U3L2 Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Comparisons: trappen van vergelijking

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

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 2 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

Onregelmatig

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

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

The teacher likes to have the ___ talks.

1. dull
2. duller
3. dullest
4. most dull

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 yesterday.

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

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

That flower is much (pretty) _____ the one over there.

This exercise is (het moeilijkst) ______.

I'm not very good at maths, but my brother is (slechter) _______.