Comparatives & superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• ISK
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Bring

Worksheet - comparatives x10

whiteboard, markers, cloth x10

Lesson goal

I can compare people, things and animals

with each other.

Road map

• Warm-up
• Explanation
• Task
• Review
• Looking ahead

Warm-up

Some words we need today:

• comparison
• syllable
• adjective

Comparisons - explanation

Examples

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

Comparative +

Superlative

1. What is a syllable?

-> lettergreep

-> bijvoeglijk naamwoord

2. What is an adjective?

Syllables

• 1 syllable: small
• 2 syllables: famous (fa-mous)
• more syllables: beautiful (beau-ti-ful)

Why is this important?

The comparative form depends on the number of syllables.

1 syllable

adjective	comparative	superlative
	+er	+est
kind	kind er	kind est
tall	tall er	tall est
fast	fast er	fast est

2 or more syllables

adjective	comparative	superlative
	+ more	+most
famous	more famous	most famous
expensive	more expensive	most expensive
difficult	more difficult	most difficult

Adjectives that end in a consonant + Y 

adjectives ending with -Y

adjective	comparative	superlative
tiny	tin ier	tin iest
easy	eas ier	eas iest
funny	funn ier	funn iest

Exceptions

good - better - best

well - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least

In a sentence

Use than:

I am older than you.

She is taller than Peter.

than

then

comparisons

to talk about what happens next

Task

• Listen to the instructions
• Complete worksheet 33 A
• Also use than

work until 9.50

Review

Use the whiteboards to write your answer.

Freddie Mercury was the ___ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater
3. greatest
4. most great

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

The English test was _________ than the French test.

1. more easy
2. more easyer
3. easyer
4. easier

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

1. good
2. goodest
3. better
4. best