Comparatives & Superlatives

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Comparatives and superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op een -e,

gebruik dan -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Spellingsregels:

2.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op medeklinker + y,

gebruik dan -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

Spellingsregels:

3.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op 1 klinker (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 medeklinker, medeklinker verdubbelen

big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

famous

more famous

most famous

Zelfde regel geldt voor bijvoorbeeld: famous en boring

boring

more boring

most boring

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Uitzonderingen (uit je hoofd leren!)

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Who is the (good) .... football player in the world?

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

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

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

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.

1. leasest
2. least
3. littlest
4. less

Comparatives:
My grade is ...(good) than yours.

1. beter
2. gooder
3. better
4. more good

Comparatives:
Ronald is much more ... than Rupert.

1. more helpful
2. helpfuller
3. more helpfull

Comparatives:
My father is ...(nice) of all!

1. more nicer
2. the nicest
3. niceest
4. most nice

Comparatives:
French is ...(difficult) than English.

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

Superlatives:
This is ......... film I have ever seen.

1. the scarier
2. the more scary
3. the most scary
4. the scariest

Comparatives:
My father is ...(nice) than yours.

1. nicer
2. more nice
3. nicest
4. most nice

Comparatives:
My dog is ...(scary) than yours.

1. scarier
2. more scary
3. scaryer
4. most scary

Comparatives:
My burger is ...(big) than yours.

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