Comparisons - recap

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Recap Comparisons

Comparisons 

In het Nederlands noemen we ze trappen van vergelijkingen.

Gebruik: Om mensen, dieren of dingen met elkaar te vergelijken.

Comparative: Vergrotende trap

  Superlative: Overtreffende trap. 

C

B

A

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

Comparisons 

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Vergrotende trap: -er

- Overtreffende trap: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparisons 

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen of meer:

- Vergrotende trap: more 

- Overtreffende trap: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Uitzonderingen op de basisregels

-Eén lettergreep die eindigt met klinker + medeklinker:

fat - fatter - fattest

-Woorden op -y:

scary - scarier - scariest

-Onregelmatig:

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

Welk rijtje is juist?

1. good - better - best
2. good - gooder - goodest
3. beautiful - beautifuler - beautifulest
4. small - more small - most small

That group is _____ the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious than
4. most serious than

Welk rijtje klopt niet?

1. nice - nicer - nicest
2. happy - happier - happiest
3. bad - badder - baddest
4. beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful

Adele is famous. Lady Gaga is _____,
Michael Jackson is _____!

1. more famous, the most famous
2. famouser, the most famous
3. famouser, the famousest
4. more famouser, most famous

Ik kan comparisons (vergelijkingen) toepassen in een zin.

1. Nope
2. Mwah
3. Meestal wel
4. Piece of cake!

Homework (Friday, December 13) 

- Handout comparisons

-Blooket comparisons (link in Magister) (not optional!)

Done? Study for the test.

Tomorrow: Present continuous (vs present simple) recap