Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives and superlatives

English is better than German but Maths is the best subject!

comparatives

He is taller than her (Er ist großer als sie)

but she is more intelligent than him. (sie ist aber intelligenter als er.)

comparatives

He is taller than her: Man hängt ein "-er" am Ende und man braucht "than = als"

bigger than; faster than; stronger than; funnier than; greater than...

but she is more intelligent than him: Mit längere Wörter und Wörter mit "-ing", darf man kein "-er" am Ende hängen. Man verwendet stattdessen "more ... than".

more boring than; more beautiful than; more exciting than...

comparatives

She is as fast as him (Sie is so schnell wie er)

but she is not as strong as him. (sie ist aber nicht so stark wie er.)

comparatives

She is as fast as him: Man verwendet "as ... as" wenn zwei Personen oder Dingen gleich sind.

but she is not as strong as him: Man verwendet "not as ... as" wenn zwei Personen oder Dingen nicht gleich sind.

superlatives

The best team wins the gold medal. (Das beste Team gewinnt den goldenen Medalien.)

The most beautiful team wins nothing. (Das schönste Team gewinnt nichts.)

superlatives

The best team wins the gold medal: Man hängt "-est" am Ende.

the biggest; the smartest; the easiest; the shortest...

The most beautiful team wins nothing: Mit längere Wörter und Wörter mit "-ing", darf man kein "-est" an Ende hängen. Man verwendet stattdessen "the most...".

the most wonderful; the most boring; the most intelligent...

comparatives and superlatives

Now answer the three questions!

Denken bevor du klickst!

Multiple Choice

My sister is _________ me at Maths.

• better then

• gooder than

• better than

Multiple Choice

Your dog is __________ my dog.

• as cute as

• so cute like

• as cuter as

Multiple Choice

This is _________ English lesson ever!

• the most boringest

• the more boring

• the most boring