Comparisons

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Comparisons

Wat zijn trappen van vergelijking? Geef een voorbeeld.

'She is the funniest girl I know.'
Bij comparisons, vergelijk je altijd dit soort woorden:

1. zelfstandige naamwoorden (nouns)
2. bijvoeglijke naamwoorden (adjectives)
3. werkwoorden

Find the mistake!

Comparative +

Superlative

klein - kleiner - kleinst(e)

small - smaller - smallest

groot - groter - grootst(e)

big - bigger - biggest

aardig - aardiger - aardigst(e)

nice - nicer - nicest

Vergrotende + overtreffende trap

words ending in consonant + Y! 

Watch out!

good - better - best

bad - worse - worst

far- further - furthest

little - less - least

Vergrotende trap:

+ER

often followed by  THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Overtreffende trap:

+EST

Ususally preceded by THE 

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

What happens to longer words (more than 2 syllables)?

2 or more syllables

 NO -er or -est at the end,

but MORE or MOST before!

I am smaller than Frank, but he is more intelligent than I am.

Jason is the sweetest baby I know, Jasmin is 

the most beautiful baby though.

How many syllables does the word 'yellow' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

How many syllables does the word 'blue' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

How many syllables does the word 'intelligent' have?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

My sister has a ___ room than I have.

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. more bigger

This car is ___ than my brother's car.

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

It is _____ than ever to find good football players.

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

Freddie Mercury was the ___ singer ever .

1. great
2. greater
3. greatest
4. most great

The weather today is even ___
than yesterday.

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

The English test was _________ than the French test.

1. more easy
2. more easyer
3. easyer
4. easier

My dad is the ___ dad ever!

1. good
2. goodest
3. better
4. best