1. COMPARISON DEGREE
EQUAL / NON EQUAL
COMPARATIVE = LEBIH SUPERLATIVE = PALING (ter)
SAMA / TIDAK SAMA DENGAN
(perbandingan dua benda) (perbandingan lebih dari dua benda dalam satu group)
(perbandingan dua benda)
Subject + (to be / verb) + as/so .... as + subject + Subject + (to be / verb) + ([more + adj.]/[adj.+ er]) Subject + (to be/verb) + ([most + adj.]/[adj.+ est])
compl. + than… + preposition in group
She is as tall as you She is taller than you She is the tallest woman in the class
We are not so smart as Andy We are not smarter than Andy We are not the smartest group in the school
We are as stupid as they are We are more stupid than they are We are the most stupid boy in the class
He speaks as carefully as Rita He speaks more carefully than Rita He speaks the most carefully in the world
They walked as slowly as a snail They walked more slowly than a snail They walked the most slowly at this neighborhood
You are as old as I am You are older than I am You are the oldest on that family
She is as intelligent as genius She is more intelligent than a genius She is the intelligent in this country
This pen is as expensive as that one This pen is more expensive than that one This pen is the most expensive in this market
My bag is so cheap as yours My bag is cheaper than yours My bag is the cheapest in this mall
This lake is as wide as the Red Sea This lake is wider than the Red Sea This lake is widest in Indonesia
This apple is as big as that tomato This apple is bigger than that tomato This apple is the biggest in my bag
Ket. Apabila perbandingannya tidak sama Ket. Apabila adjective (kata sifat) terdiri dari satu Ket. Apabila adjective (kata sifat) terdiri dari satu
dengan diberi tambahan not setelah to be. /dua suku kata maka adjective diberi akhiran er. /dua suku kata maka adjective diberi akhiran est.
Apabila lebih dari dua suku kata maka Apabila lebih dari dua suku kata maka
menggunakan more sebelum adjective. menggunakan most sebelum adjective.
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2. TASK
• Move your chair a little (close, closer, closest) to the table.
1. Fill in the blanks with the comparative and superlative degrees of
the following words.
• Ravi is (tall, taller, tallest) as his father.
Comparative Superlative
• The ostrich, the (large, larger, largest) bird of them all, does not fly.
Thick
Narrow • Which is (fast, faster, fastest), the horse or the zebra?
Good
• The manager comes to the office (early, earlier, earliest) than the rest of the
Exciting
staff.
Bravely
Bad • It is difficult to say which one of these girls dances (gracefully, more
Far gracefully, most gracefully).
Clear
• The lecture was so (boring, more boring, most boring) that most of us fell
Angrily
asleep.
Proud
Beautiful • Judy’s handwriting is much (neat, neater, neatest) than mine.
Lazy
Big
3. Fill in blanks with the correct form of the adjective or adverb in the
Heavily brackets.
Busy
• Mount Everest, the ……………………. mountain in the world, is situated in the
Himalayas. (high)
2. Underline the correct adjective or adverb in the brackets.
• It rained ……………………. today than it did yesterday. (heavily)
• Who is the (pretty, prettier, prettiest) girl in your class?
• You are the ……………………. person I have ever come across (forgetful)
• Andi has done (well, better, best) in his final-year examination.
• My examination results are just as ……………………. as those of the rest of the
class. (good)
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3. • A, B, and C are tree from a same type.
• Which ……………………., the bus or the lorry? (heavy) A = is one meter high
B = is two meters high
• It is ……………………. to read the story than to see the film. (enjoyable) C = is three meters high
From the statement we know that C is … of them all.
• The sun shines ……………………. than the moon. (brightly)
a. The longest leaf
b. The tallest trunk
• Do not think that you are ……………………. than your elders. (wise)
c. The biggest branch
d. The highest tree
• He drives ……………………. when there is a traffic policeman around. (carefully)
• Budi’s shoes Rp 99.000,00
• Can you name the ……………………. book that you have read? (interesting)
Anto’s shoes Rp 150.000,00
From the list above we know that …
4. Choose the correct answer! a. Budi’s shoes are as expensive as Anto’s
b. Anto’s shoes are more expensive than Budi’s
• The Fiat Rp 5.000.000,00 c. Both of them are the same price
The Mercedez Rp 20.000.000,00 d. Anto’s shoes are cheaper than Budi’s
The Rol Royce Rp 75.000.000,00
• Santi is 160 cm tall
From the list we know that … Nova is 165 cm tall
a. The Fiat is more expensive than the Mercedez Arman is 163 cm tall
b. The Mercedez is more expensive than the Roll Royce
We can say that …
c. The Fiat is the most expensive of them all
a. Arman is taller than Nova
d. The Mercedez is more expensive than the Fiat
b. Santi is taller than Arman
c. Santi is the tallest
• Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad have three children. They are Eka, Tuti, and Ari. Eka is
d. Nova is taller than Santi
twelve years old, Tuti is ten, and Ari is eight.
• Badu = 16 years
From the text above we know that …
Budi = 15 years
a. Tuti is Mr. Ahmad’s oldest daughter
Mary = 17 years
b. Eka is Mr. Ahmad’s oldest daughter
Tino = 14 years
c. Ari is Mr. Ahmad’s eldest son
Kasim = 15 years
d. Eka is Mr. Ahmad’s eldest son
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4. From the list we know that … c. That box is lighter than this one
a. Badu is the same age as Budi d. That box is more light than this one
b. Kasim is older than Mary
c. Tino is younger than Budi • Today is … than yesterday.
d. Badu is as old as Tino a. Hot
b. Hotter
• Do you know … city in Europe? c. Hottest
a. Bigger d. The hottest
b. The bigger
c. Biggest • The man gave his speech … than the other man.
d. The biggest a. More spontaneous
b. Spontaneouser
• Father is the … in our family. c. More spontaneously
a. Young d. The most spontaneously
b. Younger
• Shirt = Rp 10.000
c. Oldest
Shoes = Rp 15.000
d. Older
Tie = Rp 5.000
Trousers = Rp 25.000
• Hower is … than my brother.
a. As bigger
From the list above we know that …
b. Bigger
a. Trousers is the cheapest of all
c. The same big
b. Shirt is more expensive than shoes
d. So big
c. Tie is the most expensive of all
d. Tie is cheaper than shirt
• He fought the … of all the soldiers.
a. Brave
• He drinks two cups of coffee a day.
b. Bravely
I drink a cup of coffee a day.
c. More bravely
d. Most bravely
We can say that …
a. We drink the same amount of coffee a day
• This box is 100 kg. That box is 110 kg. Means …
b. He drinks more coffee than I do
a. That box is heavier than this one
c. I drinks more coffee than he does
b. That box is more heavy than this one
d. He drinks less coffee than I do
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