Trappe Van Vergelyking - Degrees Of Comparison

Question 1

What is it called when two things are being compared?

Answer 1

Die vergrotende trap

The comparative form

Question 2

What words can indicate the comparative form is needed?

Answer 2

Hoe

As

Question 3

What is the Afrikaans equivalent of the superlative form?

Answer 3

Oortreffende trap

Question 4

What words indicate that the superlative form is needed?

Answer 4

Die

Question 5

What is the general rule for the vergrotende trap?

Answer 5

Add er

Question 6

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and there is a short vowel and it ends in a single consonant?

Answer 6

Double the consonant

Add er

Question 7

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has twin vowels and ends in a single consonant?

Answer 7

Drop one vowel

Add er

Question 8

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in r?

Answer 8

Add der

Question 9

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has a short vowel and ends in g?

Answer 9

Add ter

Question 10

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in ig?

Answer 10

Add er

Question 11

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and ends in g?

Answer 11

Follow the adjective rule

Add an r

Question 12

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in d?

Answer 12

Follow the adjective rule

Add r

Question 13

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has a short vowel and ends in f?

Answer 13

Follow the adjective rule

Add an r

Question 14

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has a long vowel and ends in f?

Answer 14

Follow the adjective rule

Add r

Question 15

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in a consonant and f?

Answer 15

Follow the adjective rule

Add r

Question 16

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in u?

Answer 16

Add wer

Question 17

What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in de or e?

Answer 17

Use mees before the word

Don’t add suffixes

Question 18

How do you change baie to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 18

Meer

Question 19

How do you change goed to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 19

Beter

Question 20

How do you change jonk to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 20

Jonger

Question 21

How do you change kwaad to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 21

Kwater

Question 22

How do you change lank to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 22

Langer

Question 23

How do you change nuut to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 23

Nuwer

Question 24

How do you change selde to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 24

Minder

Question 25

What is the general rule for the oortreffende trap?

Answer 25

Add ste

Question 26

What must you do when you have to change it to the oortreffende trap and it ends in s?

Answer 26

Add ste

Don’t drop the original s

Question 27

What is important to remember when changing to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 27

Change the root word, not the converted word

Question 28

What must you do when changing to the oortreffende trap and it ends in de or e?

Answer 28

Use mees before the word

Don’t add the suffix

Question 29

How do you change baie to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 29

Meeste

Question 30

How do you change bietjie to the vergrotende trap?

Answer 30

Minder

Question 31

How do you change bietjie to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 31

Minste

Question 32

How do you change goed to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 32

Beste

Question 33

How do you change jonk to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 33

Jongste

Question 34

How do you change lank to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 34

Langste

Question 35

How do you change selde to the oortreffende trap?

Answer 35

Minste