Lesson 13

For All Departments

Arranged by:
Susy Desfitri, S.Pd
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IRENE IS FATTER THAN IRAN

A: Is irene fat?
B: Yes, she is.
A: Is iran fatter than irene?
B: No, she isn’t. irene is fatter than iran.
ALI’S HOUSE IS BIGGER THAN MY HOUSE

A : Is your house big?

B : Yes, it is.
A : Is your house bigger than Ali’s house?
B : No, it isn’t. Ali’s house is bigger than my house.
A : Is Ali’s house the biggest in this area?
B : Yes, it is.
UNDERSTANDING COMPARISON
DEGREES
 1. Positive degree.

• This house is big.

My office is big.
• This house is as big as my office.
as adjective as
• This flower is beautiful.
You are beautiful.
• This flower is as beautiful as you.
as adjective as
 2. Comparative degree.

a. This house is bigger than that one.

b. This flower is more beautiful than
that.
c. He is more intelligent than this boy.
d. He is taller than Mr. Hulas.
 3. Superlative degree.

a. This is the biggest house in this

street.
b. This flower is the most beautiful one
in this garden.
c. He is the most intelligent in this
class.
d. He is the tallest student in this class.
 POSITIVE COMPERATIVE SUPERRLATIVE
DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE
Cheap Cheaper The cheapest

Tall Taller The tallest

Fat Fatter The fattest

Busy Busier The busiest

Early Earlier The earliest

Expensive More expensive The most expensive

Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful

 POSITIVE COMPERATIVE SUPERRLATIVE
DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE

Good Better The best

Bad Worse The worst

Far Further The furthest

Little Less The Least

Handsome More handsome The most handsome

Much More The most

 Exercise 1 Mention the comparative forms

Example: new – – 9) little - -

beautiful - -
10) interesting - -
Answer: new - newer
beautiful – more beautiful
11) Far – –
1) old - - 12) Expensive – –
2) bad - - 13) Dark – –
3) difficult - - 14) Bright – –
4) large - - 15) Small – –
5) good - - 16) Amazing – –
6) big - - 17) Interesting – –
7) easy - - 18) Disgusting – –
8) much - - 19) Ridicolous – –
20) Long – –
 ANSWERS:
1. Old older the oldest
2. Bad worse the worst
3. Difficult more difficult the most difficult
4. Large larger the largest
5. Good better the best
6. Big bigger the biggest
7. Easy easier the easiest
8. Much more the most
 Exercise 2 Fill in the correct form of the words
in brackets (comparative )

Example : My house is (big).......... than yours.

Answer : My house is bigger than yours
Example : This flower is (beautiful)............ than that one.
Answer : This flower is more beautiful than that one

1. Non-smokers usually live (long)............. than smokers.

2. A holiday by the sea is (good)........... than a holiday in the
mountains.
3. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)........... than a beer.
4. The weather this summer is even (bad) ............. than last
summer.
5. The Earth is ….. ( large ) in diameter than the moon
 QUIZ
1. Fill in the blanks.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Hot ............... ...............

Clean ............... ...............

Interesting ............... ...............

2. Make two sentences using comparison rule

Wulan : 160 cm
Suci : 165 cm
Monica : 150 cm
Thank you............