Comparatives & Superlatives

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In deze les zitten 37 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 4 videos.

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Slide 1 - Video

Goal for today: 
* You understand how to use comparatives & superlatives in English 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

Slide 3 - Woordweb

.... than hell.
A
BETTER
B
HOTTER
C
HOTTEST
D
WORSE

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

I've got one ... problem without you.
A
MORE
B
BIGGER
C
FEWER
D
LESS

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

Baby get ...
A
HIGHER
B
BETTER
C
STRONGER
D
SMARTER

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Slide 7 - Video

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.
young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

short words:
+ er
+ est

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

long words:
more ...
most ...
An i-phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

The rules
* 1 syllable: -er than / the -est
example: strange - stranger than - the strangest

* 2 syllables ending in  -le, -er, -ow, -y: -er than / the -est
example: simple - simpler than - the simplest

* 2 syllables  not ending in -le, -er, -ow, -y: more /most
example: careful - more careful than - the most careful

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Some more rules 
3 or more syllables: more ... than / the most
example: popular - more popular than - the most popular

Exceptions:
good - better than - the best
bad - worse than - the worst

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Superlatives
wettest
smallest
noisyest
noisiest
hottest
hotest
excitingest
most exciting
most important
importantest
wetest
small
noisy
wet
hot
important
exciting

Slide 13 - Sleepvraag

doubling
a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Y -> ier/ iest
The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

My house is (big)
...
than yours.

Slide 16 - Open vraag

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 17 - Open vraag

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

Slide 18 - Open vraag

This is the (interesting) ....
book I have ever read.

Slide 19 - Open vraag

A holiday by the sea is (good) ...
than a holiday in the mountains.

Slide 20 - Open vraag

The weather this summer is even (bad)
... than last summer.

Slide 21 - Open vraag

FRENCH IS ........(EASY) THAN GERMAN

Slide 22 - Open vraag

Joey is as … as Skip.
A
cooler
B
cool
C
funnier
D
coolest

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

Maegan is … than Romy.
A
more studious
B
happy
C
sweet
D
louder

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

Rob is the … man of them all.
A
weirder
B
most handsome
C
strict
D
greatest

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

Nadir's dog is … than Rens's cat
A
lazyer
B
bigger
C
lazier
D
biger

Slide 26 - Quizvraag

Winston's panda is the … of them all.
A
lazyiest
B
bigest
C
laziest
D
biggest

Slide 27 - Quizvraag

Milk is … than Coke.
A
purer
B
sweetest
C
sweeter
D
purest

Slide 28 - Quizvraag

Fernando is the … of them all.
A
wisest
B
wissest
C
sweetest
D
sweettest

Slide 29 - Quizvraag

Brian is … in Spanish than Bob.
A
better
B
gooder
C
worse
D
badder

Slide 30 - Quizvraag

Winston is the … dancer of them all
A
goodest
B
best
C
worst
D
baddest

Slide 31 - Quizvraag

Warning
irregular form:
Good: good, better, best
Tom is better in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the best.
Bad: bad, worse, worst
Tom is worse in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

Slide 32 - Tekstslide

Slide 33 - Link

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

Slide 34 - Woordweb

Slide 35 - Video

Slide 36 - Video

Slide 37 - Tekstslide