2.5 deel 2

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• Leerjaar 2

Today

Recap last lesson

New grammar: trappen van vergelijking / comparative

Independent work

Comparative & Superlative adjectives

Finish the sentence.
Use the word in brackets.:
"What doesn't kill me
makes me _____ (strong)".

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

Let op woorden die eindigen op een Y!

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

Let op! irregular!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Comparative
(Vergrotende trap):

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative

(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.

But what about longer words...

Words of more than 2 syllables... 

 DON'T take -er or -est,

but MORE or MOST in front of the word!

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.

My sister has a ______room than I have.

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

My car is ___ my husband's car.

1. safe than
2. safer than
3. safer then
4. most safe as

That group is _____ than the other group.

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

The teacher likes to have ___ talks of the school.

1. dull
2. duller
3. dullest
4. the dullest

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

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

Michael Jackson was the
___ singer ever .

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

Mr Bean is ........I know.

1. the funnyest person
2. funniest person
3. the most funny person
4. the funniest person

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

My dad is _______ dad ever!

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

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

1. bigger
2. biggest

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happyst

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "nice"?

1. nicier - niciest
2. niceer - niceest
3. nicer - nicest

Independent work

2.5 ex. 4, 5, 6

Homework for Thursday

Nog even dit:

net zo ....als....  = as...as...
(He is as tall as my dad)

niet zo ....als... = not as ....as...

(He is not as young as my dad)

Nog even dit:

net zo ....als....  = as...as...
(He is as tall as my dad)

niet zo ....als... = not as ....as...

(He is not as young as my dad)