4.D superlative

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Today

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- Homework check

- Grammar: comparative + superlative

- Homework

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

Comparative
(Vergrotende trap):

+ER

Vaak wordt het woord gevolgd door THAN

Frank is taller than Rob.

The boys are faster than us.

Superlative

(Overtreffende trap):

+EST

Vaak komt er voor het woord THE te staan

Rob is the tallest boy I know.

That is the fastest car ever.

Spellings regels

Wanneer het woord eindigt op:

 -e? → alleen -r of -st

 close-closer-closest

(kort woord) klinker + medeklinker? → verdubbelt medeklinker

 big-bigger-biggest

medeklinker + -y? → -ier of -iest

 dry-drier-driest

Woorden met 3 (soms 2) lettergrepen:

 GEEN -er or -est,

but MORE or MOST in front of the word!

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.

superlative

 'of' na het bijvoeglijk naamwoord:

it's the hottest day of the week.

'in' bij vergelijkingen met groepen / plaatsen

she is the smartest in her class.

Too & enough

'Too' comes before an adjective:

The box is too  small.

'enough' comes after an adjective:

The box is not small  enough.

'enough' comes before a noun:

Not enough money.

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

Student's book

p.44

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

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

Homework

Workbook: p.45 exercise 1 up to 4.