Module 3Unit 9 to 12

Comparisons

Form: Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

◦ adjective + -er / –est Fast – faster (than) – (the) fastest

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen: ◦ more / most + adjective

Beautiful – more beautiful (than) – (the) most beautiful

Gebruik: vergrotende / overtreffende trap

Don’t forget… Adjectives ending in y:

angry – angrier (than) – (the) angriest

Irregular adjectives: Bad – worse (than) – (the) worst Good – better (than) – (the) best Far – further (than) – (the) furthest Many – more (than) – (the) most

You sometimes have to doubble the consonant:

big – bigger (than) – (the) biggest

Examples!

1. Who do you think is ... (boring) teacher in the school?

2. What is ... (slow) animal on earth? 3. A Coke in a pub is ... (expensive) a

bottle of Coke from the supermarket. 4. Jacob’s room is ... (big) mine. 5. Maria is ... at English ... (bad) I am.

She wishes she was ... (good) of all.

Examples!

1. Who do you think is the most boring teacher in the school?

2. What is the slowest animal on earth? 3. A Coke in a pub is more expensive

than a bottle of Coke from the supermarket.

4. Jacob’s room isbigger than mine. 5. Maria is worse at English than I am.

She wishes she was the best of all.

Present Continuous Vorm:

◦ vorm van “to be” (am / is / are) + hele werkwoord + -ING

Wanneer gebruik je het?Rule: We often use the present continuous to talk

about plans and arrangements for the future.

Waaraan herken je het? (signaalwoorden)◦ Tomorrow, next week/month, in … days’ time, the day

after tomorrow, the week after next

I am playing tennis tomorrow afternoon

Vragende vorm: Het onderwerp komt tussen de twee

werkwoorden in: ◦ Am I doing Home Economics this year? ◦ Are you watching … ? ◦ Is he/she/it talking … ? ◦ Are we rolling … ?◦ Are you singing … ? ◦ Are they baking … ? (let op: Géén bakeing) ?

Let op uitzonderingen:

Have --> having NOT haveing!! Make --> making Put --> putting (de ‘t’ verdubbeld) Get --> getting Dig --> digging (de ‘t’ verdubbeld)

Als een werkwoord op een -e eindigt, dan vervalt de -e als ING wordt toegevoegd.

Let op:

Examples!

1. I ... (watch) TV all night during next week’s film marathon.

2. … my little brother ... (sleep) this afternoon?

3. They ... (play) a basketball game tomorrow.

4. Mrs Jones ... (drive) home from Spain in two days’ time.

5. My brother ... (not spend) a week on a canal boat.

Examples!

1. I am watching TV all night during next week’s film marathon.

2. Is my little brother sleeping this afternoon?

3. They are playing a basketball game tomorrow.

4. Mrs Jones is driving home from Spain in two days’ time.

5. My brother isn’t spending a week on a canal boat.

Will / won’t Vorm:

◦ will (not) + hele werkwoord

Wanneer gebruik je het?Rule: We use will (‘ll) or will not (won’t) + base form to

make predictions about the future.

Waaraan herken je het? (signaalwoorden)◦ Tomorrow, next week/month, in … days’ time, the day after

tomorrow, the week after next

We will all be dead if a space ship hits planet Earth.

Examples!

Choose from: sleep – get – drive – spend– play – watch – stay – ask

1. I ... TV all night during next week’s film marathon.

2. … my little brother ... this afternoon? 3. They ... a basketball game tomorrow. 4. Mrs Jones ... home from Spain in two

days’ time. 5. My brother ... a week on a canal boat.

Examples!

1. I will watch TV all night during next week’s film marathon.

2. Will my little brother sleep this afternoon?

3. They will play a basketball game tomorrow.

4. Mrs Jones will drive home from Spain in two days’ time.

5. My brother won’t spend a week on a canal boat.

Too + adjective Vorm:

too + adjective

Wanneer gebruik je het? Als je/iets té zwaar/lang/breed/etc is

I can’t do that. I’m too tired

Examples!1. You won’t get it all in that bag.2. I won’t finish this book tonight.3. I need to lose some weight.4. We can’t swim here.5. Please turn the music down.

Match:A It’s … (long)B It’s … (loud)C It’s … (small)D I’m … (fat)E The water is … (polluted)

Examples!

1. You won’t get it all in that bag. It’s too small.

2. I won’t finish this book tonight. It’s too long.

3. I need to lose some weight. I’m too fat.4. We can’t swim here. The water is too

polluted.5. Please turn the music down. It’s too

loud.

Adverb Vorm:

◦ adjective + ly

Wanneer gebruik je het?Rule: Adverbs describe adjectives and verbs. To form a

regular adverb, we usually add –ly to the adjective. If the adjective ends in –y, change –y to -i before adding –ly.

Waaraan herken je het?◦ Het zegt iets over een werkwoord

I play the piano wonderfully.

Adjective <--> Adverb Adjective Zegt iets over een zelfstandig

naamwoord (noun): a beautiful house

Adverb = adjective + ly Geeft aan hoe iets gebeurt:

I slowly walked home

Heavy --> heavily Fast – fast Good – well Early – early Late – late (not lately: that has a different

meaning!) Hard – hard (nor hardly: that has a

different meaning!)

Let op bij deze adverbs:

An adverb says something about: ◦ A verb: Ian normally acts like a fool ◦ An adjective: A perfectly normal house Don’t forget…The form of ‘to be’ (am/is/are/was/were)

◦ My neighbour was angry. (not: angrily)◦ Your father is wonderful (not: wonderfully)

1. That motorbike is very beautiful / beautifully.

2. I think Michael Jackson sounds like a real / really good singer.

3. I personal / personally hate Hollywood movies, but I suppose that’s personal / personally.

4. Ally secret / secretly laughed when the policeman asked Toby for his papers.

Examples!

1. That motorbike is very beautiful / beautifully.

2. I think Michael Jackson sounds like a real / really good singer. (zegt wat over een adjective: good)

3. I personal / personally hate Hollywood movies, but I suppose that’s personal / personally.

4. Ally secret / secretly laughed when the policeman asked Toby for his papers.

Examples!