Degrees of Comparison V2d

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• Middelbare school
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
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Degrees of Comparison

Today's class

• Adjective and adverb game.
• Degrees of comparison.
• Listening.

Adjectie and adverb game

Super heroes and villains always have interesting nicknames.

1. Decide for yourself whether you'd like to be a villain or a super hero.
2. Based on the first letter of your first name, you have to pick an adjective that you think fits well with your image.
3. You are also going to write a sentence with one adverb that describes your super power. 

degrees of comparison

There are three degrees of comparison: 

• adjective (adverb)(bijv.nw)
• comparative  (vergelijking)
• superlative  (overtreffen)
  

Comparatives and superlatives

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Degrees of Comparison

stellende trap/eigenschap	vergrotende trap(vergelijking)	overtreffende trap
small big beautiful	smal ler than big ger than more beautiful than	the smal lest the big gest the most beautiful

1 syllable (=lettergreep) 

stellende trap/eigenschap	vergrotende trap(vergelijking)	overtreffende trap
soft thin* fast happy hot* close big*	softer than thinner than faster than happier than hotter than closer than bigger than	the softest the thinnest the fastest the happiest the hottest the closest the biggest

1*  lettergreep, eindigt op een klinker (vowel) en medeklinker (consonant?) --> dan medeklinker verdubbelen. 

2 or more syllables

stellende trap/eigenschap	vergrotende trap(vergelijking)	overtreffende trap
loving rigid* awful b eautiful expensive interesting	more loving than more rigid than/rigider more awful than more beautiful than more expensive than more interesting than	the most loving the most rigid/ridigest the most afwul the most beautiful the most expensive the most interesting

2 syllables (uitzonderingen)

stellende trap/eigenschap	vergrotende trap(vergelijking)	overtreffende trap
narrow gentle clever simple messy	narrower than gentler than cleverer than simpler than messier than	the narrowest the gentlest the cleverest the simplest the messiest

Adjectives, uitzonderingen

stellende trap/eigenschap	vergrotende trap(vergelijking)	overtreffende trap
bad many little few good	worse than more than less than fewer than better than	the worst the most the least the fewest the best

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

Who is the (good) ..... football player in the world?

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

Is Beyonce the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

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

What is your (bad) ...... subject at school?

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

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

The .... (intelligent) students are doing this quiz right now!

I use little sugar in my tea, but my sister uses even .... (little) in hers.

Now make your own sentence, using a comparative or superlative!

Now make your own sentence, using a comparative or superlative!