Degrees of Comparison

By Sri Meiweni Basra

 10 new words
Makna/Arti Adjective Makna/Arti Adjective

terang bright bersih clean

kreatif creative berat heavy

Lambat Slow enak delicious

mahal expensive penting important

putih white baik good

 Degrees of Comparison?
• Comparison dalam Bahasa Indonesia : Perbandingan

Perhatikan gambar berikut.

Apa saja yang bisa kalian katakan
untuk menyatakan perbadingan 3
lampu yang ada di samping?
Jadi, apa yang bisa dibandingkan?
• Adjective
• Adverb

slow tall beautiful

small
big Adjectives
happy important
expensive
busy
Apa saja kategori comparisons?

Positive Comparative Superlative

 1. Positive
• menyatakan suatu hal dengan
perbandingan yang sama

As + Adjective + As
• A Phillips lamp costs $7
• A Hannocs lamp costs $7

• A Phillips lamp is as expensive as a Hannocs lamp

 Now you try!
As + Adjective + As
• English is easy
• Bahasa Indonesia is easy
• English is as easy as Bahasa Indonesia

Please find another

example
 2. Comparative • Lebih
• Membandingkan 2 hal yang berbeda

Adjective + er More + Adjective

• Slow = slower • important = more important
• Tall = taller • beautiful =more beautiful
• Short = shorter • expensive = more expensive
• Small = smaller • Dangerous = more dangerous
• Long = longer • creative = more creative
 Example 1

• Lamp B is brighter than lamp C

• Lamp A is darker than lamp B
 Example 2

• The pink car is faster than the blue car

• The blue car is slower than the pink car
 Example 3

Jack and Sofia

• Creative
• Jack is more creative than Sofia

• diligent
• Sovia is more diligent than Jack
 3. Superlative • Paling

• Membandingkan 3 hal atau lebih dalam kalimat

The Adjective + est The Most + Adjective

• Slow = slowest • important = most important
• Tall = tallest • beautiful = most beautiful
• Short = shortest • expensive = most expensive
• Small = smallest • Dangerous = most dangerous
• Long = longest • creative = most creative
 Example 1

• Lamp C is the brightest I’ve ever seen in my life.

• Lamp A is the darkest lamp in the room.
 Example 2

• Sofina, Sierra, Bery, Nick, and Bentley

• Bentley race car is the fastest of all

• Sofina race car is the slowest among all cars
 Example 3

• Creative
• The pink lady is the most creative of all

• diligent
• The man is the most diligent in the class
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https://curvebreakerste
stprep.com/comparative
-superlative-positive-
adjectives-degrees-of-
comparison/
• Adjective –y
• Busy, Kata sifat yang diakhiri oleh –y
(lebih dari 1 suku kata) diikuti oleh
• Lazy, –er /-est. Bukan more- / the most-
• Hungry,
• Happy, etc

• Maulana is happier than Sindy

• Maulana is the happiest in the room
• Maulana is more happy than Sindy
• Maulana is the most happy in the room
• Irregular adjective
• Good – better – best
• Bad – worse – worst Ada beberapa adjectives yang
mempunyai perubahan yang
• Little – less – least
tidak beraturan untuk
• Far – farther – farthest comparative dan superlative nya

• Staying at an apartment is better than at a house

• Samsung is the best brand of all
• Staying at an apartment is gooder than at a house
• Samsung is the goodest brand of all
 Hati-hati, jangan mendouble kan comparison nya

Diana is more taller than Anne

Diana is taller than Anne

The place is the most cleanest place of all

The place is the cleanest place of all
 Tugas!
Speaking
Review lah sebuah produk/bisnis/tempat dalam 5 kalimat, hafalkan, get
ready untuk ditampilkan minggu depan! Dengan ketentuan:
Kalimat 1 : memperkenalkan produk/bisnis/tempat
Kalimat 2,3,4 : kalimat memuat s.present, modal verb, comparison
Kalimat 5 : closing / kalimat ajakan / perintah
Review lah sebuah produk/bisnis/tempat dalam 5 kalimat, hafalkan, get ready untuk
ditampilkan minggu depan! Dengan ketentuan:
Kalimat 1 : memperkenalkan produk/bisnis/tempat
Kalimat 2,3,4 : kalimat memuat s.present, modal verb, comparison
Kalimat 5 : closing / kalimat ajakan / perintah

Kalimat 1 : It is a bag from the Bodypack

Kalimat 2 : I really like this bag/I use this bag everyday/It is a good bag
Kalimat 3 : You can get this bag in the official store of the Bodypack.
Kalimat 4 : This bag is cheaper than bags from the Export brand.
Kalimat 5 : what are you waiting for? Buy now!