Units 105+106+107

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• Leerjaar 1

Units 105+106+107

Comparatives

er/est:

- 1 syllable​

- 2 syllables (mostly)​

- 2 syllables ending in a -y​

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Examples:​

Cheap-cheaper-cheapest​

Happy-happier-happiest

more/most:

- 2 syllables or more​

- Some exceptions for 2 syllables​

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Example:​

Beautiful-more beautiful-most beautiful

Two-syllabled words in which you can choose:​

Common​

Clever​

Cruel​

Handsome​

Likely​

Narrow​

Pleasant​

Polite​

Quiet​

Shallow​

Simple​

Stupid

Two-syllabled words that end with:​

-le​

-er​

-ow​

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Examples:​

Simple​

Clever​

Narrow

Irregular forms

Good-better-best​

Bad-worse-worst​

Much-more-most​

Many-more-most​

Little-less-least​ (amounts)

Little-smaller-smallest​ (size)

Few-fewer-fewest

Two forms

Old-older-oldest (general)​

Old-elder-eldest (with family relations)​

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Late-later-last (the last one)​

Late-later-latest (most recent)​

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Far-farther/further-farthest/furthest

105.1

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more expensive

smaller

stronger

sentence 2

sentence 3

sentence 4

more interesting

warmer

nearer

sentence 5

sentence 6

sentence 7

8) I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be ........

longer

better

worse

sentence 9

sentence 10

sentence 11

12) You're talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit......

further

more often

happier

sentence 13

sentence 14

sentence 15

the...the:

In Dutch hoe...hoe.​

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Hoe eerder hoe beter.​

The sooner the better.

than:

In Dutch dan.​

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Use after the comparative!​

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Het is goedkoper dan je denkt.​

It is cheaper than you think.

as...as:

In Dutch even……als.​

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Hij is even oud als ik.​

He is as old as I am.

not as...as/not so...as:

In Dutch niet zo...als.​

We use not as...as in affirmative and question sentences.​

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Zij is niet zo oud als ik.​

She is not as old as I am.

any/no + comparative:

After any or no a comparative follows.​

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Examples:​

I'm not waiting any longer.​

Her job is no better than ours.

repetition:

We repeat comparatives to say that something changes continuously.​

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Examples:​

These days more and more people are studying English.​

My son just won't stop growing; he's getting taller and taller.

106.1

page 213

answer to sentence 2

3) I'm afraid the problem is........it seems.

answer to sentence 4

5) I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was............. I expected.

slightly older

a bit more slowly

a lot easier

sentence 6

sentence 7

sentence 8

Homework

Finish all exercises 105+106+107.

Check exercises units 98+101.

Learn irregular verbs mistake-ring.