Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Hoe zeg je snel, sneller, snelst in het Engels?

Comparisons

In het Nederlands de overtreffende trap.

Als je wil zeggen dat A groot is.

Als je iets wil vergelijken (compare): B is groter dan A.

Als je wil zeggen dat iets onovertroffen is: C is het grootst.

Wat is ook alweer een lettergreep?

Comparisons with 1 syllable (lettergreep)

Alfie is tall. (lang)

Susan is taller than Olly. (langer)

Bradley is the tallest boy in my class. (langst)

Comparisons with 1 syllable (lettergreep)

The knife is sharp

My knife is sharper than yours.

This is the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Comparisons with 1 syllable (lettergreep)

That rapper is cool.

 Snoop Dogg is cooler than Vanilla Ice.

Tupac is the coolest rapper in the world.

Comparisons with 1 syllable (lettergreep)

+ er

the  ..........  +est

short, ........., the shortest

1. shortiest
2. shorter
3. shortyer
4. shorterer

clean, cleaner, ...........

1. the cleaner
2. cleaning
3. the cleanest
4. the clean

Comparisons with 2 or more syllables

A Porsche 911 is beautiful. (mooi)

A Bugatti Veyron is more beautiful than a Ferrari Roma.

 The Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car of all time.

Comparisons with 2 or more syllables

more + 

the most +

important, ........... , the most important

1. importanter
2. important
3. importantest
4. more important

expensive, more expensive, .................

1. expensivest
2. the most expensive
3. expensiver
4. the most expensivest

Comparisons ending -Y

Friday the 13th is a scary film. (eng)

Evil Dead is scarier than Halloween.

The Nun is the scariest film I have ever seen.

Comparisons ending -Y

 + ier

the + iest

ugly, ........... , the ugliest

1. uglyer
2. uglier
3. uglyst
4. more ugly

................., tidier, the tidiest

1. tidyst
2. tidyerder
3. tidie
4. tidy

Comparisons - these ones you need to know by heart

bad - worse - worst (slecht, slechter, slechtst)

little - less - least (weinig, minder, minst)

good - better - best (goed, beter, best)

much/many - more - most (veel, meer, meest)

Do you think you now know what comparisons are?

Yes absolutely!

No, not really.

A little bit.

I think so, but I would like to practice more.