Steps of comparison

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• Leerjaar 3

Steps of comparison

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. more bigger

Vul het goede antwoord in:
She is (smart).... her brother

The teacher likes to have the ___ talks.

1. dull
2. duller
3. dullest

In my opinion Aaliyah is (beautiful).... than Beyonce

My sister is ………(intelligent) my brother.

Let op woorden die eindigen op een Y!

(medeklinker + y dan 'i' ipv 'y'

Let op!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Maar bij langere woorden...

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

That is the ……………(ugly) car I've ever seen!

Good - ..... - ......

1. gooder - goodest
2. greater - greatest
3. better - best
4. better - well

You won the lottery? You must be ………………… (happy) person in the world.

My dad plays tennis much ………… (good) my mum.

Bad - ... - ...

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

What can be ……………………(romantic) looking at the stars at night?

This movie will be ………………………………. (big) hit of the year.

I drive ___ than my husband.

1. safe
2. safer
3. safest
4. most safe

That group is _____ than the other group.

1. more serious
2. most serious
3. seriouser
4. seriousest

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

1. more difficult
2. difficulter
3. most difficult
4. difficultest

Michael Jackson was the
___ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater
3. greatest
4. most great

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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