Unit 4 Grammar: Comparative & Superlative

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Unit 4 Grammar: Comparatives & Superlatives

Key Vocabulary

Adjectives:

Noun: 

Verb:

Compare:

Key Vocabulary

Adjectives: Bijvoeglijk naamwoord

Noun: Zelfstandig naamwoord

Verb: Werkwoord

Compare: Vergelijken

As: Als

Than: Dan (vergelijken; NIET tijd)

Comparatives

Comparatives: To compare things we use "as" or "than"

Adjectives

To compare nouns we use:

• Comparative adjectives.
• Shorter adjectives use: -er
• Longer adjectives use: more/less

Comparatives

Comparatives: To compare things we use "as" or "than"

Adjectives

To compare nouns we use:

• Comparative adjectives.
• Shorter adjectives use: -er.                She is taller than him. 
• Longer adjectives use: more/less.  This assignment is more difficult than the previous one.

Exceptions - Comparatives

Far ... further

My house is further farrer away from school than yours

Good...Better

Manchester City are a better gooder team than Arsenal

Bad ..Worse

The film was even worse badder than the book

Superlatives

Superlatives: To say things are the best or worst.

Adjectives

For this we use:

• superlative adjectives.
• Shorter adjectives use: the + adjective + -est.     She is the tallest person. 
• Longer adjectives use: the most/the least.  This assignment is the most difficult assignment ever.

Exceptions - Superlatives

Far ... further

My house is the furthest farrest away from school than yours

Good...Better

Manchester City are a best goodest team than Arsenal

Bad ..Worse

The film was even worst baddest than the book

Find the mistakes!

1) My house is more big than yours. 

2) My bag is heavyer than yours.

3) My cat is beautifuller than yours.

Homework

Focus book: Ex. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 p.50