Comparitives and superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

comparitives and superlatives

Comparing things

Goals

At the end of the lesson you know what the Comparative is in English and how to use it.

At the end of the lesson you know what the Superlative is in English and how to use it.

Why?

De comparative trap and the vergrotende superlative are used to compare nouns like things/persons/ animals with each other.

For example:

She is a smart person.

He is smarter. ( comparitive)

She is the smartest. ( superlative)

How?

For the comparitive you write -er behind the adjective.

smart = smarter

For the superlative you write -est behind the adjective

smart = smartest

MIND!!

When an adjective ends on een e , then you only need to add  -r of -st erachter: Example: close - closer - closest

When it ends on a,e,i,o,u + 1 consonant, you then double the consonant. Examples:  big - bigger - biggest/fat-fatter-fattest

When it ends on -y , you add -ier of -iest achter:

Examples: dry - drier - driest / happy-happier-happiest

Exceptions

With words with 2 or more syllables , you do something different! You add : more or most

Examples: beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful /

expensive- more expensive- most expensive

Some more important exceptions:

good/well - better - best

bad/ill - worse - worst

Choose the missing word:
1. naughty - naughtier - ?

1. naughtyest
2. naughtiest
3. more naughty
4. most naughty

2. obedient - ? - most obedient

1. obedienter
2. obedientest
3. more obedient
4. more obedienter

3. good - ? - best

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

Finish with comparative & superlative
4. sharp - ? - ?

5. dangerous - ? - ?

6. fizzy - ? - ?

7. big - ? - ?

8. bad - ? - ?

9. sore - ? - ?

Any questions about comparitives/ superlatives?

Some more practice online

PRACTICE 1

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PRACTICE 5