Comparatives & Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Comparatives and superlatives

Leerjaar 2, deeltaak 2

De trappen van vergelijking

Goal for today: 

* You understand how to use comparatives & superlatives in English

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

.... than hell.

1. BETTER
2. HOTTER
3. HOTTEST
4. WORSE

I've got one ... problem without you.

1. MORE
2. BIGGER
3. FEWER
4. LESS

Baby get ...

1. HIGHER
2. BETTER
3. STRONGER
4. SMARTER

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

short words:

+ er
+ est

1 lettergreep woorden

long words:

more ...
most ...
An i-phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

langer dan 1 lettergreep

The rules

* 1 syllable: -er than / the -est

example: strange - stranger than - the strangest

* 2 syllables ending in  -le, -er, -ow, -y: -er than / the -est

example: simple - simpler than - the simplest

* 2 syllables  not ending in -le, -er, -ow, -y: more /most

example: careful - more careful than - the most careful

Some more rules 

3 or more syllables: more ... than / the most

example: popular - more popular than - the most popular

Exceptions:

good - better than - the best

bad - worse than - the worst

Superlatives

wettest

smallest

noisyest

noisiest

hottest

hotest

excitingest

most exciting

most important

importantest

wetest

small

noisy

wet

hot

important

exciting

doubling

a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

medeklinker verdubbelen

Y -> ier/ iest

The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

Eindigt je woord in -y, dan verandert dat in -ie als je de trap van vergelijking toepast.

My house is (big)
...
than yours.

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

This is the (interesting) ....
book I have ever read.

A holiday by the sea is (good) ...
than a holiday in the mountains.

The weather this summer is even (bad)
... than last summer.

FRENCH IS ........(EASY) THAN GERMAN

Joey is as … as Skip.

1. cooler
2. cool
3. funnier
4. coolest

Maegan is … than Romy.

1. more studious
2. happy
3. sweet
4. louder

Rob is the … man of them all.

1. weirder
2. most handsome
3. strict
4. greatest

Comparative degree

Between two persons or -things

Use of Comperative Degree

Add -er -> most one syllable adjectives 

Kayleigh is louder than Senne.

Use of Positive Degree

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

Kayleigh is more studious than Senne.

Superlative degree

Between three or more people or things

Use of Superlative Degree 

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

Ronald is the greatest man of them all.

Use of Positive Degree 

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

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

Nadir's dog is … than Rens's cat

1. lazyer
2. bigger
3. lazier
4. biger

Winston's panda is the … of them all.

1. lazyiest
2. bigest
3. laziest
4. biggest

Milk is … than Coke.

1. purer
2. sweetest
3. sweeter
4. purest

Fernando is the … of them all.

1. wisest
2. wissest
3. sweetest
4. sweettest

Brian is … in Spanish than Bob.

1. better
2. gooder
3. worse
4. badder

Winston is the … dancer of them all

1. goodest
2. best
3. worst
4. baddest

Warning

irregular form:

Good: good, better, best
Tom is better in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the best.

Bad: bad, worse, worst

Tom is worse in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

Make sentences with the adjective "good" in the comparative and superlative form(2 sentences)

Make sentences with the adjective "bad" in the comparative and superlative form(2 sentences)

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What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?