Degrees of comparison

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Degrees of comparison

Trappen van vergelijking

Wat zijn trappen van vergelijking?

De trappen van vergelijking gebruik je om 2 of meer dingen met elkaar te vergelijken.

v.b.

Mijn zus is ouder dan jouw zus.

Dit is het beste boek dat ik ook heb gelezen.

De 3 trappen

Trap 1: Positive degree

big / beautiful / good / bad / intelligent

Trap 2: Comparative degree

bigger / more beautiful / better / worse / more intelligent

Trap 3: Superlative degree

biggest / most beautiful / best / worst / most intelligent

-er / -est

Bij woorden van één lettergreep gaan de trappen als volgt:

big - bigger than - the biggest

tall - taller than - the tallest

white - whiter than - the whitest

more / most

Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gaan de trappen als volgt:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

as ... as

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is as old as her cousin.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

Spellingsregel 1

Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

Spellingsregel 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little (grootte) / smaller than / the smallest 

Little (hoeveelheid) / less than / the least 

many - much / more than / the most

Speciale gevallen

Spreekwoorden

The more the merrier = hoe meer hoe beter

Further vs Farther

farther = fysiek: I walked farther than you

further = metaforisch: I would like some further information

Older vs Elder

Elder = mensen: This is my eldest brother. He is my elder.

Older = mensen & dingen: This statue is older than my grandma.

Exercise 1

Fill in the missing form of the degrees of comparison

Protip: don't forget your the and than

2 open plekken? Zet er een - tussen (zie voorbeeld)

vb. tall - ___ - ___    --->  taller than - the tallest

big - ____ - the biggest

rude - ruder than - ____

silly - ____ - _____

boring - ____ - ____

amazing - ___ - ___

Exercise 2

Fill in the correct form of the degrees of comparison

Use the sentence to figure out which one it should be.

type only the missing words.

My friend is ____ my brother. (fat)

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

She is ____ at English than her classmates. (good)

English is _____ French. (interesting)

He is ____ her sister. (scary)

This is ____ film I've seen. (terrifying)

Exercise 3

Extra practice

Practice the degrees of comparison on the website

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Exercise 4

Create a unique sentence using each given adjective

* Make 3 sentences using the positive degree

* Make 3 sentences using the comparative degree

* Make 3 sentences using the superlative degree

confused

fascinating

fierce

tall

dirty

good

bad

big

clean