Comparatives + superlatives

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Comparatives + superlatives

Today's goals

• Aan het einde van de les weet je wat het verschil is tussen een comparative en een superlative.
  
• Aan het einde van de les weten we het verschil tussen much en many.

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

Your snowman is ___ than Peter's snowman.

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

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

Wat is de regel?

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

Expensive (duur)

Duur --> duurder --> duurste

Expensive --> expensiver

 --> expensivest?

Expensive

Bij meerdere lettergrepen gebruiken we more en most.

Lightning is more expensive than rusty

Lightning is the most expensive car.

much & many

much / many 

Wat is de regel?

Much

Much water

Much coffee

Much = ontelbaar.

Kun je niet tellen! 

Many

Many bottles of water

Many cups of coffee

Many is telbaar. 

Choose much or many: There isn't _____ time left to prepare for the exam.

3. many
4. much

Choose much or many: There are not too _____ students in the classroom today.

1. few
3. many
4. much

Choose 'much' or 'many': I don't have _____ time to finish this assignment.

1. more
2. much
3. many
4. plenty

Which word fits best: How _____ books do you need for the project?

1. lot
2. plenty
3. many
4. much

Choose the appropriate option: I don't have _____ experience in coding.

1. many
2. much

I understand the subject

Yes, I do

I need a little bit more practice

No, I don't