Grammar Recap Unit 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Comparisons

Comparisons 

In het Nederlands noemen we ze trappen van vergelijkingen.

Gebruik: Om mensen of dingen te beschrijven

Je vergelijkt ze met elkaar. 

Comparative: Vergrotende trap

  Superlative: Overtreffende trap. 

C

B

A

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

Comparisons 

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Vergrotende trap: -er

- Overtreffende trap: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparisons 

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Vergrotende trap: more 

- Overtreffende trap: most

expensive

more expensive

the most expensive

Comparisons 

KORTE Woorden - van 2 lettergrepen - eindigend op -le/-er/-ow/-y

- Vergrotende trap: -er

- Overtreffende trap: -est

small - smaller - the smallest

LANGE Woorden van 2 lettergrepen - niet eindigend op -le/-er/-ow/-y

- Vergrotende trap: more

- Overtreffende trap: most

expensive - more expensive - the most expensive 

Onregelmatige vormen 

Welk rijtje is juist?

1. Good - Better - Best
2. Good - Gooder - Goodest
3. Beautiful - Beautifuler - Beautifulest
4. Small - More small - Most small

That group is _____ the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious than
4. most serious than

Welk rijtje klopt niet?

1. nice - nicer - nicest
2. happy - happier - happiest
3. bad - badder - baddest
4. beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful

It is _____ to find good football players.

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

Good luck studying!

Any questions?

Adele is famous. Lady Gaga is _____,
Michael Jackson is _____!

1. more famous, the most famous
2. famouser, the most famous
3. famouser, the famousest
4. more famouser, most famous