§3.2 Comparisons


Degrees of comparison

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This lesson contains 26 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Degrees of comparison

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-er / -est
Bij woorden van één lettergreep gaan de trappen als volgt:

big - bigger than - the biggest
tall - taller than - the tallest
smart - smarter than - the smartest

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more / most
Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gaan de trappen als volgt:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful
interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting
stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

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(not) as ... as
Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (niet) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're just as tall as my brother.
She is not as old as her cousin.
Your dog is almost as cute as mine.

Slide 4 - Slide

Uitzondering 1
Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est

Happy / Happier than / The happiest
Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest


Slide 5 - Slide

Uitzondering 2
Uit je hoofd leren
Good / better than / the best
Bad / worse than / the worst
Little / less than / the least (quantity)
many - much / more than / the most

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1 New York is one of ________ (busy) cities in the world.

2 She is ________ (smart) person I know.
3 The weather today is ________ (bad) yesterday.
4 That is ________ (interesting) book I have ever read.
5 This box is ________ (heavy) that one.
6 Elephants are among ________ (big) animals on land.
7 She is just ________ (tall) her sister. They're both 1,65m.
8 English is ________ (easy) to learn than Chinese.
9 This movie is ________ (good) the last one we watched.
10 Mount Everest is ________ (high) mountain in the world.








  1. the busiest
  2. the smartest
  3. worse than
  4. the most interesting
  5. heavier than
  6. the biggest
  7. as tall as
  8. easier
  9. better than
  10. the highest 

Slide 7 - Slide

Exercise 1
Complete the rows

Type all words, - and _


Slide 8 - Slide

big - ____ - the biggest

Slide 9 - Open question

rude - ruder than - ____

Slide 10 - Open question

silly - ____ - _____

Slide 11 - Open question

boring - ____ - ____

Slide 12 - Open question

amazing - ___ - ___

Slide 13 - Open question

Exercise 2
Fill in the correct form of the degrees of comparison

Use the sentence to figure out which one it should be.

type only the missing words.

Slide 14 - Slide

My friend is ____ my brother. (fat)

Slide 15 - Open question

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

Slide 16 - Open question

She is ____ at English than her classmates. (good)

Slide 17 - Open question

English is _____ French. (interesting)

Slide 18 - Open question

He is ____ her sister. (scary)

Slide 19 - Open question

This is ____ film I've seen. (terrifying)

Slide 20 - Open question

That's _______ thing you've ever told me! (crazy)

Slide 21 - Open question

Winter is ... spring. (cold)

Slide 22 - Open question

The living room is ______ room in our house. (big)

Slide 23 - Open question

Girls are __________ boys. ( quiet)

Slide 24 - Open question

My garden is ___________ a park. (small)

Slide 25 - Open question

Rugby is ___________ football. ( dangerous)

Slide 26 - Open question