Comparative adjectives

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1-3

Comparative Adjectives

Vergelijken

Agenda

• When do we use comparatives/superlatives?
• How to form comparatives & superlatives in English
• Group practice 
• Independent practice: online unit 

When do we use compartives & superlatives?

• Comparative adjectives let us compare 2 things: Dogs are bigger than cats. 

• Superlative adjectives let us highlight the most/least in a group: That dog is the biggest.  

Creating sentences

• X am/is/are ________+er than Y.   --> Bunnies are cuter than puppies.

• X am/is/are the ______ + est. --> Bunnies are the cutest. 

• X am/is/are as __________ as Y. --> Bunnies are as cute as puppies.

Group practice

• Join the interactive lesson to participate in the group practice.
• Each slide will have an example sentence.
• Fill in the blank with the correct form of the comparative/superlative adjective.  

A t-shirt is ________ than a sweater.

1. thin
2. thinner
3. thinnest
4. as thin as

My computer is ________ yours.

1. good
2. better
3. the best
4. as good as

This is the _______ machine.

1. heavier
2. heavyer
3. heaviest
4. as heavy as

My car is _____ than my father's

1. faster
2. more fast
3. the fastest
4. as fast as

This straw is just ______ the other one.

1. short
2. shorter
3. shortest
4. as short as

She is the ______ person I have ever met.

1. kinder
2. kindest
3. as kind as

This bed is _____ than the previous one

1. soft
2. softer
3. softest
4. as soft as

In your own words: What endings do we use to make comparative & superlative adjectives in English?

Answer in English or Dutch, or give examples.

Independent practice

• Work on your online unit. Under the grammatica section, work on the vergelijken exercises.