Y2 NL Degrees of Comparison - comparative + superlative

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Lesson plan

1. Grammar time!
2. Practise
3. DIY 

Goal

Aan het einde van de les kan je dingen vergelijken in het Engels

Komt dit bekend voor?

Probeer maar!
Rich - ____ - _____

Vergrotende trap: voeg -er toe
Overtreffende trap: voeg -est toe

Degrees of comparison

• Trappen van vergelijking
• Vergrotende trap = comparative
• Overtreffende trap = superlative 
  
  
• Wat zijn de basisregels?

• Short - shorter - shortest
• Vergrotende trap: +-er
• Overtreffende trap: +-est
  
  
• Big - bigger - biggest
• Verdubbeling voor klankbehoud!
  
  
• Let op! Een lettergreep!

Degrees of comparison

• Twee of meer lettergrepen:
  
  
• Beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful 
• Perfect - more perfect - most perfect
  
  
• --> Voeg more or most toe

• Tiny - tinier - tiniest 
  
• Eindigt je bijvoeglijk naamwoord op -y?
• --> verander y in i en voeg
  -er of -est toe
  
  
• Denk ook aan woorden zoals pretty, fluffy, scary etc

What's the difference?
than vs then

Than = compArison (vergelijking)

Then = timE (tijd)

Kijk uit voor de onregelmatige!

1. good - better - best
2. bad - worse - worst
3. many - more - most
4. much - more - most
5. little (weinig) - less - least 

(not) as ____ as

1. The new Marvel movie is as good as the previous one
2.  It's not as heavy as you might think
   
   

• Om te zeggen dat iets net zo of niet zoals is gebruiken (not) as .... as

Australia is ____ (big)
than England.

The Turkish grand prix was ____ (boring) than the Dutch grand prix

He thinks Chinese is _____ (difficult)
to learn than Latin

Cats are _____ (not/intelligent)
as dogs

My brother has a _____ (tidy)
room than me.

She's got ____ (little)
money than you, but she doesn't care.

____ (hot) desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.

I'm ____ (good)
now than yesterday.

Show me _____ (good)
restaurant downtown.

They believe McDonalds is ____ (good) as Burger King

Who is _____ (talkative)
person in this class?

DIY 2F

Do exercises 5+6

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Individually