degrees of comparison 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

HK1A

Theme 4

Out and About

GRAMMAR 12

Use degrees of comparison.

(de trappen van vergelijking)

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

           young                                 old
           younger  than                 older   than
the   youngest                the    oldest

short words:

......+ er   than
the   ......+ est 

Baby get ...

1. HIGHER
2. BETTER
3. STRONGER
4. SMARTER

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: small

Y -> ier/ iest

The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is (the) UGLIEST.

That is the.......... joke I have ever heard. (funny)

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van: lucky

doubling

a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trap van thin

.... than hell.

1. HOTER
2. HOTTER
3. HOTTEST
4. HOTEST

Your bag is ............ than mine. (light)

This athlete is ............ than his opponent. (strong)

Jim is 9, John is 7, Sanne is 3.
She is the ...... (young)

This is the .......... castle in Britain. (old)

long words:

more ...
most ...
An i-phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

Health is .......... than money. (important)

This exercise is.........than the other one. (difficult)

Bungee jumping is ......... than horse riding. (dangerous)

But base jumping is the………………….. (dangerous)

UITZONDERINGEN: 

GOOD (goed) - BETTER - BEST 

BAD (slecht) - WORSE - WORST 

I know I can treat you ...

than he can.

1. nicer
2. best
3. better
4. well

This is the ……………… film I have ever seen!

1. worse
2. baddest
3. badder
4. worst

What degrees of comparison do you hear?
Work it Make it Do it Make us ... ... ... ...

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