Grammar music - degrees of comparison

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Degrees of Comparison 

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This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

one syllable 

+ er
+ est

doubling

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

two syllables

-er, -le, -ow en -y krijgen -er of -est (net zoals hierboven). Let op dat je de -y weer vervangt met -i. 

Y -> ier/ iest

The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in brown shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

2/3 syllables

more ...
most ...
An Iphone is expensive.
A ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

.... than hell.

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

What doesn´t kill you makes you ... stand a little ...

1. stronger smaller
2. stranger taller
3. stronger higher
4. stronger taller

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

I know a place where the grass is really ....

May the ... of your todays be the ... of your tomorrows

I want to be more ... friends

More than friends

THAN = DAN- bij vergelijking

THEN = TOEN bij tijd/volgorde

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

Now that you're out of my life I'm so much better
You thought that I'd be weak without you, but I'm 1 ...
You thought that I'd be broke without you, but I'm 2 ...
You thought that I'd be sad without you, I laugh 3 ...
Thought I wouldn't grow without you, now I'm 4 ...
Thought that I'd be helpless without you, but I'm 5 ...

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: small

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: lucky

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: serious

make a comparison

Compare this room to yours. What are the differences & similarities? Tell your partner! 

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