The comparative

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The comparative

Comparative = Vergrotende trap

klein - kleiner dan

small - smaller than

big - bigger than

nice - nicer than

BUT:

lucky - luckier than

Comparative

Vergrotende trap:

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Comparing 2 people/things

Ahmed is taller than Suleyman.

That car is faster than my car.

Exception to the rule:

goed - beter

good - better

slecht - slechter

bad - worse

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

1. badder
2. bad
3. worse
4. bader

That group is _____ than the other group.

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

comparative of funny

1. funnyer
2. funier
3. funnier
4. more funny

What is the comparative adjective of strong?

1. more strong
2. stronger
3. strongerder
4. stranger

My sister plays .......... than I do.

1. bad
2. badder
3. worse
4. worser

Exercise 2 is .......... than exercise 1.

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

John is .......... than Mary.

1. lazy
2. more lazy
3. lazier
4. more lazier

Mrs Ceuppens is older ..... Mr Voets.

1. then
2. than

Mrs Ceuppens is ....... than Mr Voets.

1. more funny
2. most funny
3. funnyer
4. funnier

Primark is ...... than Cool Cat.

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

An iPhone is ....... than an Android phone.

1. more expensive
2. expensiver
3. more expensiver
4. expensive

I am ..... at saving money than my brother.

1. badder
2. more bad
3. worse
4. worser

Shopping online is .......... actually going to a shop.

1. faster
2. faster than
3. fastest
4. fastest than

My house is ..... (cold) than your house.

This table is .... (noisy) than that table.

The chicken is..... (disgusting)than the fish.

The poster is.....(cheap) than the DVD.

My watch is.....(new) than your watch.

Aynur's camera is .... (expensive) than Sam's camera.

Make a sentence:
The summer in Spain/hot/in England

Make a sentence:
My bike/large/your scooter

Make a sentence:
My bedroom/clean/your bedroom

Make a sentence:
The pizza/delicious/the pasta

Make a sentence:
Your dog/noisy/my dog

I know how to form the comparative

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