Comparatives & Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1,2

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:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op een -e,

gebruik dan -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Spellingsregels:

2.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op medeklinker + y,

gebruik dan -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

Spellingsregels:

3.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op 1 klinker (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 medeklinker, medeklinker verdubbelen

big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

famous

more famous

most famous

Zelfde regel geldt voor bijvoorbeeld: famous en boring

boring

more boring

most boring

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Uitzonderingen (uit je hoofd leren!)

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exercise

Write a story and use at least 10 superlatives and comparatives. 

Start your story with: One day I found out that my

End your story with: This all was very strange to me.

Write at least 100 words. This is homework for next week. Make a photo of your written story or hand in a word document.