Comparatives & Superlatives

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Comparatives and superlatives

1 syllable

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

Spelling rules:

The adjective ends with a consonant + vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + consonant

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big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  The adjective ends with -e,

 -r and -st

large

larger

largest

Spelling rules

2. adjective ends in consonant + y,

use -ier and -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

2 syllables ending in -y, - le, - er, ow 

2 syllables ending in -y, - le, - er, ow 

use ER + EST

happy - happier than - the happiest

2 syllables not ending in -y, - le, - er, ow 

Use MORE + MOST

FAMOUS - MORE FAMOUS THAN - THE MOST FAMOUS

Comparatives and superlatives

3 or more syllables:

- 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