Comparisons

Lesson Goal

  • The English degrees of comparison (vergeleijkende trap)

You can write sentences where you compare the  characteristics/qualities of different things.
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This lesson contains 34 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

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Lesson Goal

  • The English degrees of comparison (vergeleijkende trap)

You can write sentences where you compare the  characteristics/qualities of different things.

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Comparison (vergelijking)

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comparative



The apple is heavier than the orange.
The orange is lighter than the apple.

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Vergrotende trap
klein - kleiner 
small - smaller

groot - groter 
big - bigger 

aardig - aardiger 
nice - nicer 

Comparative 


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superlative


The blue whale is the biggest animal on earth

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 Overtreffende trap
klein - kleinst(e)
small -  smallest

groot -  grootst(e)
big - biggest

aardig - aardigst(e)
nice - nicest

Superlative

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Comparative:
+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.


Superlative:
+EST

Altijd komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

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'She is the funniest girl I know.'
Funniest is one of the following:
A
noun
B
adjective
C
verb

Slide 8 - Quiz

My sister has a ___ room than I have.
A
big
B
bigger
C
biggest
D
more bigger

Slide 9 - Quiz

Freddie Mercury was the ___ singer ever .
A
great
B
greater
C
greatest
D
most great

Slide 10 - Quiz

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap
klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)
small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)
big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)
nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

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Find the mistake!

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Words with more than 2 syllables
MORE  or  MOST 

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 
the most beautiful baby though.


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How many syllables does the word
'yellow' have?
A
1
B
2
C
3

Slide 14 - Quiz

How many syllables does the word
beautiful have?
A
1
B
2
C
3

Slide 15 - Quiz

She is the .................... girl I know.
(beautiful)
A
most beautiful
B
beautifulest

Slide 16 - Quiz

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.
A
more difficult
B
difficulter
C
most difficult
D
difficultest

Slide 17 - Quiz

Attention
good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least





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The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.
A
badder
B
baddest
C
worse
D
worst

Slide 19 - Quiz

The English test was _________ than the French test.
A
more easy
B
more easyer
C
easyer
D
easier

Slide 20 - Quiz

My dad is the ___ dad ever!
A
good
B
goodest
C
better
D
best

Slide 21 - Quiz

How well do you think you understand the grammar of lesson 5?
A
I understand it completely.
B
I understand it a little bit.
C
I do not understand it at all.

Slide 22 - Quiz

exercise 

8 minutes
2 students

  • Find points of comparisons between the three objects.
  • Write 6 sentences with comparisons on your mini whiteboard
  • The comparisons have to be written out as sentences. Is not enough just to write an adjective.
  • Finished: Choose your best sentence and write it on the back of the whiteboard.
  • The teacher  is going to choose two sentences and discuss them with the students.


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Comparing

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Comparing

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Lesson Goal
At the end of this class you can:
recognise 
understand
apply 
  • adjectives in a sentence
  • the English degrees of comparison (verheleijkende trap)

You can write sentences where you compare the characteristics/qualities of different objects.

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Y at the end then be aware of changes

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This car is ___ than my brother's car.
A
safe
B
safer
C
safest
D
more safe

Slide 30 - Quiz

slogans
Do you know any advertising slogans that use comparatives or superlatives?

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