Un. 7 Trappen van vergelijking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

as ... as

Als je wilt zeggen dat 2 dingen (bijna) hetzelfde zijn dan gebruik je as ... as (net zo ... als)

You're as tall as my brother.

She is as old as her cousin.

Your girlfriend is almost as pretty as mine.

The giraff is ...

1. Large
2. Larger
3. alle 3 zijn goed
4. Largest

-er / -est

Bij woorden van één lettergreep gaan de trappen als volgt:

big - bigger than - the biggest

tall - taller than - the tallest

white - whiter than - the whitest

Uitzondering 1

Woorden van twéé lettergrepen op -y krijgen ook -er / -est

Happy / Happier than / The happiest

Pretty / Prettier than / The prettiest

more / most

Bij woorden van twee of meer lettergrepen gaan de trappen als volgt:

beautiful / more beautiful than / the  most beautiful

interesting / more interesting than / the most interesting

stunning / more stunning than / the most stunning

Which other exceptions do you know?

Uitzondering 2

Uit je hoofd leren

Good / better than / the best

Bad / worse than / the worst

Little / smaller than / the smallest (size)

Little / less than / the least (quantity)

many - much / more than / the most

Exercise 1

Fill in the missing form of the degrees of comparison

Protip: don't forget your the and than

big - ____ - the biggest

rude - ruder than - ____

silly - ____ - _____

boring - ____ - ____

Greenland is the
____ island in the world.

1. most large
2. larger
3. more large
4. largest

Travelling by plane is
____ than travelling by train.

1. fast
2. very fast
3. faster
4. more fast

Fjordland in New Zealand is
____ place in the world.

1. most wet
2. the wetest
3. wettest
4. the wettest

Exercise 2

Fill in the correct form of the degrees of comparison

Use the sentence to figure out which one it should be.

type only the missing words.

It's a watermelon inside a watermelon, it's ____ thing I've ever seen! (beautiful)

She is ____ at English than her classmates. (good)

He is ____ her sister. (scary)