2D Thuisles 1: UItleg Holmwoods (breakthrough) theme 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Grammar 

comparatives and superlatives

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Comparatives and superlatives

• Comparatives en superlatives zijn de trappen van vergelijking.
  
• Je hebt de vergrotende (comparative) en overtreffende (superlative) trap.

Comparatives and superlatives

                                              Comparative                  Superlative

Hij/zij is lang.                  Hij/zij is langer.             Hij/zij is de langste.

He/she is tall.                 He/she is taller.             He/she is the tallest.

Comparatives and superlatives

• Wanneer het woord één lettergreep heeft:

- Vergrotende trap  (comparative)       ->        -er                     older

- Overtreffende trap  (superlative)      ->         -est                  oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

Let op!

• Wanneer een woord al eindigt op -e plak je er alleen -r of -st achter.
  
  
• nice                                          nicer                                           nicest

Comparatives and superlatives

Let op!

• Wanneer een woord eindigt op een klinker (a, e, i, o, u) + medeklinker (b, d, g, s, v, etc), dan verdubbelt die medeklinker.
  
  
• big                                          bigger                                           biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Let op!

• Wanneer een woord eindigt op medeklinker + y verander je de -y in -i en plak je er -er/-est achter.
  
  
• dry                                          drier                                           driest

Comparatives and superlatives

• Wanneer het woord drie of meer lettergrepen heeft:

- Vergrotende trap  (comparative)   ->     more ...     more beautiful

- Overtreffende trap  (superlative)  ->    most ...     most beautiful

Comparatives and superlatives

• Sommige woorden zijn uitzonderingen en hebben onregelmatige vormen:

• good - better - best
  
• bad - worse - worst

I am happy, but she is ...

1. happyer
2. happier

She is young, but he is ...

1. younger
2. more young

Her cat is cute, but my cat is the...

1. most cute
2. cutest

This is good, but that would be ...

1. gooder
2. better

This is expensive, but that is ...

1. expensiver
2. more expensive

It's hot in here, but outside it is even ....

3. "That's the ______ (beautiful) dress I've ever seen!"

1. beautifullest
2. beautifuller
3. more beautiful
4. most beautiful

This is an interesting book, but that one is ....

I'm bad in math, but even ...... in English

1. badder
2. more bad
3. worse
4. worst

5. "He's the ______ (good) football player on our team."

1. goodest
2. more good
3. best
4. most good

6. "Do you think my hair looks ______ (pretty) this way?"

1. prettier
2. prettyer
3. more pretty
4. more prettyer

9. "This is the ______ (difficult) level of all."

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

8. "This is ______ (important) than that!"

1. importanter
2. more important
3. importantest
4. most important

THE END!