -est at the end
4. 'most' before the word

This is the (exciting) roller coaster I have ever been in!

What is the correct form of "silly" in the superlative?

1. more silly
2. the most silly
3. sillier
4. the silliest

Monday is the .....day of the week (bad)

Superlative of the word:
easy

1. easiest
2. easyer
3. easier
4. more easy

Which is the .....subject at school? (difficult)

What is the superlative
of happy?

1. happiest😄
2. hapiest😄
3. happyer😄
4. I dont know 😟

This is the ..... shop in town. (large)

This is the .......... film I have ever seen. (exciting)

1. more exciting
2. the most exciting

Kim is the..... player in the football team. (good)

Recap comparative

&

 superlative

My dad is _______ dad ever!

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

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

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

The teacher likes to have ___ talks of the school.

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

What is your ..... (bad) subject at school?

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

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'good'

1. gooder / goodest
2. weller / best
3. more good / most good
4. better / best

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happyst
4. more happy - most happy

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "nice"?

1. more nice - most nice
2. niceer -niceest
3. nicer-nicest
4. no idea

I understand and know how to use the comparisons.

😒🙁😐🙂😃

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