Mission 9 II degrees of comparison 110425

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

Road Map

Mission 9 - vocab 

Mission 9 - grammar

Quiz

Do ex. 6&7

Song?

Lesson goal

At the end of this class you:

• you can apply the grammar theory of Mission 9
• have familiarised yourself with the lyrics of Taylor Swift's 'The Lakes'

Theory

Degrees of comparison

What are they?

Comparatives and superlatives

Trappen van vergelijking

- Comparative: vergrotende trap

- Superlative: overtreffende trap

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op een -e,

gebruik dan -r en -st.

large

larger

largest

Spellingsregels:

2.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op medeklinker + y,

gebruik dan -ier en -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

Spellingsregels:

3.  Bijvoeglijk naamwoord eindigt op 1 klinker (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 medeklinker, medeklinker verdubbelen

big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen :

1. Klemtoon eerste lettergreep

Comparative: more

Superlative: most

2. Klemtoon tweede lettergreep

Comparative: -er

Superlative: est

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 2 lettergrepen :

What about .... 

RECENT

POLITE

Comparatives and superlatives

Woorden van 3 lettergrepen of meer:

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Uitzonderingen (uit je hoofd leren!)

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

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

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

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

Who is the (good) .... football player in the world?

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

What is your ... (bad) subject at school?

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

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.

1. leasest
2. least
3. littlest
4. less

I have two brothers. John is my ........ (oudere) brother

1. older
2. elder
3. more older
4. eldest

Dragging that cat by its tale was the ....................... (wicked, overtreffende trap) to do.

Mary is .... beautiful ... her sister.

1. so ... as
2. so .... like
3. as.....as
4. as.... like

Do

Comparisons ex. 6 and 7

Ready?

Phrases 8 and 9 

Listening / vocab

• Listen: what is the song about? 

In twos: 

• fill in the gaps 
• translate the gap words

Lesson goal

At the end of this class you:

• have familiarised yourself with the lyrics of Taylor Swift's 'The Lakes'
• you can apply the grammar theory of Mission 9

Wordle

https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html