Unit 4 - lesson 3 comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Wednesday 27 January

 

Today's goals

• Grammar: comparisons 
  

What are adjectives?
Give an example

adjectives

Bijvoegelijke naamwoorden

zeggen iets over het zelfstandige naamwoord

The fat Lady

Comparatives & superlatives

vergelijkende & overtreffende trap: korte woorden

• Hij is groter dan ik ben --> he is bigger than I am
  big --> bigger --> biggest
• Mijn kat is liever dan de jouwe --> my cat is sweeter than yours
  sweet --> sweeter --> sweetest

Comparatives and superlatives

Vergelijkende en overtreffende trap: 2 of meer lettergrepen

• English is more interesting than maths.
• But science is the most interesting
  
  
• My brother is more careful than my sister
• But my father is the most careful

Comparatives & superlatives

Use 'less' for long adjectives

• These jeans are less expensive than those jeans
• This book is less interesting than your book

Uitzonderingen...

• Adjective eindigend op: -y --> -i
• Easy         --> easier
• Friendly -->  friendlier

Uitzonderingen...

• Good - better - best
• He is better than I am
• She is the best
  
  
• Bad - worse - worst
• Your handwriting is worse than his
• But the doctor's handwriting is worst

dangerous - more dangerous - the most dangerous 

Comparisons

Als iets  (niet) hetzelfde is...

• This chocolate tastes as good as that chocolate
• That game is as expensive as Fifa21
• This isn't as interesting as I thought

Write 1 sentence using a comparative

Write 1 sentence using a superlative

Fill in comparatives and superlatives of the word 'sweet'

Fill in comparatives and superlatives of the word 'beautiful'

Worksheet

Comparatives & superlatives

IN ELO

Rest of the lesson

• Do worksheet & hand in via Magister!
• Do grammar exercises MyEnglishLab
  
• Study vocab unit 4
• Read Charlotte's Web
  Ch. 12-15