Comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 3

Vergelijkingen (Comparisons)

Vergrotende trap

in het Engels zet je dan -er achter het woord 

small - smaller

fast - faster

high - higher

       small           smaller

1

Overtreffende trap

in het Engels zet je dan -est achter het woord 

small - smallest

fast - fastest

high - highest

       small           smallest

1

2

woorden die eindigen op -e

vergrotende trap: r
overtreffende trap: st

a large dog

a larger dog

the largest dog

3

woorden die eindigen op -y 

-y wordt ie
Dus: ier of iest

a lazy dog

a lazier dog

the laziest dog

4

woorden die eindigen op medeklinker + klinker

medeklinker verdubbelt

a fat dog

a fatter dog

the fattest dog

Er ook lange bijvoeglijke naamwoorden. Deze hebben 3 of meer lettergrepen

• beautiful
• intelligent
• wonderful
• exciting
• difficult

Bij deze lange woorden maak je de vergrotende trap door more voor het woord te zetten

• more beautiful
• more intelligent
• more wonderful
• more exciting

Bij deze lange woorden maak je de overtreffende trap door most voor het woord te zetten

• most beautiful
• most intelligent
• most wonderful
• most exciting

Don't forget!

Vergrotende trap: than

He is stronger than him
She is more intelligent than him

Overtreffende trap: the

He is  the strongest.

She is the most intelligent,

Uitzondering!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

little  - less - least

far - further -furthest 

As ... as

Net zo ... als      of        niet zo ... as

He is as smart as his father.

She is not as tall as her sister.

Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is...........

1. old
2. older
3. olden
4. oldest

This magazine is cheap, but that
one is...........

1. cheaper
2. cheaping
3. cheap
4. cheapest

Vul het goede antwoord in:
She is (smart).... than her brother

Vul het goede antwoord in:
You won the lottery? You must be the ………………… (lucky) person in the world.

This is .............
exercise on the worksheet.

1. the difficultest
2. the most difficult
3. the most difficultest
4. the more difficulter

My sweater is .............
than yours.

1. cheap
2. cheaper
3. cheapper
4. cheapest

Wat zijn de trappen van vergelijking voor:
big?

1. bigger - biggest
2. more big - most big
3. biger - bigest
4. bigier - bigiest

Wat zijn de trappen van vergelijking voor:
famous?

1. famouser- famousest
2. more famous- most famous
3. famousser - famoussest
4. more famouser - most famousest

Vul in:
My son is sweeter .... your son.

Vul in:
This house is the ...... (expensive) house in the street.

Vul in:
This house is the .... (cheap) house I have ever seen!

Wat zijn de trappen van vergelijking voor:
easy?

1. easier - easiest
2. more easy - most easy
3. easyer - easyest
4. easyr - easyst

Vul in:
This exercise is .... (difficult) than the other exercise.

My children are .... most beautiful children there are.

Oh no, this is my ............ nightmare!

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

My sister is .... I am. We're both 1.72m

1. taller than
2. the tallest
3. as tall as
4. not as tall as