Grammar Period 4 Wired/Blink

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

 Should/Could/Would

Aim: 

After this lesson you know how to use should, could, and would

I ________ leave earlier next time.
I don't want to be late again.

1. should
2. could
3. would

We ______ like a hamburger with fries.

1. should
2. could
3. would

We ___________ go on vacation more often if we had the money.

1. should
2. could
3. would
4. 'd

_____________ you pass me the salt, please?

1. Could
2. Would
3. Should

I _______ have bought another computer but I kept my old one because it still works fine.

1. could
2. should
3. would

Advies vragen of geven

Een suggestie doen

Vertellen over wat je kon doen

Beleefde vraag stellen

Beleefd aanbod doen

Praten over iets denkbeeldigs

Should

Could

Would

Trappen van vergelijking

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Let op woorden die eindigen op een Y!

(medeklinker + y dan 'i' ipv 'y'

Let op!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

2 lettergrepen

De meeste woorden van 2 lettergrepen krijgen -er or -est 

Als het woord eindigt op  -le -er -y, -ow voeg je -er or -est toe  bv.

Maar  
Als dat niet het geval is gebruik je more enmost a
bv.: awful - more awful - most awful

simple - simpler - simplest

clever - cleverer - cleverest

happy - happier - happiest

narrow - narrower - narrowest

Maar bij langere woorden...

Woorden van 3 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. more bigger

I drive ___ than my husband.

1. safe
2. safer
3. safest
4. most safe

That group is _____ than the other group.

1. more serious
2. most serious
3. seriouser
4. seriousest

The teacher likes to have the ___ talks.

1. dull
2. duller
3. dullest

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

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

Michael Jackson 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

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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