Adjectives & Adverbs, Comparisons

Adjectives
-  Bijvoegelijke naamwoorden
- Zeggen iets over een zelfstandig naamwoord: 
   the careful driver, the angry teacher, a beautiful dress

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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 4

This lesson contains 43 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 60 min

Items in this lesson

Adjectives
-  Bijvoegelijke naamwoorden
- Zeggen iets over een zelfstandig naamwoord: 
   the careful driver, the angry teacher, a beautiful dress

Slide 1 - Slide

Adverbs
- Bijwoorden
- Zeggen iets over werkwoorden, bijvoegelijke naamwoorden, 
   en andere woorden (alles behalve zelfstandige naamwoorden)
    she drove carefully, it rained heavily,
    incredibly quickly, surprisingly easy
- Adverbs maak je MEESTAL door -ly achter het bijvoeglijk naamwoord te  zetten  (quick > quickly, careful > carefully)

Slide 2 - Slide

Uitzonderingen
- Je gebruikt ook adjectives i.p.v. adverbs bij werkwoorden zoals
   be / feel / look / taste / sound / smell / seem
   I am tired, she is hungry, you look tired, you smell nice
- Een aantal adverbs maak je niet met -ly: 
   good > well          the good dog, you did well
   fast > fast             the fast car, he ran fast                 ('hardly' =
   hard > hard          the hard test, he tried hard          nauwelijks)

Slide 3 - Slide

1. Mike stays in shape by playing tennis ...
A
regular
B
regularly

Slide 4 - Quiz

2. You shouldn't go up that ladder. It doesn't seem ...
A
safe
B
safely

Slide 5 - Quiz

3. Everything was really quiet. There was ... silence.
A
complete
B
completely

Slide 6 - Quiz

4. Jason speaks English very ...
A
good
B
well

Slide 7 - Quiz

6. I tried really ... to remember his name, but I couldn't.
A
hard
B
hardly

Slide 8 - Quiz

8. The bus driver was ... injured.
A
serious
B
seriously

Slide 9 - Quiz

10. This hamburger tastes ... ! What's in it?
A
awful
B
awfully

Slide 10 - Quiz

11. You shouldn't speak so ... I can't understand you.
A
fast
B
fastly

Slide 11 - Quiz

Adverbs
Adjectives
Adverb or Adjective?
      (20 points)
Magnificent
Never
Heroic
Always
Sadly
Bad
Amazingly
Horrible
Terribly

Slide 12 - Drag question

Drag the adverb to the right place
She 
had
lost
her notebook
nearly

Slide 13 - Drag question

Drag the adverb to the right place:  (slowly) 
Mother
closed
the door
slowly

Slide 14 - Drag question

A word that tells you something about an object or a person. For example what it looks like. 
A word that usually describes an action, it is something you can do.
A word that identifies people, objects, ideas, places etc.
A word that is used to change the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb
ADJECTIVE
VERB
ADVERB
NOUN

Slide 15 - Drag question

A word that tells you something about an object or a person. For example what it looks like. 
A word that usually describes an action, it is something you can do.
A word that identifies people, objects, ideas, places etc.
A word that is used to change the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb
ADJECTIVE
VERB
ADVERB
NOUN

Slide 16 - Drag question

Degrees of Comparison
Listen and choose the correct word.

Slide 17 - Slide

.... than hell.
A
BETTER
B
HOTTER
C
HOTTEST
D
WORSE

Slide 18 - Quiz

I know I can treat you ...

than he can.
A
nicer
B
best
C
better
D
well

Slide 19 - Quiz

I've got one ... problem without you.
A
MORE
B
BIGGER
C
FEWER
D
LESS

Slide 20 - Quiz

Baby get ...
A
HIGHER
B
BETTER
C
STRONGER
D
SMARTER

Slide 21 - Quiz

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.
young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

Slide 22 - Slide

Degrees of comparison 
De trappen van vergelijking
Today´s goal is to learn and practise with this grammar item
1.´I know about the different rules and exceptions´ 
2. ´I can apply the different rules and exceptions´

Slide 23 - 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 24 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:
- Comparative: -er
- Superlative: -est
old
older
oldest

Slide 25 - Slide

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

Slide 26 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
Woorden van 2 lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y/some krijgen ook +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest
Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

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

Slide 27 - Slide

Irregular comparisons
Good        better        best             goed
Bad           worse        worst           slecht, erg
Much       more          most            veel
Many        more          most           veel
Little         less            least            weinig
Little        smaller      smallest    klein
Few          fewer          fewest        weinig

Slide 28 - Slide

Other ways to compare
Even … als = as … as
  • He’s as old as I am

Niet zo … als = not … as / not so … as
  • She’s not as old as I am
  • They were not as good as we thought

Slide 29 - Slide

Other ways to compare
Hoe … hoe = the … the    /    steeds = more and more
  • The sooner, the better
  • It was getting more and more difficult

Dan = than / then (than na vergrotende trap, then in alle andere gevallen)
  • It’s cheaper than you think
  • First we’re going to London and then to Oxford

Slide 30 - Slide

Quiz
Let's try!

Slide 31 - Slide

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

Slide 32 - Open question

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

Slide 33 - Open question

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

Slide 34 - Open question

The..... (old), the ..... (wise).

Slide 35 - Open question

Is Mrs Hughes the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 36 - Open question

This lesson was not ..... (difficult) ..... we expected.

Slide 37 - Open question

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

Slide 38 - Open question

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

Slide 39 - Open question

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

Slide 40 - Open question

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

Slide 41 - Open question

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

Slide 42 - Open question

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

Slide 43 - Open question