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.

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

Your snowman is ___ than Peter's snowman.

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

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

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

Wat is de regel?

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.

Find the correct form of 'expensive'.

1. expensivest
2. more expensive
3. most expensive
4. expensiver

Identify the correct form of 'tall'.

1. tallest
2. tallier
3. more tall
4. most tall

Select the correct form of 'difficult'.

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

Choose the correct form of 'interesting'.

1. more interesting
2. interestingly
3. interestinger
4. most interesting

Which is the correct form of 'happy'?

1. happiest
2. most happy
3. more happy
4. happyest

Much/many/a lot of

A lot of:

- Gebruik je in bevestigende zinnen (Ja zinnen)

much & many

much / many 

Wat is de regel?

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