Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Trappen van vergelijking

Wat zijn trappen van vergelijking?
Voorbeeld?

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!

goed - beter - best

good - better -  best

weinig - minder - minst

little - less - least

slecht - slechter - slechtst

bad - worse - worst

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

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.

Maar bij langere woorden...

Woorden van 3 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

small                 in-tel-li-gent

I am smaller than Frank and he is more intelligent than I am.

sweet                     beau-ti-ful

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen: it depends

Woorden van twee lettergrepen die eindigen op -le, -er, -ow, -y gebruiken -er en -est

simple - simpler (than) - (the) simplest

easy - easier (than) - (the) easiest

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen: it depends

Woorden van twee lettergrepen die niet eindigen op -le, -er, -ow, -y gebruiken ook more en most

famous - more famous (than) - (the) most famous

careful - more careful (than) - (the) most careful 

Nog een type vergelijking

 (not) as ... as ... :

betekent "net zo" "niet zo" of "even"
 

It's as important as football.

It's not as easy as you think.

I am not as smart as him.

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

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

That group is _____ than the other group.

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

That teacher always holds the ___ talks.

1. inspiring
2. more inspiring
3. inspiringer
4. most inspiring

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

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

Michael Jackson was the
___ singer ever .

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

The weather today is even ___
than it was yesterday.

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

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

James is not as ___ as Derrick.

1. faster
2. fast
3. the fastest
4. fasterer