Grammar comparatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

By the end of this lesson, you....

will be able to recognize and correctly use comparatives

Success criteria

How do we achieve this aim?

- you know how to make comparisons with one syllable adjectives

- you know how to make comparisons with two or more syllable adjectives

- you can complete gap-fill exercises with comparisons correctly

What do you know about comparisons? (vergelijkingen)

Comparisons

Hetzelfde als

That building is as high as that bridge. 

as .... as = hetzelfde als

Comparisons 1 syllable

	Vergelijking	Voorbeeld
Small	Health ier	Vegetables are healthier than chips
	More nutritious	Water is more nutritious than soda
Tast y	Tast ier	Pizza is tastier than broccoli

Comparisons 2 syllables

	Vergelijking	Voorbeeld
Health y	Health ier	Vegetables are healthier than chips
Nutritious	More nutritious	Water is more nutritious than soda
Tast y	Tast ier	Pizza is tastier than broccoli

Comparisons 3 or more syllables

	Vergelijking	Voorbeeld
Health y	Health ier	Vegetables are healthier than chips
Nutritious	More nutritious	Water is more nutritious than soda
Tast y	Tast ier	Pizza is tastier than broccoli

Grammar comparisons

Soda is not healthy -> water is healthier than soda.

What is noticeable about the word 'healthy' in these two sentences?

Words that end with -y change into -ier when you make a comparison

Grammar comparisons

Bij korte woorden: ...-er (than)

A lion is bigger than a cat

Bij lange woorden: more ... (than)

Math is more difficult than English.

grammar comparisons

Superlatives:

- est 

that is the highest bridge I've ever seen!
I'm the tallest student in my class

bij lange woorden: the most .... 
the most beautiful / the most famous

Irregular adjectives

onregelmatige bijvoeglijk naamwoorden:

bad (slecht) worse worst

good (goed) better best

little (weinig) less least

many (veel**) more most

much (veel**) more most

Bij korte woorden gebruik je de volgende vorm:

1. ...-er than
2. more ... than

Which sentence is correct?

1. Bananas are nutritiouser than M&M's.
2. Bananas are more nutritious than M&M's.

She is _____ (fast) than me

1. more fast
2. faster

She is as _________(tall) as Sam

1. tall
2. taller
3. tallest

His car is the _____ (expensive) car ever made

1. expensivest
2. most expensive

Het is kouder dan gisteren

Mijn nieuwe telefoon is duurder dan mijn oude telefoon

Dit is het luidste concert waar ik ooit ben geweest!

Ik ben de beste leerling in de klas

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