4.B comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

Learning goal: I can make comparisons

- Homework check

- Grammar: comparison

- Homework

- Kahoot 

Grammar: comparisons

Make notes! 

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

Komt na de vakantie.

spellings regels

Wanneer het woord eindigt op:

            -e?    → alleen -r of -st

 close-closer-closest

klinker + medeklinker? → verdubbelt medeklinker

 big-bigger-biggest

medeklinker + -y? → -ier of -iest

 dry-drier-driest

Maar bij langere woorden...

Woorden van 3 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

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

VAAK ook bij 2 lettergreep woorden:

boring, more boring

difficult, more difficult

Let op! uitzonderingen

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

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

Non-smokers usually live (long) ... than smokers.

comparison

not as.... as = minder

Today, it's not as cold as yesterday.

as.... as = hetzelfde

Today, it's as cold as yesterday.

Homework

Student's book: p.42 exericse 2 up to 7.

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