Comparisons

Comparisons

Comparisons: How do we compare things in English?

Combineer het aantal lettergrepen met de vorm:

-er / -est

more / most

beide vormen

1 lettergreep

2 lettergrepen

2 lettergrepen eindigend op y

2 lettergrepen eindigend op er, le of ow

3 of meer lettergrepen

Maak een vergelijking met het woord tussen haakjes:
China is ... (big) the U.S.

Maak een vergelijking met het woord tussen haakjes:
Football is ... (popular) sport in the world.

Maak een vergelijking met het woord tussen haakjes:
The North Pole is ... (cold) the Netherlands.

Maak een vergelijking met het woord tussen haakjes:
Dad bought me a PS5. He is ... (good) father ever!

Maak een vergelijking met het woord tussen haakjes:
My grandfather is ... (old) in our family.

Maak een vergelijking met het woord tussen haakjes:
I am so busy. Today I have even ... (little) time than yesterday...

This flower is .................. (beautiful)
than that one.

1. beautifuller
2. more beautiful

It is strange but often a coke is .........(expensive) than a beer.

1. expensiver
2. more expensive

Which is the ............... (dangerous)
animal in the world?

1. dangerousest
2. most dangerous

Degrees of comparison

There are 3 degrees of comparison: 

• adjective (bv nw): tall
• comparative (vergrotende trap) : taller
• superlative (overtreffende trap) : tallest
  

Adjectives of one syllable (1 lettergreep):

                                                                                        General Rule:   Tall – Taller – Tallest 

exception: 1) 

sad-sadder-saddest

big-bigger-biggest

thin-thinner-thinnest

fat-fatter-fattest

hot-hotter-hottest

wet-wetter-wettest

Does it sound short? Double consonant!

-er & -est

Adjectives of two or more syllables (2 or meer letgr.): 

You add more and the most in these words.

beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful 

• Some adjectives of two syllables have two forms:
  Simple – simpler-simplest / simple – more simple – most simple
  Other examples: clever, common, cruel, gentle, likely, narrow, pleasant, polite 

likely narrow

pleasant

polite

simple

stupid

Comparing

Two objects that are different:

1) This house is bigger than that one.

2) Our house is not as expensive as our neighbours'.

Our house is not so expensive as our neighbours'.

Two objects that are the same.

3) She is as intelligent as her brother.

Comparative and superlative adverbs (bijwoord)

Adverb – comparative adverb – superlative adverb:

frequently - more frequently - the most frequently

Rabbits are seen more frequently than hares. 

Irregular adjectives of comparison: 

Irregular adjectives of comparison: 

good – better – best 

bad – worse – worst 

far – farther – farthest (distance only) 

further – furthest 

old – older – oldest 

elder-eldest (family relationship)