Comparative & Superlative (Degrees of comparison) HV1

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

Degrees of comparison

Trappen van vergelijking

-er / -est

Bij woorden van één lettergreep gaan de trappen als volgt:

big - bigger than - the biggest

tall - taller than - the tallest

white - whiter than - the whitest

Wat zijn trappen van vergelijking?

De trappen van vergelijking gebruik je om 2 of meer dingen met elkaar te vergelijken.

v.b.

Mijn hondis dikker dan jouw hond.

Dit is het beste boek dat ik ook heb gelezen.

more / most

Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gaan de trappen als volgt:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

as ... as

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as crazy as my brother.

She is as old as her sister.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

Uitzondering 1

Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

Uitzondering 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little / smaller than / the smallest (size)

Little / less than / the least (quantity)

many - much / more than / the most

Exercise 1

Complete the rows

Type all words, - and _

Example: sweet - sweeter than - the sweetest (met spaties)

big - ____ - the biggest

rude - ruder than - ____

silly - ____ - _____

boring - ____ - ____

amazing - ___ - ___

Exercise 2

Fill in the correct form of the degrees of comparison

Use the sentence to figure out which one it should be.

type only the missing words.

My friend is ____ my brother. (fat)

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

She is ____ at English than her classmates. (good)

English is _____ French. (interesting)

He is ____ her sister. (scary)

This is ____ film I've seen. (terrifying)