When you have finished this lesson you can:

• Talk about religion and faith

• Know the comparative forms of adjectives

• Know how to compare things or persons

The Zentralfriedhof (Vienna Central Cemetery) is the second biggest burial ground in Europe. You can see a lot of tourists visiting the cemetery because it is one of the main attractions of Vienna! There you can not only see thousands of graves, but also green spaces, churches, historical buildings and cultural monuments. The There is a special section in the Zentralfriedhof which is called the “Ehrengräber”, where composers, artists and politicians are buried (for example, Johann Strauss or Ludwig van Beethoven)

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click at the pronoun on the left and drag it to the corresponding form of the verb on the right side.

Say that you don’t believe in God.

Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

 To compare things with each other you use comparative forms of adjectives. There are three comparative forms: positive, comparative, superlative.

The positive form is the basic form of the adjective, which we use with the comparison words “so … wie”.

Example:

Der Friedhof ist so friedlich wie ein Park. [The cemetery is as peaceful as a park.]

Further expressions which use positive comparisons are:

The comparative form is used for two things or persons to show a different between them. You construct the comparative with “als” and add the ending -er to the adjective.

Example:

Friederike läuft schneller als Maria.    [Friederike runs faster than Maria.]

You can also use it as attribute. Then you have note number, sex and case of the following noun:   

    Er hat das schnellere Auto.        [He has the faster car.]

The superlative form is the highest form of comparison. It explains the highest level in a comparison. It’s constructed with “am” and the added ending -(e)sten to the adjective.

Example: klein - kleiner - am kleinsten

If you use the superlative form as attribute you also have to note number, sex and case of the following noun:

der kleinste Friedhof

In short:

Build the comparative form of the adjective. Click the button to record your answer, with microphone.

Example:     das schnelle Auto ... - das schnellere Auto

Arrange correctly: Click at the positive form of  the adjective on the left and drag it to the corresponding comparative and superlative form on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click on the phrase on the left side and drag it to the corresponding phrase on the right side to make a correct rule.