degrees of comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

degrees of comparison

Agenda

New grammar: Degrees of Comparison

Understanding check

Practice

The goal: at the end of the lesson you will be able to compare two ro more things in a sentence.

Degrees of Comparison

You can follow along in your book on page 36-37

We will take >10 minutes for the explanation if it all goes well :)

Comparisons

Comparisons = vergelijkingen

We gebruiken comparisons om mensen, dieren, dingen te vergelijken met elkaar. 

Comparisons

Signal words

Comparatives: Than

I am smarter than my brother.

Superlatives: The

That's the largest cat I've ever seen.

Spelling variations

1. Woorden die eindigen op e -> alleen r/st

Nice, nicer, nicest

2. Woorden die eindigen op y -> ier/iest

Busy, busier, busiest

3. Woorden die eindigen op klinker + medeklinker -> medeklinker verdubbelen

Big, bigger, biggest

Onregelmatig woorden

Good, better, best

bad, worse, worst

far, further, furthest

Less / least

Less kan je gebruiken om te zeggen dat iets minder is dan iets anders

more expensive, less expensive

most expensive, least expensive

Write down at least three sentences comparing the three dogs. Share these with a partner.

5 minutes

Practice

Do exercises 29, 30, 31 on pages 37-38

We will check these in the next lesson.