Comparisons

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• Leerjaar 1

Comparisons

Lesdoelen

Aan het einde van de les:

• weet ik wat comparatives and superlatives (trappen van vergelijking) zijn.
• weet ik wanneer ik ze moet gebruiken.
• ken ik de spellingsregels.
• kan ik de regels toepassen in een zin.

Welke Engelse vergelijkingen ken jij
(Bijv: big, bigger, biggest)

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Let op woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + Y! 

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Altijd komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

2+ lettergrepen

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen of meer:

- Vergrotende trap: more 

- Overtreffende trap: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Let op!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least

Wat gebeurt er bij langere woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen?

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen

krijgen GEEN -er of -est erna,

maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

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.

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft het woord:
'yellow'

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft het woord:
'nice'

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft het woord:
'boring'

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft het woord:
'intelligent'

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

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft het woord:
'popular'

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

This car is ___ than my brother's car.

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

Finding good football players is ______ ten years ago.

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

My sister's room is _____ mine.

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

Freddie Mercury was _____ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater than
3. the greatest
4. most great

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

1. badder
2. baddest
3. worse
4. worst

The English test was _________ the French test.

1. more easy
2. more easyer
3. the easiest
4. easier than

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

Degrees of comparison (trappen van vergeljiking)

1. Henk is _______ (short) than Kees.

2. Australia is _______(big) than England.

3. He thinks Chinese is the _____________(difficult) language in the world.

4. This is a _____________(interesting) book than the one I read last week.

5. Who is the ____________(rich) woman in the world?

6. Which is the______________(dangerous) animal in the zoo?

7. She was the _______________(clever) girl in class.

8. His house is _______________(beautiful) than her house.

9. Wow, you eat ___________(fast) than my dog.

10. They sing ___________(good) than I can remember.

Degrees of comparison (trappen van vergeljiking)

1. Henk is shorter (short) than Kees.

2. Australia is bigger (big) than England.

3. He thinks Chinese is the most difficult (difficult) language in the world.

4. This is a more interesting (interesting) book than the one I read last week.

5. Who is the richest (rich) woman in the world?

6. Which is the most dangerous (dangerous) animal in the zoo?

7. She was the cleverest / most clever(clever) girl in class.

8. His house is more beautiful (beautiful) than her house.

9. Wow, you eat faster (fast) than my dog.

10. They sing better (good) than I can remember.

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Homework

CH6! 

HA1: E (writing & grammar) ex 30,31,32,33,34

TH1:E (writing & grammar) ex 29,30,31,32