Unit 1 Thursday September 28

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2-4

Welcome to class.

Today:

• Check H 2023 II questions 1 - 12
• Gold unit 1: Use of English: grammar: Degrees of comparison adjectives 
  
• Study wordlist Gold nr 1 - 101
  
• Make your own wordlist

Degrees of comparison 

De trappen van vergelijking

Today's goal is to learn and practise with this grammar item

1. "I know the different rules and exceptions."

2. "I can apply the different rules and exceptions."

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

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y/some krijgen ook +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest

Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Let op! Woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y krijgen IER/IEST

Happy - happier than - the happiest 

lucky - luckier than - the luckiest 

Comparatives and superlatives

Exceptions!!

1. good - better - best 
2. bad - worse - worst 
3. little - less - least 
4. much/many - more - most 

Quiz

This book is (nice)
________
than the other one.

Your spaghetti sauce is _______________________ (tasty) than my mum’s.

1. tastier
2. more tasty

The test in geography was easy, but the test in biology was _____.

1. easier
2. more easy

They’re _______________________ (happy) in their new school than in their old one.

1. more happy
2. happier

The clothes here are _______________________ (good) than in my town.

That’s my _______________________ (bad) mark ever!

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

This is the (interesting) ________
film I have ever seen.

This forest is the (rich) ________
in wildlife.

The weather this summer is even ________ (bad)
... than last summer.

What is the (bad) ________ subject at school?

This flower is (beautiful)
________ than that one.

A holiday by the sea is (good) ________
than a holiday in the mountains.

I use little sugar in my tea, but my sister uses even .... (little) in hers.

Homework Tuesday:

Do H 2023 II + check

Bring DICTIONARY for READING TEST