Degrees of comparison

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Degrees of comparison

trappen van vergelijking

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

short words:

+ er
+ est

doubling

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

Y -> ier/ iest

The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in brown shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

long words:

more ...
most ...
An i-phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

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-...-...

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: serious-...-...

Wat weet jij nu van trappen
van vergelijking

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

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

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

This is the ... (bad) pancake on earth! Bleh!