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Slide 2 - Slide

What are adjectives?
Give an example

Slide 3 - Mind map

adjectives
Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden (adjectives)
zeggen iets over het zelfstandige naamwoord
(noun)
The big lady in the painting.



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comparatives & superlatives
woorden van 1 lettergreep

  • Hij is groter dan ik ben. --> He is bigger than I am.
    big --> bigger --> biggest
  • Mijn kat is liever dan de jouwe. --> My cat is sweeter than yours.
    sweet --> sweeter --> sweetest

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comparatives & superlatives
woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen

  • English is more interesting than maths.
  • But science is the most interesting.

  • My friend is more grateful than my sister.
  • But my Grandma is the most grateful.

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Comparatives & superlatives
Use 'less' for long adjectives

  • These jeans are less expensive than those jeans
  • This book is less interesting than your book

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Uitzonderingen! woorden van 2 lettergrepen eindigend op:



  • - y        --> easy                  --> easier           --> easiest
  • -le       --> gentle              --> gentler          --> gentlest
  • - ow   --> shallow            --> shallower     --> shallowest
  • -er      --> clever               --> cleverer         --> cleverest
  • -some --> handsome   --> handsomer  --> handsomest
Deze woorden krijgen WEL -er/est i.p.v. more/most!

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Uitzonderingen...
Irregular forms

  • good - better - best
  • bad - worse - worst
  • little - less - least
  • far - further - furthest

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Comparisons
Als iets  (niet) hetzelfde is...

  • This chocolate tastes as good as that chocolate.
  • That game is as expensive as Fifa21.
  • This isn't as interesting as I thought.

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Als er teveel is...
  • This is too  good to be true.
  • She is too nice to her daughter. 

Too = VOOR het bijv. nw.

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Als er (niet) genoeg is....
  • He was kind enough to help me out.
  • They were not funny enough to make them smile. 

ENOUGH = NA het bijv. nw

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Write 1 sentence using a comparative

Slide 13 - Open question

Write 1 sentence using a superlative

Slide 14 - Open question

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'sweet'
Write down all 3 forms.

Slide 15 - Open question

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'simple'
Write down all 3 forms.

Slide 16 - Open question

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'good'
Write down all 3 forms.

Slide 17 - Open question

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'beautiful'
Write down all 3 forms.

Slide 18 - Open question

My brother is.......... to play professional football
A
too good
B
good enough
C
as good
D
enough good

Slide 19 - Quiz

My sister is ............... my brother
A
friendly as
B
too friendly
C
as friendly
D
as friendly as

Slide 20 - Quiz

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Harry Potter is ... (smart) than Voldemort

Slide 26 - Open question

She is so beautiful. She is ... (beautiful) woman I have ever seen!

Slide 27 - Open question

I've heard some rumors, but do you know who is ... (tall) man alive?

Slide 28 - Open question

That bunny is so cute. It's a lot ... (fluffy) than the other one.

Slide 29 - Open question

Giving us so much work is ridiculous. That's the ... (bad) idea ever!

Slide 30 - Open question

Summary

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Other ways to compare
  • Even ... als = as ... as
  • Nietzo ... als = not as ... as/notso ... as
  • Hoe ... hoe = the ... the
       Steeds = more and more
  • Dan = than/then

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Comparatives and superlatives
Trappen van vergelijking
- Comparative: vergrotende trap
- Superlative: overtreffende trap
Box A is small.
Box B is smaller than box A.
Box C is the smallest of all.
A
B
C

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Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:
- Comparative: -er
- Superlative: -est
old
older
oldest

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Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen of meer:
- Comparative: more more
- Superlative: most
expensive
more expensive
most expensive

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Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 2 lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y/some krijgen ook +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest
Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Let op! Woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y krijgen IER/IEST
Happy - happier than - the happiest 
lucky - luckier than - the luckiest 

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Comparatives and superlatives
Uitzonderingen!
  1. good - better - best 
  2. bad - worse - worst 
  3. little - less - least 
  4. much/many - more - most 

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

Slide 38 - Open question

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

Slide 39 - Open question

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

Slide 40 - Open question

Is Mrs Damman the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 41 - Open question

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

Slide 42 - Open question

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

Slide 43 - Open question

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

Slide 44 - Open question

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

Slide 45 - Open question

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

Slide 46 - Open question