week 19 degrees of comparison + book assignment

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Get out your literature book

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

periode 4

 Lezen op A2 niveau

 Luisteren op A2 niveau

 Theme words theme 5&6

 Trappen van vergelijking

 Past simple

aparte PO: boekopdracht

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CNN10

Write down:

3 topics discussed

2 places visited

1 thing you've learned

edition.cnn.com

Get out your books

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

periode 4

 Lezen op A2 niveau

 Luisteren op A2 niveau

 Theme words theme 5&6

 Trappen van vergelijking

 Past simple

aparte PO: boekopdracht

Goal: I know how to make and use the degrees of comparison

Comparisons

We gebruiken vaak 'comparisons' om mensen, dieren, dingen met elkaar te vergelijken.

'Comparisons' komt van het werkwoord 'to compare', wat 'vergelijken' betekent.

Comparative

(Vergrotende trap):

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative

(Overtreffende trap):

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

short words:

comparative: + er

         smaller, weirder
superlative: + est

         smallest, weirdest

doubling

a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Exceptions

Wanneer het woord eindigt op:

-e? → alleen -r of -st

 close-closer-closest

korte klinker? → verdubbelt medeklinker

 big-bigger-biggest

medeklinker + -y? → -ier of -iest

 dry-drier-driest

long words:

comparative:  more ...
superlative:    most ...

An phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

Let op!

goed - beter - best

good - better - best

slecht - slechter - slechtst(e)

bad - worse - worst

ver - verder - verst(e)

far - further - furthest

Tall                 Taller                Tallest

old                older                oldest

far                farther             farthest

comparative

(vergrotende trap)

superlative

(overtreffende trap)

more intelligent

least

happier

safest

smaller

Fill in the correct degree of comparison

My brother is a year ________ than I am.

1. old
2. older
3. oldest

This is ............ exercise in the test.

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

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

He is .......... teacher in the country.

1. the goodest
2. gooder than
3. the best
4. better than

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

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

Compare these dogs

Homework

12/5: Numo taak deadline

13/5: maak opdracht 31 t/m 33

Get out your books

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

Homework check

a mouse and a horse (cute, large, tiny)

positive _____

comparative _____

superlative _____

Boekopdracht

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