DEGREES OF COMPARISONS

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BASIC COMPETENCY

INDICATOR

DEGREES OF COMPARISON

EXAMPLE

EXERCISE

DEGREES OF COMPARISONS

BASIC COMPETENCY

Listening, speaking, reading and writting describing people and object

INDICATOR1. Siswa mampu mengidentifikasi orang dan benda2. Siswa menjawab pertanyaan dengan menjawab “who and how”.3. Siswa dapat menemukan dan memberi informasi orang atau benda berdasarkan ciri-cirinya.4. siswa dapat memberikan informasi tentang perbandingan orang atau benda5. siswa dapat menjelaskan perbandingan” comparison degress” dari orng atau benda

Degrees of Comparison • What is Degrees of

Comparison? The form an adjective or adverbs takes depends on how many things are being compared. The different forms of comparison are called degrees of comparison.

There are three Degrees of Comparison in English

1. Positive degree.

2. Comparative degree.3. Superlative degree.

Positive Degree

•We use the Positive degree when we speak about only one person or thing.

• Sam is as tall as Joni• My house is as big as his house

Comparative Degree•We use the Comparative degree when we compare two persons or two things with each other.

•Sam is taller than John.•This house is bigger than that one.

•She is nicer than him.

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Superlative Degree• We use the Superlative degree when we compare

more than two persons or things with one another. • It is the highest degree of the quality.Example: • Peter is the smartest boy in class.• Alice is the sweetest girl in the neighborhood. • The blue whale is the largest of all animals.

Degrees of Comparison

1. Adjectives of one syllable 2. Adjectives of two syllables 3. Adjectives of three or more syllables4. Irregular adjectives

1. Adjectives of one syllable

• Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est.• Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st.• Some adjectives double the final consonant.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

smallwarm

oldnicebig

smallerwarmer

oldernicer

bigger

smallestwarmest

oldestnicest

biggest

2. Adjectives of two syllables

• Some adjectives of two syllables add -er and -est.

• For adjectives ending in 'y‘ – cut y then add -ier and -iest.

• Adjectives ending in -ful, -less, -ing, -ed use more and most.

• Some other adjectives of two syllables use more and most (modern, famous, normal, correct, ...).

3. Adjectives of three or more syllables

Adjectives of three or more syllables use more and most.

Adjective Comparative Superlativebeautiful

dangerousexciting

more beautifulmore dangerous

more exciting

most beautifulmost dangerous

most exciting

Adjective Comparative Superlativenarrowhappyusefulboring

modern

narrowerhappier

more usefulmore boring

more modern

narrowesthappiest

most usefulmost boring

most modern

4. Irregular adjectivesYou have to memorize these!

Adjective Comparative Superlativegood (well)

badlittle

much, manyfarlateold

betterworse

lessmore

farther, furtherlater

older, elder

bestworstleastmost

farthestlast, latest

older, oldest

EXAMPLE1. John is 12 years old

Andi is 10 years old so John is older than Andi

2. Ann is smartJack is smart tooso Ann is as smart as Jack

EXERCISE1. Tina is …………… than John

a. tall b. taller c. tallest

2. John is ……… than Tina

a. shorter b. short c. shortest

EXERCISE

3. The elephant is as …….. as the buffalo.

a. biggest b. bigger c. big

EXERCISE

4. A house is the …………….. of all houses.

a. smallest b. big c. biggest

A C B

EXERCISE

5. C house is the …………….. of all houses.

a. small b. smaller

c. smallest

A C B

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