# Comparisons explaned

Voor (regelmatige) bijvoegelijke naamwoorden/ regular adjectives

gelden de regels:

Comparatives\ vergrotende trap: -er

Superlatives\ overtreffende trap: -est

Ex: Tom is taller than Dirk but Jaden is the tallest

I'ts colder today than it was yesterday but tomorrow it will be the coldest day of the month.

Voor (Onregelmatige) bijvoegelijke naamwoorden\ (irregular) adjectives gelden de regels:

Word ending with y becomes: -ier

-iest

Ex. The student is happy but the teacher is happier.

Word ending with e becomes: -r

-st

Ex. The school is closer to my house than the supermarket.

Short vowel + consonant becomes: dubbel consonant

Ex. My house is big but my friends house is bigger.

Voor meer dan 3 lettergrepen/syllables gelden de regels:

Comparative/vergrotende: more

Superlative/overtreffende: most

Ex. I think history is more interesting than math. English however is the most interesting subject.