H4 Adjectives, Adverbs + Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Adjectives

Je kunt de vraag stellen: ‘wat voor…?’

Het uitzicht was prachtig. -  Wat voor uitzicht was het?-    The view was wonderful.

Het zijn goede muzikanten - Wat voor muzikanten zijn het? - They are good musicians.

Adjectives

Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden met een getal schrijf je met streepjes ertussen:

An eight-year-old boy
A 30-minute walk
A seven-week holiday

Adverbs

Je kunt de vraag stellen: ‘Hoe …?’

We speelden niet slecht - Hoe speelden jullie? - We didn’t play badly.

Karin had alles perfect georganiseerd. Hoe had Karin alles georganiseerd?- Karin had organised everything perfectly.

Adverbs

Adverbs can say something about adjectives:

Frank is an extremely good singer.
My brother is an awfully careful driver.
It’s an absolutely perfect video clip.

Adverbs

Adverbs can say something about other adverbs:

Frank sings absolutely beautifully.
My brother drives very carefully.
That clip was filmed extremely well.

Adverbs

Adverbs can say something about a phrase or sentence:

Surely, that was a mistake.
Fortunately, I had been able to reach him.

Adjectives and adverbs
The garden looks .....

1. beautifully
2. beautiful

Adjectives and adverbs
She dances ......

1. wonderful
2. wonderfully

Adjectives and adverbs
It tastes ....

1. good
2. well

Adjectives and adverbs
This is an .... difficult game.

1. incredibly
2. incredible

Adjectives and adverbs
Racehorses have to run really ....

1. quickly
2. quick

Use the right comparison:
> My friend is ______ of our class.

1. younger
2. younger than
3. more young
4. the youngest

Use the right comparison:
> The dog is _________ I am.

1. quicker than
2. the quickest
3. quicker
4. quickest

Use the right comparison:
> ________ XBOX 360 videogame costs US $2,999!

1. The expensivest
2. The more expensive
3. The most expensive

Use the right comparison:
> Jessy is ______ my mum.

1. funnyer than
2. funnier than
3. more funny than
4. the most funny

Do you know anyone .......... than Steve?

1. handsomer
2. handsomest
3. more handsome
4. more handsomer

Would you say that he is the .......... teacher at this school?

1. humaner
2. humanest
3. most humanest
4. most human

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