Comparative & Superlative Y2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome H2

Please grab your book and check where you left off.

15 minutes of silent reading

Today's planning

To do:

Comparatives and superlatives

Goals:

* You know what the comparative and superlative is 

* You know the difference between the two

* You know how to use them in a sentence

Comparative 

Between two persons or -things

Add -er -> most one-syllable adjectives 

Kayleigh is louder than Senne.

Add 'more' or 'less' -> adjectives three or more syllables 

Kayleigh is more studious than Senne.

- Words ending on -y get +ier: silly > sillier  funny > funnier

Superlative

Between three or more people or things

Add -est -> most one- and two-syllable adjectives  

Ronald is the greatest man of them all.

Add 'most' or 'least' -> adjectives three or more syllables  

P.e. Ronald is the most handsome man of them all.

words ending on -y get -est

silly > silliest  funny > funniest

Uitzonderingen

- good > better > the best       

- bad > worse > the worst    

- many > more > most

- far > farther > the farthest 

1. Daniel is ....... than Owen (tall)

1. the tallest
2. taller
3. the taller
4. tall

2. pinneaples are ...... than oranges (sweet)

1. the sweetest
2. sweet
3. sweeter

3. Sarah's dress is ........ than mine (short)

1. shorter
2. shortest
3. the shortest
4. most highest

4. That necklace is ....... I have ever seen. (beautiful)

1. the more beautiful
2. the most beautiful
3. beautifulest

5. Chrissy is the ...... person in the classroom. (helpful)

1. helpfulest
2. more helpful
3. helpfuler
4. most helpful

6. My brother is a lot ........ than she is to the teacher (friendly)

1. more friendly
2. friendlier
3. most friendly
4. most serious

6. She really is the ....... at maths! (bad)

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

Oefenen

Makkelijk

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=nl&selLanguage=en

Moeilijk

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/advanced/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=nl&selLanguage=en

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