COMPARATIVES EN SUPERLATIVES HERHALING

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

The new version is ______ (safe) than the old one.

1. safest
2. most safe
3. safer
4. more safe

This exercise is ______ (difficult) than the last one.

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

That was the ______ (funny) moment of the whole trip.

1. funnier
2. more funny
3. funniest
4. most funny

This room is ______ (hot) than the one downstairs.

1. hotter
2. more hot
3. hottest
4. most hot

She is the ______ (kind) person I know.

1. kinder
2. more kind
3. kindest
4. most kind

My dog is ______ (fast) than yours.

1. faster
2. more fast
3. fastest
4. most fast

It’s the ______ (bad) movie I’ve ever seen.

1. worse
2. more bad
3. worst
4. most bad

Today is ______ (cold) than yesterday.

1. colder
2. more cold
3. coldest
4. most cold

That was the ______ (easy) question on the test.

1. easier
2. more easy
3. easiest
4. most easy

This mountain is ______ (high) than that one.

1. higher
2. more high
3. highest
4. most high

He gave me the ______ (nice) compliment ever.

1. nicer
2. more nice
3. nicest
4. most nice

That was the ______ (interesting) film of the year.

That was the ______ (funny) moment of the whole trip.

This app is ______ (useful) than the one I had before.

This road is the ______ (narrow) one in the village.

She’s the ______ (beautiful) person I’ve ever met.

That was the ______ (boring) speech of the evening.

Their solution is ______ (creative) than ours.

He’s the ______ (lazy) student in the group.

That film was ______ (bad) than the first part.

Their house is ______ (big) than ours.

His new car is ______ (fast) than his previous one.

His answer was ______ (strange) than I expected.

This explanation is ______ (clear) than the one in the book.

She is the ______ (kind) person I know.

My results were ______ (good) than last year’s.

It was the ______ (sad) scene in the whole film.

OPDRACHT 1

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft de adjective?

1 lettergreep -> +er

shy -> shyer

great -> greater

2 lettergrepen en eindigend op -le -er -ow -y   ->  verander y in  -ier toe

gentle -> gentler

narrow -> narrower

2 of meer lettergrepen niet eindigend op -le -er -ow -y -> zet "more" voor de adjective

relaxed -> more relaxed

difficult -> more difficult

OPDRACHT 2

als het werkwoord eindigt op -y verander je die in -ier:

Happy -> happier

easy ->              

funny ->              

busy ->              

• easier
  
• funnier
  
• busier
  

OPDRACHT 3

als het werkwoord eindigt op -e voeg je alleen -r toe:

Brave -> braver

large ->              

wide ->              

nice ->              

• larger
  
• wider
  
• nicer
  

OPDRACHT 4

good →    

bad → 

far →

little → 

• better
  
• worse
  
• farther
  
• less
  

OPDRACHT 5

als het werkwoord eindigt op 1 klinker en dan 1 medeklinker

dan verdubbelt de medeklinker vaak:

big -> bigger

hot ->              

thin ->              

sad ->              

neat->               

• hotter
• thinner
  
• sadder
  
• neater

Oefening

1. This room is ______ (clean) than it was yesterday.
   
2. That was the ______ (good) presentation of the day.
   
3. His second attempt was ______ (successful) than the first.
   
4. She’s the ______ (funny) girl in our class.
   
5. This app is ______ (helpful) than the old one.
   
6. It was the ______ (bad) decision he ever made.
   
7. Your answer is ______ (simple) than mine.
   
8. That’s the ______ (expensive) restaurant in town.
   
9. His idea was ______ (clever) than I expected.
   
10. This book is the ______ (interesting) in the whole series.