Comparatives & Superlatives

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This lesson contains 24 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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<Superlatives 

Comparitives>

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Comparatives and superlatives

- 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

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Comparatives and superlatives
1.  Adjective ends in  -e,
use  -r and -st.
large
larger
largest
Rules 
2.  Adjective end with a vowel + y,
use -ier and -iest.
happy
happier
happiest

Slide 3 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
hot
hotter
hottest
Rules
3.  Adjective ends with a consonant? (a, e, i, o, u)
+ 1 vowel, dubble it!
big
bigger
biggest

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Comparatives and superlatives
1 syllable words:
- Comparative: -er
- Superlative: -est
old
older
oldest

Slide 5 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
More than three syllables?
- Comparative: more
- Superlative: most
expensive
more expensive
most expensive

Slide 6 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
famous
more famous
most famous
Same rule applies: famous en boring
boring
more boring
most boring

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

The next few slides are practice exercises.

For each question, choose if 

1) it's a comparative or a superlative 
2) what the missing word should  be.

 Think about what you learned from the last few slides. 


Check the answer after each question.


Slide 9 - Slide

Comparatives and superlatives
good/well
better
best
Exemptions. REMEMBER THESE!
bad/ill
worse
worst
much/many
little
more
less
most
least

Slide 10 - Slide

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

Slide 11 - Open question

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 12 - Open question

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

Slide 13 - Open question

Who is the (good) .... football player in the world?
A
better
B
gooder
C
goodest
D
best

Slide 14 - Quiz

What is your ... (bad) subject at school?
A
badder
B
worse
C
worst
D
baddest

Slide 15 - Quiz

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.
A
leasest
B
least
C
littlest
D
less

Slide 16 - Quiz

We stayed at the _____________
hotel in the town. (cheap)

Slide 17 - Open question


He looked a bit sad yesterday but now he looks ____________(happy)
today. (happy)

Slide 18 - Open question



I prefer this bed to the other one. It's _____________________(comfortable)
. (comfortable)

Slide 19 - Open question

What's the _____________________
canal in the world? (long)

Slide 20 - Open question

We had a great holiday. It was one of the ________________________
holidays we've ever had. (enjoyable)

Slide 21 - Open question


What's the ___________________-
way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

Slide 22 - Open question


The United States of America is large but Canada is _________________
. (large)

Slide 23 - Open question

Wat ga je doen?
-Maak opdracht 2 t/m 6 en 8 (blz 70-71 SB)
- Hoe? Zelfstandig 
- Hoelang? 20 min

Slide 24 - Slide