VWO4 20a

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Warm-up question: What kind of coming-of-age ritual would you introduce to the Netherlands?

English with Ms Hart

Learning goals:

1. Review adjectives and adverbs

2. Learn about comparatives and superlatives

Adverbs (bijwoorden) describe nouns and adjectives (bnw) describe verbs, adverbs and other adjectives

1. true
2. false

Adverb/Adjective

Adjectives -- bijvoeglijke naamwoorden
Miss Ewalds is an amazing teacher,
Adverbs -- bijwoorden
and she sings wonderfully!

The rabbit jumps ____ across the field.

1. quick
2. fast
3. fastly
4. good

Comparatives and superlatives

• For words of 1-2 syllables, use -er or -est 

Example: tall - taller - the tallest

• For words of 3 or more syllables (sometimes 2), use more or most

Example: beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful

Jacky is definitely ...(happy) child I have ever seen.

1. happier
2. the happiest
3. more happy
4. the most happy

The ... (fast) we work now, the ...(soon) we can all go home.

1. faster; sooner
2. the fastest; the soonest
3. more fast; more soon
4. the most fast; the most soon

Lady Macbeth understood the situation ...(perfect) than her husband thought.

1. perfectlier
2. the perfectliest
3. more perfectly
4. the most perfectly

The book ended ...(happy) than the cover predicted.

1. happlier
2. the happliest
3. more happily
4. the most happily

What did you learn today?

1. Reviewed the adjectives and adverbs

2. Learned about comparatives and superlatives

Daily task

Do exercises 4a and 4b on pages 10-11 and turn it in to me on Itslearning

Find at least 5 words for 2d (find synonyms) on page 7 (don't need to turn this is in yet)