Grammar music - degrees of comparison

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Degrees of Comparison 
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English Today 
Degrees of Comparison 
Game Time!

Slide 1 - Slide

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.
young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

Slide 2 - Slide

one syllable 
+ er
+ est

Slide 3 - Slide

doubling
a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Slide 4 - Slide

two syllables
-er, -le, -ow en -y krijgen -er of -est (net zoals hierboven). Let op dat je de -y weer vervangt met -i. 

Slide 5 - Slide

Y -> ier/ iest
The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in brown shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

Slide 6 - Slide

2/3 syllables
more ...
most ...
An Iphone is expensive.
A ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

Slide 7 - Slide

.... than hell.
A
BETTER
B
HOTTER
C
HOTTEST
D
WORSE

Slide 8 - Quiz

What doesn´t kill you makes you ... stand a little ...
A
stronger smaller
B
stranger taller
C
stronger higher
D
stronger taller

Slide 9 - Quiz

I know I can treat you ...

than he can.
A
nicer
B
best
C
better
D
well

Slide 10 - Quiz

I've got one ... problem without you.
A
MORE
B
BIGGER
C
FEWER
D
LESS

Slide 11 - Quiz

Baby get ...
A
HIGHER
B
BETTER
C
STRONGER
D
SMARTER

Slide 12 - Quiz

I know a place where the grass is really ....

Slide 13 - Open question

May the ... of your todays be the ... of your tomorrows

Slide 14 - Open question

I want to be more ... friends

Slide 15 - Open question

More than friends
THAN = DAN- bij vergelijking
THEN = TOEN bij tijd/volgorde

Slide 16 - Slide

What degrees of comparison do you hear?
Work it Make it Do it Make us ... ... ... ...

Slide 17 - Open question

Now that you're out of my life I'm so much better
You thought that I'd be weak without you, but I'm 1 ...
You thought that I'd be broke without you, but I'm 2 ...
You thought that I'd be sad without you, I laugh 3 ...
Thought I wouldn't grow without you, now I'm 4 ...
Thought that I'd be helpless without you, but I'm 5 ...

Slide 18 - Open question

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: small

Slide 19 - Open question

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: lucky

Slide 20 - Open question

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: serious

Slide 21 - Open question

make a comparison

Slide 22 - Open question

Compare this room to yours. What are the differences & similarities? Tell your partner! 

Slide 23 - Slide

Wat weet jij van trappen
van vergelijking

Slide 24 - Mind map

Slide 25 - Link

Slide 26 - Link