V4 - comparisons, adjectives and adverbs, quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Quantifiers and comparisons

At the end of this class, I will have practiced with quantifiers and comparisons and I will have studied/prepared for the tests.

Today:

- grammar

- studying/preparing for the tests

What are comparisons?

Comparisons

If you want to compare things you can often use -er, -est

• Cheap – cheaper – cheapest

• Short – shorter – shortest

This counts for all 1-syllable and some 2-syllable words (y-le-er-ow)

If they end in a y, the spelling changes to i

• Easy – easier – easiest

• Happy – happier – happiest

Comparisons

If the word consists of 3 syllables or more, you use 'more' and 'most'

• Beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful

• Attractive – more attractive – most attractive

Comparisons

Choose between more / most or–er / -est
These 2-syllable words: common, cruel, handsome, likely, pleasant, polite, quiet, simple, stupid (e.g. pleasanter/more pleasant)

2-syllable words that end in –le, -er en –ow
Simple - simpler / more simple – simplest / most simple
Clever – cleverer / more clever – cleverest / most clever
Narrow – narrower / more narrow – narrowest / most narrow

Irregular comparisons

Good        better        best             goed
Bad           worse        worst           slecht, erg
Much       more          most            veel
Many        more          most           veel
Little         less            least            weinig
Little        smaller      smallest    klein (littler - littlest kan ook)
Few          fewer          fewest        weinig

Words with 2 forms

Old            older                oldest
Old            elder                eldest

Late            later                last
Late            later                latest
    
Far            farther / further            farthest / furthest

Other ways to compare

Even … als = as … as

• He’s as old as I am

Niet zo … als = not … as / not so … as

• She’s not as old as I am
• They were not as good as we thought
  

Other ways to compare

Hoe … hoe = the … the    /    steeds = more and more

• The sooner, the better
• It was getting more and more difficult

Dan = than / then (than na vergrotende trap, then in alle andere gevallen)

• It’s cheaper than you think

• First we’re going to London and then to Oxford

What are quantifiers?

wat is het verschil
tussen much & many?

Toevoeging: a lot of

a lof of / lots of

in bevestigende zinnen (vertaling = veel)

There were ___ (veel) complaints.

Is there ___ (veel) meat in the fridge?

You can send e-cards with just (een paar) clicks.

There is ___ (weinig) time to deal with this problem.

___ (weinig) people complained.

Any questions?

Task

42 & 43

Finished?

Irregular verbs, Readtheory, Listening practice B2/C1 on Learn English Teens (British Council),grammar course revision, E & J writing, Reading Stepping Stones

At the end of this class, I will have practiced with quantifiers and comparisons and I will have studied/prepared for the tests.