1. Types of words – Woordsoorte Byvoeglike naamwoord = the adjective How to use it in a sentence and trappe van vergelyking

2.  These words are called adjectives in English  In other words they describe the things we see, feel and touch around us.  E.g. it’s a pretty girl or a cool pair of takkies.  A adjective is called a byvoeglike naamwoord in Afrikaans  They can ask you to – give the correct degree of comparison or to give the correct form of the word in brackets, or give the intensive form.  For intensive form look for the word “baie What is a byvoeglike naamwoord?

3.  If you have to give the correct form of degrees of comparison – you can use the following clues:  - is = the first Column word or the root of the word  - as = the second column word or the root +er  - die = the third column word or the root + ste  When you look at a word to do the degrees of comparison always look at the vowels and the length of the word.  Coloumn one = stellende trap - root of the word  Coloumn two = vergrotende trap + er  Colounm three = oortreffende trap + ste Degrees of comparision – Trappe van vergelyking.

4.  Rule 1: when you have a word with a short vowel – one gangster – double the last letter +er/ste bv. dik dikker dikste vet vetter vetste dun dunner dunste  Rule 2: when you have twin vowels or long vowels two identical gangsters – one kills the other one and you add –er/ste Bv. skoon skoner skoonste laat later laatste geel geler geelste

5.  Rule 3: when you have double consonants or vowels just add –er/ste Bv. vuil vuiler vuilste koel koeler koelste hard harder hardste  Rule 4: words ending in – er or just –r you add – der/ste Bv. ver verder verste swaar swaarder swaarste lekker lekkerder lekkerste

6.  Rule 5: words ending in –lik, ig, s, a long or mixed vowel, just add –er/ste Bv. maklik makliker maklikste lieflik liefliker lieflikste vinnig vinniger vinnigste besig besiger besigste blou blouer blouste mooi mooier mooiste kwaai kwaaier kwaaiste los losser losste fluks flukser flukste

7.  Rule 6: word that has only one vowel and ends in a – g, you add – ter/ ste bv. sag sagter sagste lig ligter ligste sleg slegter slegste  Rule 7: words that has a long or twin vowel and ends on a –g, the g fall away and is replaced with ë. Bv. hoog hoërhoogste laag laer laagste droog droërdroogste moeg moërmoegste vroeg vroërvroegste 6

8.  Rule 8: when you have a word with a short vowel ending on – f and when you have a word with a long vowel or a consonant and –f.  Bv. grof growwer grofste laf lawwer lafste muf muwwermufste Or lief liewer liefste doof dower doofste skurf skurwer skurfste If you have a f- remember f is a trouble maker like his name. If you have a –f it always changes into a –w. The gangster rule applies- one lonely gangster double the – w. if you have more than one gangster or two consonants- use only one -w

9.  Rule 9: if you have a word that ends in a –u  Bv slusluwer sluuste ru ruwer ruuste sku skuwer skuuste Rule 10: if you have a word ending in a –d Bv koud kouer koudste kwaad kwaterkwaadste breed breër breedste

10. If you have a sentence where the adjective is in brackets and they ask you – gee die korrekte vorm van die woord in hakkies. 1.What is the position of the adjective and where is the noun that it is describing? -If the adjective is b4 the noun – you add an –e -If the adjective is after the noun – the adjective doesn’t change Bv. Die meisie dra ‘n (pragtig) rok – pragtig +e = pragtige Or Die meisie se rok is (pragtig) – pragtig + no change = pragtig How to give the correct form of the word in brackets