Unit 3 + 6 grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Voorbereiding pw unit 3+6

Welke woorden kun je gebruiken om VEEL te zeggen in het Engels?

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many
4. alle bovenstaande antwoorden

VEEL

much = enkelvoud of ontelbaar

much sugar

much time

much homework

much coffee

VEEL

many = meervoud of telbaar

many children

many birds

many subjects

many stories

VEEL

In bevestigende zinnen:

a lot of

                   I have a lot of friends.

We paid a lot of money for this.

Na so, as, too NIET!

I sleep as many hours as I can.

We ate too much food today.

A

A LITTLE = een beetje (enkelvoud)

A FEW = een paar (meervoud)

I need a little more time.

Ik heb een beetje meer tijd nodig.

Jack eats a few fries.

Jack eet een paar frietjes.

LITTLE = weinig (enkelvoud)

FEW = weinig (meervoud)

My teacher has little patience.

Mijn lerares heeft weinig geduld.

We bought few books yesterday.

Wij kochten weinig  boeken gisteren.

___ (weinig) people tell the truth!

1. little
2. few
3. a little
4. a few

___ (veel) girls watched Frozen
in the cinema.

1. much
2. few
3. a lot of
4. little

Bill didn't kill ___ (een paar) people,
he killed a lot.

1. little
2. few
3. a little
4. a few

The girl has ___ (weinig) sunshine
in her life.

1. little
2. few
3. a little
4. a few

Forrest didn't have ___ (veel) chocolates in his box.

1. a few
2. many
3. much
4. a little

He sang ___ (een beetje) better than last time.

1. little
2. few
3. a little
4. a few

Comparatives and superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

Spellingsregels:

3.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op 1 klinker (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 medeklinker, medeklinker verdubbelen

big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

famous

more famous

most famous

Zelfde regel geldt voor bijvoorbeeld: famous en boring

boring

more boring

most boring

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op een -e,

gebruik dan -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Spellingsregels:

2.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op medeklinker + y,

gebruik dan -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Uitzonderingen (uit je hoofd leren!)

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

My house is (big) ...
than yours.

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

Who is the (good) .... football player in the world?

1. better
2. gooder
3. goodest
4. best

What is your ... (bad) subject at school?

1. badder
2. worse
3. worst
4. baddest

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.

1. leasest
2. least
3. littlest
4. less