§2.5 Comparisons

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§2.5 Degrees of comparison

Trappen van vergelijking

-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

(not) as ... as

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (niet) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is not as old as her cousin.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

Uitzondering 1

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

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

Uitzondering 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little / less than / the least (quantity)

many - much / more than / the most

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Exercise 1

Complete the rows

Type all words, - and _

big - ____ - the biggest

rude - ruder than - ____

silly - ____ - _____

boring - ____ - ____

amazing - ___ - ___

Exercise 2

Fill in the correct form of the degrees of comparison

Use the sentence to figure out which one it should be.

type only the missing words.

My friend is ____ my brother. (fat)

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

She is ____ at English than her classmates. (good)

English is _____ French. (interesting)

He is ____ her sister. (scary)

This is ____ film I've seen. (terrifying)

That's _______ thing you've ever told me! (crazy)

The movie didn't last ____ I expected. (long)

I find detective stories ___ any other ones. (more exciting)

Steve was much ___ all of his classmates. (tall)

Although she looks younger, she is ___ of the two. (old)

We took ___ train to London. (fast)

This question is just ___ the previous one. They're equally difficult. (hard)

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Exercise 5

Typ the whole sentence with the word in the correct form.

Don't forget to add the or than where needed.

Winter is ... spring. (cold)

The living room is ______ room in our house. (big)

Girls are __________ boys. ( quiet)

My garden is ___________ a park. (small)

Rugby is ___________ football. ( dangerous)

A sofa is ___________ a chair (comfortable)

My sister is the_______ person in my family. (short)

My bedroom is ________ room in my house. (tidy)

Cats are ______ than a bike. (quick)

This song is ______ one in the world. (beautiful)

Exercise 6

Complete the sentences using the correct comparative (vergrotende trap) or superlative (overtreffende trap) of the following words:

fast - hard - tall - exciting - long - old