Comparatives and Superlatives

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Comparatives & Superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

'More/less than'

Hoe geef je aan dat iets meer of minder is:

high -> higher / less high than

easy -> easier / less easy than

comfortable -> more comfortable / less comfortable than

expensively -> more expensively / less expensively

Whateverlife is (waarschijnlijker) ………………… to be a global success than our school club’s website. (use 'likely')

Male IT managers tend to consider their talents to be (groter dan) ……………………… the talents of their female colleagues. (use 'large')

Telbaar en niet-telbaar

more / most 

(little) less / least

(few) fewer / fewest

There are (minder) ……………… female IT employees (dan) …………… male IT employees.

'Most'

Hoe geef je aan dat iets 'het meest' is:

high -> highest

easy -> easiest

comfortable -> most comfortable

expensively -> most expensively

What is the (afschuwelijkste) …………………… event for an enterpreneur like Ashley? (use 'horrible)

As ... as

Gelijk (of ongelijk) - 

Tom is as tall as Tim.

Tom is not as tall as Tim. 

Ashley is (even enthousiast als) ………………. last year. (use 'enthousiastic')

For Ashley it is (gemakkelijker) ………………………… to attract [...] (use 'easy')

to attract (interessantere) ……… jobs than for someone who has just started. (use 'interesting')

I would prefer (minder) ………………………sugar in my coffee.

The web design market has (niet zo snel gegroeid als) … it did at the beginning of the 21st century.

Ashley reached her (hoogste) …………… turnover (omzet) in 2011.

Which was the (moeilijkste) ………………………… choice for Ashley?