Comparing people and things

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Degrees of comparison

                                                                        Comparative + superlative                                        adjectives

Lesson aim

At the end of this lesson you will be able to 

1. recognise and use the comparative adjective in a sentence

(repetition)

2. recognise and use the superlative 

adjective in a sentence.

In your own words, what are comparative + superlative adjectives?

Nikki is as … as Jeroen.

1. cooler
2. cool
3. funnier
4. coolest

Kayleigh is … than Senne.

1. more studious
2. happy
3. sweet
4. louder

Ronald is the … man of them all.

1. weirder
2. most handsome
3. strict
4. greatest

Positive degree

A comparison of equals 

Combined with 'as'
'as' prior to and following it

Nikki is as cool as Jeroen. 

Comparative adjectives

Between two persons or things

Use of the Comparative 

Add -er -> most one syllable adjectives 

Bas is louder than Dylan.

Add 'more' or 'less' -> adjectives three or more syllables 

Kayleigh is more intelligent than Senne.

Form

pattern: Noun (subject) + verb (is/are/was/were) + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Jimmy (noun) is (verb) taller (adjective) than Nasser (object).

We use adjectives to compare differences between nouns. 

Superlative degree

Between three or more people or things

Use of Superlative Degree 

Add -est -> most one- and two-syllable adjectives  

Bart is the greatest man of them all.

Use of Positive Degree 

Add 'most' or 'least' -> adjectives three or more syllables  

P.e. Martin is the most handsome man of them all.

Shannon's dog is … than Femke's cat

1. lazyer
2. bigger
3. lazier
4. biger

Yanni's panda is the … of them all.

1. lazyiest
2. bigest
3. laziest
4. biggest

Warning

-y after a consonant 

-> -ier in the comparative

 -> -iest in the superlative 

Lazy: Shannon's dog is lazier than Femke's cat.

Yanni's panda is the laziest of them all.

Warning

Double the consonant after a short vowel

Shannon's dog is bigger than Femke's cat.

Yanni's panda is the biggest of them all.

Lise is … than Linde.

1. purer
2. wiseer
3. wiser
4. pureer

Julia is the … of them all.

1. wisest
2. wiseest
3. pureest
4. purest

Warning 

-e 

 -> -er in the comparative

-> -est in the superlative

Sanne is wiser than Jarni.

Severine is the wisest of them all.  

Joris is … at English than Kyra.

1. better
2. gooder
3. worse
4. badder

Mrs Groen is the … teacher of them all!

1. goodest
2. best
3. worst
4. baddest

Warning

irregular form:

Good: good, better, best
Tom is better at English than Daan, but Ronald is the best.

Bad: bad, worse, worst

Tom is worse at French than Daan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

Make a sentence with the adjective "good" in the comparative and superlative form (2 sentences)

Please make exercises 1 - 4 on page 50

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