2.3 comparison - adverbs and adjectives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Adverbs and adjectives.

Textbook 2.3 pages 73-75

Reference guide pages 65-68

1. Mike stays in shape by playing tennis ...

1. regular
2. regularly

2. You shouldn't go up that ladder. It doesn't seem ...

1. safe
2. safely

3. Everything was really quiet. There was ... silence.

1. complete
2. completely

4. Jason speaks English very ...

1. good
2. well

5. I tried on the shoes and they fit me ...

1. perfect
2. perfectly

6. I tried really ... to remember his name, but I couldn't.

1. hard
2. hardly

7. Our team lost the game because we played very ...

1. bad
2. badly

8. The bus driver was ... injured.

1. serious
2. seriously

9. Kevin is ... clever.

1. extreme
2. extremely

10. This hamburger tastes ... ! What's in it?

1. awful
2. awfully

Comparisons

big - bigger - biggest

11. They are ... than me.

1. faster
2. fastest

12. This is the ... question of them all.

1. easier
2. easiest

13. Jack is ... upset about losing his phone

1. more
2. most

14. He's ... than me.

1. bad
2. worse
3. badder

15. They are the ... reader.

1. good
2. goodest
3. best

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

In the test

Sue is a (slow) driver, but even though she left late she made it to the meeting rather (swift)

Why aren’t you looking more (happy)? You danced so (pretty), you’ll surely win!

My little brother told the actor he thought he talked (funny) which is the most (ridiculous)thing ever!

Sue is a (slow) driver, but even though she left late she made it to the meeting rather (swift)

Why aren’t you looking more (happy)? You danced so (pretty), you’ll surely win!

My little brother told the actor he thought he talked (funny) which is the most (ridiculous)thing ever!

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Altijd komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Wanneer het woord eindigt op:

-e? → alleen -r of -st

 close-closer-closest

korte klinker? → verdubbelt medeklinker

 big-bigger-biggest

medeklinker + -y? → -ier of -iest

 dry-drier-driest

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est erna,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

Let op!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least

In the test

1. My sister got crowned homecoming queen, even though she never thought she would get (popular ) she did.

2. The CEO grew (convince) of their ideas as the meeting progressed.

3. Electric cars are now (popular) they were five years ago.

My sister got crowned homecoming queen, even though she never thought she would get (even populair als) she did.

The CEO grew (steeds minder overtuigd) of their ideas as the meeting progressed.

Electric cars are now (popular) they were five years ago.