1gt 2021-09 les 2 (vergelijking/much many)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, mavo
• Leerjaar 1

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     ->   more ...     more beautiful

- Overtreffende trap ->   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

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

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

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

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

Much & Many

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Much → zelfstandig naamwoord (ontelbaar)
Many → zelfstandig naamwoord (telbaar)

Much & Many

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Much → money, music, sugar, milk, butter
Many → chairs, desks, pens, stars, keys

Much & Many

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Hoe kun je dit makkelijk onthouden?

Many cups

Much coffee

MUCH

MANY

money

sand

girls

pens

cars

coffee

rain

water

doors

hair

tables

phones

Much or many?
coffee

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
children

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
friends

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
food

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
tomatoes

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
secrets

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
oranges

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
fun

1. much
2. many