Comparisons

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Degrees of comparison (p.251)

Comparatives and superlatives

= Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Short words: 1 syllable

old

older

oldest

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

Comparative:

+ER

 THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative:

+EST

THE 

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Different categories

Short words:

- 1 syllable words

- 2 syllable words that end in -er, -le, -ow or consonant -y

Long words:

- other 2 syllable words

- more syllable words

1.  Final letter = -e,

=> add -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Short words: 

-1 syllable 

- 2 syllables that end in -er, -le, -ow or consonant +-y

2.  Final letter: consonant + -y,

=> replace -y by -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Be careful for words that end in -y! 

hot

hotter

hottest

Short words: 

-1 syllable with 1 final vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + 1 final consonant

=> double the consonant

big

bigger

biggest

3 syllables or more:

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

Exceptions!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

little - less - the least

many/much - more - the most

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

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

Find the mistake!

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

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. more bigger

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

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

This car is ___ than my brother's car.

1. safe
2. safer
3. safest
4. most safe

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.

1. leasest
2. least
3. littlest
4. less

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

1. more difficult
2. difficulter
3. most difficult
4. difficultest

Freddie Mercury was the ___ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater
3. greatest
4. most great

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

The English test was _________ than the French test.

1. more easy
2. more easyer
3. easyer
4. easier

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