AL / AT / AI
AL... | |||||
algebra | • | algebra | albatross | • | albatros |
alcohol | • | alkohol | album | • | album |
algorithm | • | algoritme | allergy | • | allergie |
alloy | • | allooi | almond | • | amandel |
alphabet | • | alfabet | alto | • | alt |
altruism | • | altruïsme | |||
AT... | |||||
atlas | • | atlas | athlete | • | atleet |
athletics | • | atletiek | atmosphere | • | atmosfeer |
...AI... | |||||
pair | • | paar | pain | • | pyn |
bail | • | baal | brain | • | brein |
thumbnail | • | duimnael | drain | • | drein |
train | • | trein | fail | • | faal |
maid | • | meid | sail | • | seil |
hair | • | haar |
BR...
brain | • | brein | brush | • | borsel |
break | • | breek | brand | • | brand |
brandy | • | brandewyn | brave | • | braaf |
bread | • | brood | brother | • | broe(de)r |
brew(ery) | • | brou(ery) | bridge | • | brug |
brigade | • | brigade | brilliant | • | briljant |
bride | • | bruid | bridegroom | • | bruidegom |
bring | • | bring | broad | • | breed |
broken | • | gebroke | bronze | • | brons |
brown | • | bruin | brutal | • | brutaal |
CA...
CA | |||||
cabinet | • | kabinet | cable | • | kabel |
cactus | • | kaktus | cadet | • | kadet |
cafeteria | • | kafeteria | cafe | • | kafee |
calf | • | kalf | calorie | • | kalorie |
camel | • | kameel | camera | • | kamera |
camp | • | kamp | can | • | kan |
canal | • | kanaal | cancel | • | kanselleer |
cancer | • | kanker | cannibal | • | kannibaal |
cannon | • | kanon | canton | • | kanton |
cap | • | kap | car | • | kar |
cat | • | kat | carve | • | kerf |
catalogue | • | katalogus | |||
C... / CH... / ...CK
C | |||||
circle | • | sirkel | cigar | • | sigaar |
cycle | • | siklus | cipher | • | syfer |
civil | • | sifiel | clarinet | • | klarinet |
classic | • | klassiek | classify | • | klassifiseer |
class | • | klas | clause | • | klousule |
clavier | • | klavier | clay | • | klei |
clerk | • | klerk | climate | • | klimaat |
code | • | kode | |||
CH... | |||||
chain | • | ketting | chip | • | keep |
chamber | • | kamer | champion | • | kampioen |
chancellor | • | kanselier | chance | • | kans |
chapel | • | kapel | chaos | • | chaos |
chaplin | • | kapelaan | chart | • | kaart |
cherry | • | kersie | chew | • | kou |
chicken | • | kuiken | chin | • | ken/kin |
chirp | • | tjirp | choose | • | kies |
choice | • | keuse | choir | • | koor |
chop | • | kap | choral | • | koraal |
chef | • | sjef | chocolate | • | sjokolade |
charm | • | sjarme | |||
...CK | |||||
seasick | • | seesiek | stick | • | stok |
sock | • | sok | truck | • | trok |
sack | • | sak | thick | • | dik |
neck | • | nek | wreck | • | wrak |
rock | • | rots |
F
F | > | F or V | |||
feel | • | voel | fund | • | fonds |
fine | • | fyn | fat | • | vet |
finger | • | vinger | father | • | vader |
fall | • | val | false | • | vals |
fast | • | vas | fight | • | veg |
for | • | vir | four | • | vier |
far | • | ver | fish | • | vis |
flag | • | vlag | full | • | vol |
fold | • | vou | friend | • | vriend |
free | • | vry | fire | • | vuur |
H...
H... | |||||
hair | • | haar | harbor | • | hawe |
hay | • | hooi | helicopter | • | helikopter |
herder | • | herder | help | • | help |
her | • | haar | hospital | • | hospitaal |
hard | • | hard | handbook | • | handboek |
half | • | half | hailstorm | • | haelstorm |
house | • | huise | hundred | • | honderd |
SCH... / SH...
SCH... | |||||
schedule | • | skedule | scheme | • | skema |
school | • | skool | |||
SH... | |||||
shade/shadow | • | skaduwee | shaft | • | skag |
shame | • | skaam | shake | • | skut |
sharp | • | skerp | shave | • | skaaf/skeer |
shears | • | skêr | sheath | • | skede |
shell | • | skulp | sheep | • | skaap |
shield | • | skild | shine | • | skyn |
ship | • | skip | shock | • | skok |
shoemaker | • | skoenmaker | shoot | • | skiet |
shot | • | skoot | short(x2) | • | skort/kort |
shoulder | • | skouer | shovel | • | skoffel |
show | • | skou |
SK... / SCR... / SL... / SW...
SK... | |||||
skate | • | skaats | skull | • | skedel |
skeletal | • | skelet | skeptic | • | skepties |
sketch | • | skets | ski | • | ski |
skew | • | skeef | skirmish | • | skermutseling |
SCR... | |||||
scrape | • | skraap | scream | • | skree(u) |
screw | • | skroef | scripture | • | skrifte |
SL... | |||||
slave | • | slaaf | sleigh | • | slee |
sleep | • | slaap | slim | • | slim |
slime | • | slym | slot | • | slot |
slurp | • | slurp | slang | • | slang |
SW... | |||||
sword | • | swaard | swim | • | swem |
swing/swerve | • | swaai | |||
STR...
STR... | |||||
stripe | • | streep | straw | • | strooi |
strew | • | strooi | stroke | • | strook |
street | • | straat | strive | • | streef |
stream | • | stroom | strategy | • | strategie |
strand | • | strand | stove | • | stoof |
TH...
TH... | |||||
thank | • | dank | the | • | die |
that | • | dat | then | • | dan |
there | • | daar | thick | • | dik |
thing | • | ding | think | • | dink |
thin | • | dun | thief | • | dief |
three | • | drie | third | • | derde |
thirteen | • | dertien | thirty | • | dertig |
thirst | • | dors | thorn | • | doring |
thousand | • | duisend | theater | • | teater |
theme | • | tema | theology | • | teologie |
theory | • | teorie | therapy | • | terapie |
thermometer | • | termometer | thesis | • | tesis |
...TH | |||||
moth | • | mot | betroth | • | trou |
bath | • | bad | mouth | • | mond |
birth | • | geboorte | earth | • | aarde |
death | • | dood | hearth | • | haard |
oath | • | eed | path | • | pad |
sabbath | • | sabbat | silversmith | • | silwersmid |
south | • | suid | worth | • | waarde |
FF
...FF | |||||
buffalo | • | buffel | buffer | • | buffer |
caffeine | • | kafeïne | chaff | • | kaf |
buffet | • | buffet | chauffeur | • | chauffeur |
cliff | • | kloof | coffer | • | koffer |
official | • | offisieel | off | • | af |
puff | • | pof | stiff | • | styf |
toffee | • | toffie | affect | • | affekteer |
affair | • | affêre | bluff | • | bluf |
chaff | • | kaf | offensive | • | offensief |
PH
...PH... | |||||
asphalt | • | asfalt | biography | • | biografie |
decipher | • | ontsyfer | graphic | • | grafiek |
telephone | • | telefoon | Joseph | • | Josef |
microphone | • | mikrofoon | phase | • | fase |
phrase | • | frase | physics | • | fisika |
prophet | • | profeet | prophecy | • | profesie |
sphere | • | sfeer | sulphate | • | sulfaat |
trophy | • | trofee | typhoon | • | tifoon |
alphabet | • | alfabet | philosophy | • | filosofie |
atmosphere | • | atmosfeer | cipher | • | syfer |
EA (1)
EA | > | E | |||
beak | • | bek | leak | • | lek |
pearl | • | pêrel | easel | • | esel |
EA | > | EE | |||
bear | • | beer | beast | • | bees |
daybreak | • | dagbreek | deal | • | deel |
eat | • | eet | feast | • | fees |
feather | • | veer | weather | • | weer |
instead | • | instede | idea | • | idee |
heavy | • | hewig | lean | • | lenig |
learn | • | leer | leather | • | leer |
mean | • | gemeen | neat | • | net/netjies |
pear | • | peer | preach | • | preek |
sea | • | see | sweat | • | sweet |
swear | • | sweer | tea | • | tee |
seal | • | seël | smear | • | smeer |
speak | • | spreek | steal | • | steel |
weave | • | weef | wreak | • | wreek |
EA (2)
EA | > | OO | |||
heap | • | hoop | leap | • | loop |
bean | • | boon | dead | • | dood |
dream | • | droom | deaf | • | doof |
hear | • | hoor | ear | • | oor |
beam/boom | • | boom (balk) | cream | • | room |
steam | • | stoom | stream | • | stroom |
great | • | groot | inseam | • | insoom |
lead (metal) | • | lood (metaal) | east | • | oos |
flea | • | flooi | |||
EA | > | AA | |||
beacon | • | baken | creak | • | kraak |
thread | • | draad | year | • | jaar |
hearth | • | haard | meal | • | maal |
measles | • | masels | nearby | • | naby |
EA | > | OTHER | |||
heart | • | hart | peak | • | piek |
area | • | area | deacon | • | diaken |
ideal | • | ideaal | ocean | • | oseaan |
plead | • | pleit | lead/leader | • | lei/leier |
jealous | • | jaloers | heat | • | hitte |
EE
seek | • | soek | week | • | week | |||
deep | • | diep | steer | • | stuur | |||
feed | • | voed | speed | • | spoed | |||
sleep | • | slaap | bee | • | by | |||
beeswax | • | byewas | beer | • | bier | |||
bleed/blood | • | bloei/bloed | breed | • | broei | |||
cheek | • | kies | cheese | • | kaas | |||
coffee | • | koffie | creep | • | kruip | |||
sweet/sweat | • | soet/sweet | deed | • | daad | |||
discreet | • | diskreet | feel | • | voel | |||
feelers | • | voelers | fleece | • | vlies | |||
free | • | vry | freeze | • | vries | |||
wheel | • | wiel | green | • | groen | |||
greet | • | groet | meet | • | ontmoet | |||
need | • | nood | sheep | • | skaap | |||
sneeze | • | nies | steal/steel | • | steel/staal | |||
reef | • | rif | reek | • | ruik |
OO / OA
...OO... | |||||
room/chamber | • | ruim/kamer | blood | • | bloed |
foot | • | voet | bamboo | • | bamboes |
bloom/flower | • | blom/fleur | good | • | goed |
hood/hat | • | hoed | door | • | deur |
hook/corner | • | hak/hoek | snoot | • | snoet |
look | • | lyk | loose | • | los |
stool | • | stoel | troops | • | troepe |
pool | • | poel | food | • | voedsel |
floor | • | vloer | book | • | boek |
cookie | • | koekie | harpoon | • | harpoen |
scoop | • | skoppie | roof/(rob) | • | dak/(roof) |
...OA... | |||||
board | • | bord | iceboat | • | ysboot |
broad | • | breed | coal | • | kool |
hoard | • | horde | coach | • | koets |
soap | • | seep | loan | • | lening/leen |
oak | • | eike | oasis | • | oasis |
oath | • | eed |
...GH / ...OW / ...EW
...GH | |||||
bough/bow | • | buig/boeg | laugh | • | lag |
weigh | • | weeg | dough | • | deeg |
high | • | hoog | rough | • | rof |
trough | • | troffel | plough | • | ploeg |
sigh | • | sug | |||
...OW | |||||
low | • | laag | flow/flood | • | vloei/vloed |
cow | • | koei | crow | • | kraai |
rainbow | • | reënboog | elbow | • | elmboog |
follow | • | volg | plow | • | ploeg |
show | • | skou | snow | • | sneeu |
widow | • | weduwee | tow | • | tou |
claw | • | klou | |||
...EW | |||||
dew | • | dou | new | • | nuut |
brew | • | brou | flew/fly | • | flieg |
grow/grew | • | groei |
...MB / ...UM
...MB | |||||
thumb | • | duim | dumb | • | dom |
comb | • | kam | bomb | • | bom |
crumb | • | krummel | lamb | • | lam |
climb | • | klim | |||
...UM | |||||
album | • | album | drum | • | drom |
forum | • | forum | sum | • | som |
scum | • | skuim |
...ND
...ND | |||||
blind | • | blind | bind | • | bind |
band | • | band | blond | • | blond |
friend | • | vriend | land | • | land |
find | • | vind | end | • | einde |
hound | • | hond | ground | • | grond |
wind | • | wind | hand | • | hand |
sand | • | sand | lend | • | leen |
kind | • | kind | legend | • | legende |
spend | • | spandeer | pound | • | pond |
strand | • | strand | stand | • | staan |
...RM / ...LM / KN...
...RM | |||||
arm | • | arm | warm | • | warm |
alarm | • | alarm | firm | • | ferm |
storm | • | storm | charm | • | sjarme |
term | • | term | worm | • | wurm |
form | • | vorm | |||
...LM | |||||
calm | • | kalm | palm | • | palm |
balm | • | balsem | psalm | • | psalm |
film | • | film | helm | • | helm |
KN... | |||||
knee | • | knie | knead | • | knie |
knight | • | kneg | knob | • | knop |
knot | • | knoop | know | • | ken |
knuckle | • | kneukel | gnaw | • | knaag |
...RP / ...RT/RD / ...RK
...RP | |||||
chirp | • | tjirp | carp | • | karp |
...RT/RD | |||||
apart | • | apart | cart | • | kar |
chart/card | • | kaart | fort | • | fort |
passport | • | paspoort | sport | • | sport |
short | • | kort | tart(pie) | • | tert |
sort | • | soort | cord | • | koord |
beard | • | baard | sword | • | swaard |
word | • | woord | forward | • | voorwaards |
...RK | |||||
clerk | • | klerk | aardvark | • | aardvark |
work | • | werk | fork | • | vurk |
mark | • | merk | market | • | mark |
...ST / ...EST
...ST | * | -te plural | (e.g nes | > | neste) |
activist | • | aktivis* | botanist | • | botanis* |
extremist | • | extremis* | gymnast | • | gimnas* |
methodist | • | metodis* | passivist | • | passivis* |
pianist | • | pianis* | test | • | toets |
rest | • | rus* | nest | • | nes* |
pest | • | pes* | post | • | pos* |
most | • | mees* | wurst | • | wors |
burst | • | bars* | chest | • | kas* |
coast | • | kus* | cost | • | kos |
contrast | • | kontras* | feast | • | fees* |
fist | • | vuis* | ghost/spook | • | gees*/spook |
guest | • | gas* | lost | • | los |
wanderlust/lust | • | wanderlus/lus* | mast | • | mas* |
rust | • | rus* | priest | • | priester |
roast | • | rooster | paste | • | pasta |
haste | • | haas | chaste | • | kuis |
breast | • | bors* | |||
...EST | • | ...STE | |||
calm>calmer>calmest | • | kalm>kalmer>kalmste | hard>harder>hardest | • | hard>harder>hardste |
rough>rougher>roughest | • | rof>rowwer>rofste | strong>stronger>strongest | • | sterk>sterker>sterkest |
For many more, | see | Degrees of Comparison | Vir nog baie, | sien | Trappe van Vergelyking |