4TL Comparatives & Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Comparatives + superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

In English, we use comparatives and superlatives to talk about how two things are different. 

In het Nederlands zijn dit de trappen van vergelijking.

Finish the sentence: The bowl on the left is ___ than the bowl on the right.

Vergrotende en overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative and

Superlative

Be careful!

Woorden die eindigen medeklinker + Y: 

Verander de y in een i, dan
+er  / +est.

Funny - Funnier - Funniest
Happy - Happier - Happiest

Irregular forms

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Your snowman is ___ than Peter's snowman.

1. larger
2. more large
3. large
4. largest

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happiest
4. more happy - most happy

Comparatives

older

newer

busyer

busier

dryer

drier

biger

bigger

more modern

moderner

old

new

busy

dry

big

modern

Superlatives

wettest

smallest

noisyest

noisiest

hottest

hotest

excitingest

most exciting

most important

importantest

wetest

small

noisy

wet

hot

important

exciting