Comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to today's English lesson!

By the end of this lesson, you...

...know what comparisons are. 

...you know how to compare things in English using 1, 2 or 3 syllables 

...know how to say that something is the same as something else. 

Comparisons

Comparisons

One syllable (lettergreep): -er, -est

  

Quick, quicker, quickest

Small, smaller, smallest

Noem een bijvoeglijk naamwoord in het Engels met 1 lettergreep (voorbeeld: small)

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

Comparisons

Two syllables, ending on –le, -er, -ow, -y: -er, -est

Narrow, narrower, narrowest

Easy, easier, easiest

Let op woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + Y! 

Comparisons

Two (not ending on –le, -er, -ow, -y) or more syllables: more .., most ..

Famous, more famous, most famous

Beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful

Noem een bijvoeglijk naamwoord in het Engels met 3 lettergrepen (voorbeeld: intelligent)

Woorden van 3 of meer lettergrepen

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Ty is the cutest horse, but Jasmin is the most beautiful horse.

Krijgen GEEN -er of -est erna, maar MORE of MOST ervoor!

+er / +est

more / most

Nice

kind

pretty

beautiful

cool

spectacular

boring

strong

ugly

impressed

tired

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.

Let op!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

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

Freddie Mercury was the ___ singer ever .

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

The English test was _________ than the French test.

1. more easy
2. more easyer
3. easyer
4. easier

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

Exercises

Do exercise A and D (5.3)

Finished?

Check your answers

Study irregular verbs

Study vocabulary unit 4, 5, and 6, lesson 1