Trappen van vergelijking: comparison

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• Leerjaar 3

Degrees of comparison

Trappen van vergelijking

Homework

WB p.28

-er / -est

Words with one syllable:

big - bigger than - the biggest

tall - taller than - the tallest

white - whiter than - the whitest

more / most

Two or more syllables:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

as ... as

If you want to say that things are the same as you  as ... as 

(net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is as old as her cousin.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

Exceptions

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Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little / smaller than / the smallest (size)

Little / less than / the least (quantity)

Few / fewer than / the least 

many - much / more than / the most

big - ____ - the biggest

as rude as - ruder than - ____

silly - ____ - _____

boring - ____ - ____

amazing - ___ - ___

My friend is ____ my brother. (bad)

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)

Online exercises

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