comparisons

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Comparisons

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Index

• Lesson aims
  
• What is a comparison?
  
• Which ones are there?
  
• How to apply them
  

Lesson aims

At the end of the lesson, the student can apply the different rules of the comparative.

What is a comparison?

A comparison is used to compare things to one another.

Things can be equally big, beautiful, stupid (for example)

or they can be on the complete other side:

Biggest, most beautiful or stupidest 

1. One syllable

2. adjectives ending with one vowel and one consonant

3. two syllables ending in -y

4. three or more syllables

5. irregular forms

Important:

Before a superlative, you add "The"

1. +er/+est

New - newer - newest

Wise - wiser - wisest

2. thin - thinner- thinnest

3. busy - busier- busiest

4. beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful 

5. good - ....... - ........

Quiz

For each of the following questions, also give the rule.

1. This strawberry is (sweet) than a kiwi.

2. She is the (beautiful) girl of the country.

3. What is the (dangerous) animal in the world?

4. A plane is (fast) than a car.

5. A tortoise is (slow) than a rabbit.

6. March is (cold) than July.

7. This chair is (comfortable) than the sofa.

8. Mathematics is the (difficult) subject in school.

9. I am much (young) than my brother.

10. Our dog is the (lazy) dog of all.

11. Is Mont Blanc the (high) mountain in Europe?

12. He is (bad) in French than in English.

13. My dad is the (bad) cook in the world.

14. Our trip to Spain was the (good) holiday ever.

15. Ronaldo buys one of the (expensive) cars in the world.

Lesson aims

At the end of the lesson, the student can apply the different rules of the comparative.

Did you accomplish today's learning aim?

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