Degrees of comparison

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EngelsMiddelbare schoolmavo, havo, vwoLeerjaar 2-4

This lesson contains 24 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Slide 1 - Slide

Degrees of comparison 
De trappen van vergelijking
Lesson goals
  • You know the different degrees of comparison.
  • You can use the degrees of comparison.

Slide 2 - Slide

What do you need?
  • notebook
  • pen/pencil

Slide 3 - Slide

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

Slide 4 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 1 of 2 lettergrepen:
- Comparative: -er
- Superlative: -est
old
older
oldest

Slide 5 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 2, 3 of meer lettergrepen:
- Comparative: more more
- Superlative: most
expensive
more expensive
most expensive

Slide 6 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives


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

Slide 7 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
Uitzonderingen!
Sommige woorden van 2 lettergrepen krijgen ook more/most (uit je hoofd leren)

afraid - more afraid - most afraid
famous - more famous - most famous


Slide 8 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
Uitzonderingen!
  1. good - better - best  (goed, beter, best)
  2. bad - worse - worst  (slecht, slechter, slechtst)
  3. little - less - least (weinig, minder, minst)
  4. much/many - more - most (veel, meer, meest)

Slide 9 - Slide

Quiz

Let even op de woorden 'the' of 'than' die je een hint geven of het een vergrotende of overtreffende trap moet worden. 

Slide 10 - Slide

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

Slide 11 - Open question

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

Slide 12 - Open question

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

Slide 13 - Open question

Is Beyonce the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 14 - Open question

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

Slide 15 - Open question

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

Slide 16 - Open question

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

Slide 17 - Open question

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

Slide 18 - Open question

The .... (intelligent) students are doing this quiz right now!

Slide 19 - Open question

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

Slide 20 - Open question

Now make your own sentence, using a comparative or superlative!

Slide 21 - Open question

Now make your own sentence, using a comparative or superlative!

Slide 22 - Open question

Practice time!

Learnbeat 1.5 A + B

Finished?
Play word games in 5.1 or 6.1

Slide 23 - Slide

Lesson goals:
You know the different degrees of comparison.
You can use the degrees of comparison.
😒🙁😐🙂😃

Slide 24 - Poll