FOCUS 2 - 3.2 comparatives + superlatives

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

What are adjectives?
Give an example

adjectives

Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden (adjectives)

zeggen iets over het zelfstandige naamwoord

(noun)

The big lady in the painting.

comparatives & superlatives

woorden van 1 lettergreep

• Hij is groter dan ik ben. --> He is bigger than I am.
  big --> bigger --> biggest
• Mijn kat is liever dan de jouwe. --> My cat is sweeter than yours.
  sweet --> sweeter --> sweetest

comparatives & superlatives

woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen

• English is more interesting than maths.
• But science is the most interesting.
  
  
• My friend is more grateful than my sister.
• But my Grandma is the most grateful.

Comparatives & superlatives

Use 'less' for long adjectives

• These jeans are less expensive than those jeans
• This book is less interesting than your book

Uitzonderingen! woorden van 2 lettergrepen eindigend op:

• - y        --> easy                  --> easier           --> easiest
• -le       --> gentle              --> gentler          --> gentlest
• - ow   --> shallow            --> shallower     --> shallowest
• -er      --> clever               --> cleverer         --> cleverest
• -some --> handsome   --> handsomer  --> handsomest

Deze woorden krijgen WEL -er/est i.p.v. more/most!

Uitzonderingen...

Irregular forms

• good - better - best
• bad - worse - worst
• little - less - least
• far - further - furthest

Comparisons

Als iets  (niet) hetzelfde is...

• This chocolate tastes as good as that chocolate.
• That game is as expensive as Fifa21.
• This isn't as interesting as I thought.

Als er teveel is...

• This is too  good to be true.
• She is too nice to her daughter. 

Too = VOOR het bijv. nw.

Als er (niet) genoeg is....

• He was kind enough to help me out.
• They were not funny enough to make them smile. 

ENOUGH = NA het bijv. nw

Write 1 sentence using a comparative

Write 1 sentence using a superlative

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'sweet'
Write down all 3 forms.

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'simple'
Write down all 3 forms.

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'good'
Write down all 3 forms.

Give the comparative and superlative form of the word 'beautiful'
Write down all 3 forms.

My brother is.......... to play professional football

1. too good
2. good enough
3. as good
4. enough good

My sister is ............... my brother

1. friendly as
2. too friendly
3. as friendly
4. as friendly as

Harry Potter is ... (smart) than Voldemort

She is so beautiful. She is ... (beautiful) woman I have ever seen!

I've heard some rumors, but do you know who is ... (tall) man alive?

That bunny is so cute. It's a lot ... (fluffy) than the other one.

Giving us so much work is ridiculous. That's the ... (bad) idea ever!

Summary

Other ways to compare

• Even ... als = as ... as
• Nietzo ... als = not as ... as/not so ... as
• Hoe ... hoe = the ... the
  

       Steeds = more and more

• Dan = than/then
  

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

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep/syllable:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen die eindigen op le/er/ow/y/some krijgen ook +er  / + est

Yellow - yellower than - the yellowest

Gentle - gentler than - the gentlest

Let op! Woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y krijgen IER/IEST

Happy - happier than - the happiest 

lucky - luckier than - the luckiest 

Comparatives and superlatives

Uitzonderingen!

1. good - better - best 
2. bad - worse - worst 
3. little - less - least 
4. much/many - more - most 

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

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

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

Is Mrs Damman the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

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

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

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

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

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