Comparisons and Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Comparative

In het Nederlands is het de vergrotende trap

- groter dan

- kleiner dan

Comparative

Je kan aan het woordje than herkennen dat het om de comparative gaat

- bigger than

- smaller than

Superlative

In het nederlands is dit de overtreffende trap

- Grootste

- Kleinste

Superlative

In het Engels is dit

- Biggest

- Smallest

LET OP

Heeft het meer dan 3 lettergrepen dan gebruik je MORE en MOST

John is more dangerous than Jack.

John is the most dangerous man I know.

Comparatives and superlatives

How to make them:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trappen van Smart.

Geef de vergrotende en overtreffende trappen van quick.

My dad is ................ (tall) than my mum.

smart

colourful

fast

beautiful

er

more

er

more

Uitzonderingen: geen +er or +est

Bad - worse - worst

 Good - better - best

Badder, baddest

Gooder, goodest

Fill in the missing word:
Tom is .....................(short) than David.

1. short
2. shorter
3. shortest
4. shorty

Fill in the missing word
This is the ...............(good) chocolate I have ever tasted.

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

Fill in the missing word:
My phone is ....................(big) than yours.

1. biger
2. bigger
3. bigest
4. biggest

Fill in the missing word:
This book is the ................. interesting think I have ever read.

1. most
2. more
3. mostly
4. mainly

Missing word only
My house is ______(tiny) than yours.

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

My dad is ................ (short) than my mum.

Missing words only
Who is the................(beautiful) woman on earth?

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