Unit 2.5 - Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

English

Learning aims:

- I am able to use and form comparisons correctly.

Recap Comparisons

Comparisons 

In het Nederlands noemen we ze trappen van vergelijkingen.

Gebruik: Om mensen of dingen te beschrijven

Je vergelijkt ze met elkaar. 

Je hebt de vergrotende trap en je hebt de overtreffende trap. 

C

B

A

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

Comparisons 

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Vergrotende trap: -er

- Overtreffende trap: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparisons 

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Vergrotende trap: more 

- Overtreffende trap: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparisons 

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen - eindigend op -le/-er/-ow/-y

- Vergrotende trap: -er

- Overtreffende trap: -est

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen - niet eindigend op -le/-er/-ow/-y

- Vergrotende trap: more

- Overtreffende trap: most

Welk rijtje is juist?

1. good - better - best
2. good - gooder - goodest
3. beautiful - beautifuler - beautifulest
4. small - more small - most small

? - wiser - the wisest

Welk rijtje klopt niet?

1. nice - nicer - nicest
2. happy - happier - happiest
3. bad - badder - baddest
4. beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful

big - ? - biggest

That group is _____ the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious than
4. most serious than

Kenna has the ........ hair in the family.

1. most long
2. longest
3. long
4. longer

It is _____ to find good football players.

1. more difficult
2. difficulter
3. most difficult
4. difficultest

The subway is ........ than usual.

1. busier
2. busiest
3. most busy
4. busy

Adele is famous. Lady Gaga is _____,
Michael Jackson is _____!

1. more famous, the most famous
2. famouser, the most famous
3. famouser, the famousest
4. more famouser, most famous

bad - ? - ?

Doe tussen de 2 antwoorden: spatie - spatie

Combineer het aantal lettergrepen met de vorm:

-er / -est

more / most

beide vormen

1 lettergreep

2 lettergrepen

2 lettergrepen eindigend op y

2 lettergrepen eindigend op er, le of ow

3 of meer lettergrepen

Learning aims:

- I am able to use and form comparisons correctly.