Comparisons

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• Leerjaar 1

Comparisons

Wat zijn trappen van vergelijking? Geef een voorbeeld.

Find the mistake!

Comparative +

Superlative

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

words ending in consonant + Y! 

Watch out!
for exceptions

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

often followed by  THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Ususally preceded by THE 

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

What happens to longer words (meer dan 2 lettergrepen)?

2 or more syllables

syllables = lettergrepen 
NO -er or -est at the end,

but MORE or MOST before!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

How many syllables does the word 'yellow' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

How many syllables does the word 'blue' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

How many syllables does the word 'intelligent' have?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Unit 3.2 - Ex 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9

Dit is huiswerk voor donderdag het 1ste uur.

This car is ___ than my brother's car.

1. safe
2. safer
3. safest
4. more safe

My sister has a ___ room than I have.
-

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. more bigger

My sister's room is ___ my room.
= the same

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. as big as

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

1. good
2. goodest
3. better
4. best

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

1. more difficult
2. difficulter
3. most difficult
4. difficultest

The weather today is just ___
as yesterday. (= bad)

1. as bad
2. baddest
3. as worse
4. worst

The English test was _________ than the French test.

1. more easy
2. more easyer
3. easyer
4. easier

Open nu je werkboek:

Unit 2.5

 do Ex. 3, 4, 5 & 6 (20 min)
to see if you understood the grammar rules.

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Having me as a kid makes my parents the ......... in the world.
(lucky)

My teacher lives ....... away from school than me.
(far)

Mathematics is the ...... .......... class I have.
(less interesting)

This is my dog, 1. ... is 2. ....... than my cat.
1. (Who, which, that) 2. (fat)