Y2V EN Degrees of Comparison - comparative + superlative

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Lesson plan

1. Grammar time!
2. Practise
3. DIY 

Goal

By the end of this lesson you can compare things

Do you remember what this is for?

You try!
Rich - ____ - _____

Comparative: add -er
Superlative: add- est

Degrees of comparison

• Trappen van vergelijking
• Comparative = vergrotende trap
• Superlative = overtreffende trap 
  
  
• What is the base rule?

• Short - shorter - shortest
• Comparative: +-er
• Superlative: +-est
  
  
• Big - bigger - biggest
• Double the last consonant for the sound
  
  
• Watch out! One syllable!
• Syllable = lettergreep

Degrees of comparison

• Two or more syllables:
  
  
• Beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful 
• Perfect - more perfect - most perfect
  
  
• --> Add more or most

• Tiny - tinier - tiniest 
  
• Does your adjective end on -y?
• --> change y into i and add
  -er or -est
• Adjective = bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  
  
• Other examples include pretty, fluffy, scary etc

Degrees of comparison

• Two or more syllables:
  
  
• Narrow - narrower - narrowest
• Ends on -ow?
• --> add -er or -est

• Simple - simpler - simplest
• Ends on -le?
• --> add -r or -st
  
  
• clever - cleverer - cleverest
  
• Ends on -er?
• --> add -er or -est 

What's the difference?
than vs then

Than = compArison

Then = timE

Watch out for the irregulars!

1. good - better - best
2. bad - worse - worst
3. many - more - most
4. much - more - most
5. little (weinig) - less - least 

(not) as ____ as

1. The new Marvel movie is as good as the previous one
2.  It's not as heavy as you might think

• To say something is either the same (or not) we use (not) as ... as

Australia is ____ (big)
than England.

The Turkish grand prix was ____ (boring) than the Dutch grand prix

He thinks Chinese is _____ (difficult)
to learn than Latin

Cats are _____ (not/intelligent)
as dogs

My brother has a _____ (tidy)
room than me.

She's got ____ (little)
money than you, but she doesn't care.

____ (hot) desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.

I'm ____ (good)
now than yesterday.

Show me _____ (good)
restaurant downtown.

They believe McDonalds is ____ (good) as Burger King

Who is _____ (talkative)
person in this class?