Comparative/Superlative

Finish the sentence.
Use the word in brackets.:
"What doesn't kill me
makes me _____ (strong)".
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Slide 1: Mind map
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Finish the sentence.
Use the word in brackets.:
"What doesn't kill me
makes me _____ (strong)".

Slide 1 - Mind map

Used to compare things
klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)
small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)
big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)
nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative +

Superlative

Slide 2 - Slide

Let op woorden die eindigen op een Y!

(medeklinker + y dan 'i' ipv 'y'

Slide 3 - Slide

Let op! irregular!
goed - beter - best
good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)
bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)
far - further - furthest




Slide 4 - Slide

Comparative
(Vergrotende trap):
+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.


Superlative
(Overtreffende trap):
+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE 
te staan

Frank is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Slide 5 - Slide

Words of more than 2 syllables... 
MORE or MOST in front of the word

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.


Slide 6 - Slide

Not more, but less?
LESS or  LEAST in front of the word

I am less hungry Frank, but Sam is the least hungry.

The book is less interesting than the film 
Biology is my least favourite subject.


Slide 7 - Slide

What if 2 things are the same?
net zo ....als....  = as...as...
(He is as tall as my dad)
niet zo ....als... = not as ....as...
(He is not as young as my dad)

Slide 8 - Slide

Slide 9 - Slide

My sister has a ______room than I have.
A
more big
B
bigger
C
bigest
D
more bigger

Slide 10 - Quiz

My car is ___ my husband's car.
A
safe than
B
safer than
C
safer then
D
most safe as

Slide 11 - Quiz

That teacher is ___ of the school.
A
dull
B
duller
C
dullest
D
the dullest

Slide 12 - Quiz

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.
A
difficulter
B
more difficult
C
most difficult
D
difficultest

Slide 13 - Quiz

Mr Bean is ........I know.
A
the funnyest person
B
funniest person
C
the most funny person
D
the funniest person

Slide 14 - Quiz

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.
A
badder
B
baddest
C
worse
D
worst

Slide 15 - Quiz

My dad is _______ dad ever!
A
best
B
the goodest
C
better
D
the best

Slide 16 - Quiz

Small or large differences
Een beetje meer: a bit more
Veel meer: far more
Niet eens in de buurt van: not nearly as...as...
Niet helemaal:  not quite as...as...

Slide 17 - Slide

Slide 18 - Slide