Comparisons / Trappen van vergelijking

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• Leerjaar 2

English

Planning

1. Recap Comparisons

2. Practise Comparisons

3. Ask questions if needed

Recap Comparisons

Comparisons 

In het Nederlands noemen we ze trappen van vergelijkingen.

Gebruik: Om mensen of dingen te beschrijven

Je vergelijkt ze met elkaar. 

Comparative: Vergrotende trap

  Superlative: Overtreffende trap. 

C

B

A

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

Comparisons 

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Vergrotende trap: -er

- Overtreffende trap: -est

old

older

oldest

Opletten bij:

Bij bijvoeglijke naamwoorden van één lettergreep die eindigen op a/e/i/o/u + een medeklinker wordt de laatste letter verdubbeld + -er en -est:

vb: big bigger biggest

 fat fatter fattest

Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden van één lettergreep die al eindigen op -e, krijgen -r en -st:

vb: large larger largest 

                simple simpler simplest 

Comparisons 

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Vergrotende trap: more 

- Overtreffende trap: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparisons 

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen - eindigend op -le/-er/-ow/-y kunnen  zowel  -er/est als more en most krijgen.

• clever cleverer / cleverest / more clever / most clever
• polite politer / politest / more polite/  most polite
• simple simpler / simplest /more simple / most simple
• happy happier / happiest /(more happy) (most happy)
• common commoner / commonest /more common /most common
• quiet quieter / quietest /more quiet/ most quiet
• stupid stupider / stupidest /more stupid /most stupid

Onregelmatige woorden bij vergelijkingen:

bad (slecht)  worse worst

far (ver) further furthest / farther farthest

good (goed) better best

little (weinig) less least

many/much (veel) more most

old (oud) elder eldest/ older oldest

Welk rijtje is juist?

1. Good - Better - Best
2. Good - Gooder - Goodest
3. Beautiful - Beautifuler - Beautifulest
4. Small - More small - Most small

That group is _____ the other group.

1. the more serious
2. the most serious
3. more serious than
4. most serious than

Welk rijtje klopt niet?

1. nice - nicer - nicest
2. happy - happier - happiest
3. bad - badder - baddest
4. beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful

It is _____ to find good football players.

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

Adele is famous. Lady Gaga is _____,
Michael Jackson is _____!

1. more famous, the most famous
2. famouser, the most famous
3. famouser, the famousest
4. more famouser, most famous

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This is ________________ exercise on the worksheet.

1. the difficultest
2. more difficult
3. the more difficult
4. the most difficult

Did you win the lottery? You must be the _________(lucky) person in the world!

Emily is six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is...

1. as old
2. old
3. older
4. oldest

This magazine is cheap, but that one is...

1. cheaping
2. cheaper
3. cheap
4. cheapest

I feel bad, but my brother looks ....... than me.