Assalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb.
Anak-anakku yang baik, (dan yang tidak terlalu baik),
ini lho Bu Ros bikinkan catetan untuk Comparative. Ada test-nya di bawah. Kerjain, yaaaaa.... Luph yu <3>
Degree of Comparison
There
are three kinds of comparison:
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Positive
Degree → is used o
compare two thinks that are equal.
The pattern
S + to be + as
+ adj + as or S + verb + as + adv + as
Examples
·
My
book is as interesting as yours
·
His
car runs as fast as a race car
·
Their
house is as big as that one
Comparative
Degree → is used to
compare two things that are not equal.
The Pattern for 1 syllable
S + to be + adj
+ er + than or S + verb + adv + er + than
Examples
·
Today
is hotter than yesterday
·
This
exercise is easier than the last one
The pattern for more than two syllables
S + to be + more
+ adj + than or S + verb + more + adv + than
Examples
·
This
red dress is more comfortable than the white
·
He
speaks Spanish more fluently than I
Superlative
Degree→ is used to
compare one thing with two or more other things.
The pattern for 1 syllable
S + to be + the + adj + est or
S + verb + the + adv +
est
Examples
·
John
is the tallest boy in the family
·
He
works the hardest of all the employee in this office.
The pattern for more than two syllables
S + to be + the
most + adj or S + verb + the most + adv
Examples
·
That
was the most boring film I have ever seen
·
Sally
dances the most gracefully of all the participant
NOTE
* Use
the form more + adjective for adjective ending in the following
suffixes: -ed, -ful, -ing, -ish and ous
(more useful, more boring, more cautious)
* When
an adjective ends in a consonant +y, change the y to i and add –er
or - est
(happy-happier/ the happiest,
dry-drier/the driest)
and for –some, - ow and add –er or
-est (handsomer/the handsomest, narrower/the narrowest)
POSITIVE
|
COMPARATIVE
|
SUPERLATIVE
|
Bad
Far
Good
Well
Little
much/many
|
Worse
Farther
Further
Better
Better
Less
more
|
The worst
The Farthest
The Furthest
The best
the best
The least
The most
|
Exercises
1.
Harry is taking an English course now. He can
speak English ________________ than before.
2.
He is
actually 35 years old, but he looks _______________. He is like a 20 years old
man.
3.
As parts
of English lesson, language function is ______________than grammar focus.
4.
As we know, a dove is _______________than any
other birds.
5.
For most
Indonesian, eating rice is _______________than eating bread.
6.
Mr. Anwar
is really a good teacher. He is _______________ than any other teachers.
7.
Husni often comes late to school. He wishes he
lived ______________to school.
8.
Knowing that there are many students coming
late, the teacher warns them to come ____________.
9.
The shoes are too small for me. I need a
____________one.
10.
I was surprised that the total of the bill is
_____________than we predict before.
Write a sentence comparing one thing with another.
For example:
Compare two rooms in your house: My
bathroom is smaller than my living room.
1. Compare two people in your
class: __________________________________________________
2. Compare two films that you
have seen: ______________________________________________
3. Compare two Asian countries: ______________________________________________________
4. Compare two types of
transport: ____________________________________________________
5. Compare two novels that you have
read: _____________________________________________
6. Compare two places near to
where you live:
__________________________________________
7. Compare two famous people
from history:
___________________________________________
8. Compare two capital
cities:
_______________________________________________________
9. Compare two occupations:
________________________________________________________
10. Compare two days of the
week:
___________________________________________________
Here’s a list of verb / adverb you might use:
Angry
|
Exciting
|
Busy
|
Competent
|
Diligent
|
Quiet
|
Small
|
Smart
|
Nice
|
Tall
|
Short
|
Wide
|
Poor
|
Crowded
|
Sad
|
Large
|
Rich
|
Interesting
|
Happy
|
Educated
|
Tiring
|
Sleepy
|
Lazy
|
Scary
|
Fun
|
Thick
|
Strong
|
Slow
|
Boring
|
Thin
|
Weak
|
Quick
|
