Degrees of comparison mh1

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 2

Degrees of comparison

trappen van vergelijking

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

Degrees of comparison 

De trappen van vergelijking

Today´s goal is to learn and practise with this grammar item

1.´I know about the different rules and exceptions´ 

2. ´I can apply the different rules and exceptions´

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

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more .... than 

- Superlative: the most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

Let op! Woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y krijgen IER/IEST

Happy - happier than - the happiest 

lucky - luckier than - the luckiest 

Comparatives and superlatives

Uitzonderingen!

1. good - better - best 
2. bad - worse - worst 
3. little - less - least 
4. much/many - more - most 

Soms moet je voor de klank van het woord een letter herhalen, zoals hier:

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

.... than hell.

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

I know I can treat you ...

than he can.

1. nicer
2. best
3. better
4. well

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

What degrees of comparison do you hear?
Work it Make it Do it Make us ... ... ... ...

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: small

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: lucky

Wat is de comparative/superlative van strong?

1. more strong - most strong
2. stronger - strongest
3. strongerder - strongerdest

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "nice"?

1. nicier - niciest
2. niceer - niceest
3. nicer - nicest

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "hot"?

1. hoter - hotest
2. hotter - hottest
3. more hotter- most hptest
4. more hot - most hot

Wat weet jij van trappen
van vergelijking