## Introduction

Today's lesson is going to be about comparative and superlative adjectives. In Dutch they are called ''vergelijkende en overtreffende trap''. Both are used to compare and contrast different entities, but there are quite some differences between the two.

What are the differences between comparative and superlative adjectives?

Comparatives | Superlatives
Compare two people, objects, ideas | Compare three or more things
Preceded by 'than' | Preceded by 'the'
Formed by adding 'er', 'ier' or 'more' | Formed by adding 'est', 'iest' or 'most'

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