4H. 2.4 Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Please sit down and

put your book, pen and closed laptop on your table.

Lesson starts when the timer stops!

Today

- Question of the day

- Homework check

- Comparisons

- Get to work

Lesson goal: You know how comparisons work

You know the grammar rules to 'used to'

What is your favourite kind of food
during the holidays?

Homework check

Do exercise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  on page 78-79

Study words lesson 3 Nl-Eng on page 95

Comments or questions?

Check your answers

Anything you'd like to discuss?

Degrees of comparison (p.251)

Comparatives and superlatives

= Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Short words: 1 syllable

old

older

oldest

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

Comparative:

+ER

 THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative:

+EST

THE 

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Different categories

Short words:

- 1 syllable words

- 2 syllable words that end in -er, -le, -ow or consonant -y

Long words:

- other 2 syllable words

- more syllable words

1.  Final letter = -e,

=> add -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Short words: 

-1 syllable 

- 2 syllables that end in -er, -le, -ow or consonant +-y

2.  Final letter: consonant + -y,

=> replace -y by -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Be careful for words that end in -y! 

hot

hotter

hottest

Short words: 

-1 syllable with 1 final vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + 1 final consonant

=> double the consonant

big

bigger

biggest

3 syllables or more:

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

Exceptions!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

little - less - the least

many/much - more - the most

Page 68

My house is (big) ...
yours.

Who is (rich) ...
woman on earth?

My sister has a ___ room ___ I have.

1. big than
2. bigger than
3. the biggest
4. more bigger

Who is (good) .... football player in the world?

1. better than
2. more gooder
3. the goodest
4. the best

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.

1. leasest
2. least
3. littlest
4. less

Freddie Mercury was ___ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater than
3. the greatest
4. most great

Listening

Grab the lyrics sheet

- I will play a video-

Answer the questions

2.4

Open your book on page 79

Do exercise 8, 9, 10

Finished?

Gimkit

Vocabulary extra

Click here for extra phrasal verbs explanation and practise

Used to- what do you notice about the verb?
What is the rule with questions (?) and negations (-)

Do exercise 8, 9, 10, 11 on page 79-83

Study ALL words lesson 3 on page 94-95