Degrees of comparison

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This lesson contains 30 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Degrees of comparison

Lesson goals

You know the different degrees of comparison.
You can use the degrees of comparison.

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Quiz

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My house is (nice)
...
than yours.

Slide 4 - Open question

The correct answer is:

nicer

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Who is (good) ..... football player in the world?

Slide 6 - Open question

The correct answer is:

the best

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This is (interesting) ....
book I have ever read.

Slide 8 - Open question

The correct answer is:

the most/least interesting

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Is Beyonce (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 10 - Open question

The correct answer is:

the richest

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The weather this summer is even (bad)
... than last summer.

Slide 12 - Open question

The correct answer is:

worse

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What is your (bad) ...... subject at school?

Slide 14 - Open question

The correct answer is:

worst

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This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

Slide 16 - Open question

The correct answer is:

more/less beautiful

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A holiday by the sea is (good) ...
than a holiday in the mountains.

Slide 18 - Open question

The correct answer is:

better

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The .... (intelligent) students are doing this quiz right now!

Slide 20 - Open question

The correct answer is:

most/least intelligent

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I use little sugar in my tea, but my sister uses even .... (little) in hers.

Slide 22 - Open question

The correct answer is:

less

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Comparatives and superlatives

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

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Comparatives and superlatives

one ro two syllables

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

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Comparatives and superlatives

3 or more syllables

- Comparative: more more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

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Comparatives and superlatives

Beware: words ending on + y get IER/IEST

happy - happier than - the happiest

lucky - luckier than - the luckiest

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Comparatives and superlatives

Excemptions!

Some words of 2 syllables also get more/most

afraid - more afraid - most afraid

famous - more famous - most famous

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Comparatives and superlatives

Exceptions/irregular!

good - better - best (goed, beter, best)
bad - worse - worst (slecht, slechter, slechtst)
little - less - least (weinig, minder, minst)
much/many - more - most (veel, meer, meest)

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Lesson goals:
You know the different degrees of comparison.
You can use the degrees of comparison.

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Slide 30 - Poll