Comparatives + superlatives

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Comparatives + superlatives

Today's goals

• Aan het einde van de les weet je wat het verschil is tussen een comparative en een superlative.
  
• Aan het einde van de les weten we het verschil tussen much en many.

Trappen van vergelijking

In English, we use comparatives and superlatives to talk about how two things are different. In het Nederlands zijn dit de trappen van vergelijking.

Finish the sentence: The bowl on the left is ___ than the bowl on the right.

Vergrotende en overtreffende trap

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Comparative and

Superlative

Be careful!

Woorden die eindigen medeklinker + Y: 

Verander de y in een i, dan
+er  / +est.

Funny - Funnier - Funniest
Happy - Happier - Happiest

Irregular forms

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Expensive (duur)

Duur --> duurder --> duurste

Expensive --> expensiver

 --> expensivest?

Expensive

Bij meerdere lettergrepen gebruiken we more en most.

Lightning is more expensive than rusty

Lightning is the most expensive car.

Your snowman is ___ than Peter's snowman.

1. larger
2. more large
3. large
4. largest

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happiest
4. more happy - most happy

much & many

much / many 

Much

Much water

Much coffee

Much = ontelbaar.

Kun je niet tellen! 

Many

Many bottles of water

Many cups of coffee

Many is telbaar. 

Choose much or many: There isn't _____ time left to prepare for the exam.

3. many
4. much

Choose much or many: There are not too _____ students in the classroom today.

1. few
3. many
4. much

Choose 'much' or 'many': I don't have _____ time to finish this assignment.

1. more
2. much
3. many
4. plenty

Which word fits best: How _____ books do you need for the project?

1. lot
2. plenty
3. many
4. much

Choose the appropriate option: I don't have _____ experience in coding.

1. many
2. much

I understand the subject

Yes, I do

I need a little bit more practice

No, I don't