Degrees of comparison 1b

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Comparisons

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

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

This suitcase is ..... the others. (heavy)

I drive ___ my husband. (safe)

1. safe
2. safer than
3. safest than
4. most safe

She is ..... tennis player of the world. (good)

I think diving is ..... climbing. (fascinating)

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

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

What is your ..... (bad) subject at school?

1. badder
2. worse
3. worst
4. baddest

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

GRAMMAR

Comparisons

We gebruiken vaak 'comparisons' om mensen, dieren, dingen met elkaar te vergelijken.

'Comparisons' komt van het werkwoord 'to compare', wat 'vergelijken' betekent.

uitzondering

hot

hotter

hottest

Bij woorden met één klinker (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 medeklinker, medeklinker verdubbelen

big

bigger

biggest

-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

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

Uitzondering 

Woorden van twee lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y/some krijgen ook +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest

Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Uitzondering 

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

happy / happier than / the happiest

pretty / prettier than / the prettiest

Geen regel

Uit je hoofd leren

good / better than / the best

bad / worse than / the worst

Degrees of comparison (trappen van vergeljiking)

1. Peter is _______ (short)  Charles.

2. Australia is _______(big) England.

3. He thinks Chinese is  _____________(difficult) language in the world.

4. This is a _____________(interesting) book than the one I read last week.

5. Who is  ____________(rich) woman in the world?

6. Which is ______________(dangerous) animal in the zoo?

7. She was _______________(clever) girl in class.

8. His house is _______________(beautiful)  her house.

9. Wow, you eat ___________(fast)  my dog.

10. They sing ___________(good)  I can remember.

In your notebook!