Grammar comparatives

Grammar comparisons

At the end of this lesson...

... you will be able to compare objects, people and animals.

What are we going to do today?

1. padlet

2. grammar comparisons

3. workbook

4. 

What do we know about comparisons already? (vergelijkingen)

Grammar comparisons

	Vergelijking	Voorbeeld
Health y	Health ier	Vegetables are healthier than chips
Nutritious	More nutritious	Water is more nutritious than soda
Tast y	Tast ier	Pizza is tastier than broccoli

Grammar comparisons

Soda is not healthy -> water is healthier than soda.

What is noticeable about the word 'healthy' in these two sentences?

Words that end with -y change into -ier when you make a comparison

Grammar comparisons

Bij korte woorden: ...-er (than)

A lion is bigger than a cat

Bij lange woorden: more ... (than)

Math is more difficult than English.

Bij korte woorden gebruik je de volgende vorm:

1. ...-er than
2. more ... than

Which sentence is correct?

1. Bananas are nutritiouser than M&M's.
2. Bananas are more nutritious than M&M's.

Find someone who...

What: take your worksheet and find a person who fits the description.

Write down the names on your worksheet.

Time: 5 minutes

Workbook

Do exercise 3, 4 and 5 on page 131.