Degrees of comparison

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EngelsMiddelbare schoolmavo, havo, vwoLeerjaar 2-4

This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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

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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

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

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

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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 

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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


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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)

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Quiz
Vul alleen het woord/de woorden in die op de lijntjes moeten komen te staan. 
Let even op de woorden 'the' of 'than' die je een hint geven of het een vergrotende of overtreffende trap moet worden. 

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

Slide 10 - Open question

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

Slide 11 - Open question

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

Slide 12 - Open question

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

Slide 13 - Open question

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

Slide 14 - Open question

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

Slide 15 - Open question

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

Slide 16 - Open question

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

Slide 17 - Open question

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

Slide 18 - Open question

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

Slide 19 - Open question

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

Slide 20 - Open question

Practice time!

Learnbeat 1.5 A + B

Finished?
Play word games

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