ENGLISH SUMMARY DEGREES OF COMPARISON

( Submitted to fullfil the assignment of English Lesson )

Compiled by : Choirul Imam Riyadi ( X TP 2/12 )

MACHINERY ENGINEERING

SMK N 7 ( STM PEMBANGUNAN ) SEMARANG 2013

DISCUSSION OF MATERIAL DEGREES OF COMPARISON

A. Positive Comparison A.1. Positive is condition of an adjective or adverb which symbolizes simple quality without comparison or relation to increase or diminution (Grammar) A.2. . Formula / characteristic -as adj as -has/have the same noun as A.3. Model 1 = Sentences o A.3.1. he is as high as she o A.3.2. I have the same nose as she A.4. Model 2 = dialogues o A.4.1. Adit : The tower 1 is as high as the tower 2 Amri : Yes, I know A.4.2. Adit : what do you thing about high that tower? Amri : The tower 1 has the same height as the tower 2 B. Comparative Comparison B.1. comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than, as...as, etc. If three or more items are being compared, the corresponding superlative needs to be used instead. B.2. - ___er than ___ _ more___than__

 B.3. Model 1 = Sentence o B.3.1. Gandung is higher than Me o B.3.2. Sholeh is more diligent than Ardian B.4. Model 2 = Dialogues o B.4.1. John : bene ,look this! I have a new big book . Bene : john, youre false! My book is bigger than your book. John : youre true bene . my book has length 20 cms and your book has length 25 cms. B.4.2. John : wow ! iqbal playing football with professional. Bene : in actually ,he is more professional than our.

C. Superlative Comparison C.1. superlative is the form of an adjective (or adverb) that indicates that the person or thing (or action) modified has the quality of the adjective (or adverb) to a degree greater than that of anything it is being compared to in a given context. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix -est (e.g. healthiest, weakest) or the word most (most recent, most interesting). C.2. -(noun 1)+(is/are/am/is)+the+(adjective)+est+of+(noun 2/all) -(noun 1)+(is/are/am/is)+the+most+(adjective)+of+(noun 2/all) C.3. Model 1 = Sentences C.3.1. Bambang is the smartest of all students XTP2 C.3.2. Bambang is the most diligent of all students XTP2 C.4. Model 2 = dialogue C.4.1. A : Its very long coral reef B : Yes, its the longest coral reef in the world C.4.2. A : He is very intelligent student B : Right. He is the most intelligent in the school

A. adj with one suitable, plus -er dan est. Positif Cheap Great Tall High Near Comparative Cheaper Greater Taller Higher Nearer Superlative Cheapest Greatest Tallest Highest Nearest Arti (lebih) (paling) Murah Besar Tinggi Tinggi Dekat

B. - Adj suitable and ends with one dead word (consonants) that begins with a vowel (vocals), plus the suffix-er and-est. One last consonant is doubled.

Positif Big Wet Hot Fat

Comparative Bigger Wetter Hotter Fatter

Superlative Biggest Wettest Hottest Fattest

Arti (lebih) (paling) Besar Basah Panas Gemuk

C. Adjectives ending in-y circuitry letters and starts one or two consonants, then-y is replaced by-i and then add-er or-est.

Positive Happy Lucky Pretty

Comparative Happier Luckier Prettier

Superlative Happiest Luckiest Prettiest

Arti (lebih) (paling) Bahagia Beruntung Cantik

D. Adjectives that end with-y and begins with a vowel (vocals), the letter-y does not change and the direct plus-er or-est.

Positive grey Lay

Comparative Greyer Layer

Superlative Greyest Layest

Arti (lebih) (paling) abu-abu Tidak profesional

E.Kata sifat yang terdiri atas dua suku kata dan berakhiran dengan -er atau -ow langsung ditambah -er atau est. Positive Clever Shallow Slow Comparative Cleverer Shallower Slower Superlative Cleverest Shallowest Slowest Arti (lebih) (paling) Pandai Dangkal Lambat

F.Kata sifat yang terdiri atas dua suku kata yang berakhiran dengan huruf -e, maka hanya ditambah dengan -e atau -st saja.

Positive Wise Polite Brave Large Nice

Comparative Wiser Politer Braver Larger Nicer

Superlative Wisest Politest Bravest Largest Nicest

Arti (lebih) (paling) Bijaksana Sopan Berani Besar Baik

Ada beberapa kata sifat yang bentuk comparative maupun superlative-nya tidak mengikuti aturan seperti yang telah ditetapkan di atas. Positive Bad Ill Evil Good Many Comparative Worse Worse Worse Better More Superlative Worst Worst Worst Best Most Arti (lebih) (paling) Buruk Sakit Jahat Baik Banyak

EXERCISES

A. POSITIVE 1. Arman is 157 cm tall. Maulana is 157 cm tall. So, Arman has the same. tas Maulana. 2. My car is red. My brothers car is red. Our cars have the same. 3. This pencil is long. That pencil is short. That pencil isnt a as this pencil. 4. My father has the same. as my mother. They were born on the same date, month and year. 5. A buffalo cant run as .. as a horse. 6. We have the same.. Both of us like swimming. 7. I can do the Biology test easily. I think Biology is not as as Mathematic. 8. Luna and Maya has the same . Both are 55 kg. 9. An orangutan isnt as .. as an elephant. An elephant can lift a wood with its trunk easily. 10. Brian always wears an M T-shirt. Vina does too. They have the same . for T-shirt. Write the positive forms of these world ! NO 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE easier larger better narrower higher longer younger older more more famous SUPERLATIVE the easiest the largest the best the narrowest the highest the longest the younger the oldest the most the most famous

BUILDING

HEIGHT

FLOORS

YEAR

Tower A Tower B Tower C Tower D Tower E Tower F Tower G Tower H Tower I Tower J

425 m 433 m 425 m 456 m 461 m 456 m 461 m 477 m 499 m 433 m

78 82 78 87 90 87 90 96 105 83

1803 2001 2005 1803 2013 2002 1997 2001 2013 2009

21. Tower A is as as Tower C 22. Tower A has the same as Tower C 23. Tower B is as as Tower J 24. Tower D is as as Tower F 25. Tower D is has the same as Tower F 26. Tower A have the same floors as 27. Tower E is as tall as 28. Tower E has the same than Tower G 29. Tower A is as old as 30. Tower E is as as Tower I

BOOK

PRICE

Mathematic book Farmakope book UUD Notes book

Rp 75.000,00 Rp 75.000,00 Rp 1.000,00 Rp 1.000,00

31. The mathematic book is as as farmakope book. 32. The mathematic book has the same as farmakope book. 33. The UUD book has the same as notes book. 34. The notes book is as as UUD book. 35. Ardi has a curly hair, and Adit has a curly hair. So, Ardi has the same as Adit. 36. Movie A is interesting Movie B

NAME Romi Riki Soni Fikri

WEIGHT 120kg 36kg 120kg 36kg

37. Romi is as as Soni. 38. Riki is as as Fikri. 39. Romi has the same weight as 40. Riki has the same as Fikri.

Make the Comparison !

41. In English test Riko got score 95 and Tara got score 95. 42. In mathematic tes 1,2me and my friends always got bad score. 43. Orange juice the price is Rp 4500,00 and grape juice the price is Rp 4500,00. 44. Ciko has a pointed nose and Fiko has aa pointed nose too. 45. Be careful , bomb A and bomb B is flammable. 46. If you swimming in manunggal you must pay Rp 7500,00 and if you swimming in marina you must pay Rp 7500,00. 47. In the STM Pembangunan you must enter before 7a.m,butRoni and Siro come at 7.15am. 48. Haikal has weight 60kg and Jojon 60kg. 49. Tower 1 the tall is 75m and Tower 2 75m. 50. X TP 2 and X TME have 35 students.

B. COMPARATIVE 1. Carmen is much __________(old) ____________I expected. (a) (b) Carmen Carmen is is much much older old than than I I expected. expected.

(c) Dont Know 2. Florida is ______________(big) ________________Rhode Island. (a) (b) Florida Florida is is bigger biggest than than Rhode Rhode Island. Island.

(c) Dont Know 3. This book is ________________(good) _____________the last one I read. (a) (b) This This book book is is best better than than the the last last one one I I read. read.

(c) Dont Know 4. The weather this winter is _____________(bad) __________________ the weather last winter.

(a) The weather this winter is worst than the weather last winter. (b) The weather this winter is worse than the weather last winter. (c) Dont Know 5. This exercise is _______________(easy) _______________the last one. (a) (b) This This exercise exercise is is easy easier than than the the last last one. one.

(c) Dont Know 6. This metal is _______________(valuable) ______________ gold. (a) (b) This This metal metal is is more most valuable valuable than than gold. gold.

(c) Dont Know 7. Jennifer is _________________(attractive) _______________her sister. (a) (b) Jennifer Jennifer is is more most attractive attractive than than her her sister. sister.

(c) Dont Know 8. He goes there ______________(often) ________________I. (a) (b) He He goes goes there there more most often often I. I.

(c) Dont Know 9. They go to the movies ______________(frequent) ______________you. (a) (b) They They go go to to the the movies movies more more frequently frequent than than you. you.

(c) Dont Know 10. I get up every morning much __________________(early) ____________you. (a) (b) I I get get up up every every morning morning much much earliest earlier than than you. you.

(c) Dont Know 11. He prepares his homework_____________ (careful) __________most students. (a) (b) He He prepares prepares his his homework homework more more carefully careful than than most most students. students.

(c) Dont Know

12. She works _________________(hard) _______________her sister.

(a) (b)

She She

works works

harder more hard

than than

her her

sister. sister.

(c) Dont Know 13. We stayed ________________(long) ______________we expected. (a) (b) We We stayed stayed longer longest than than we we expected. expected.

(c) Dont Know 14. Our troops fought ____________(brave) ____________anyone expected. (a) (b) Our Our troops troops fought fought more more bravely brave than than anyone anyone expected. expected.

(c) Dont Know 15. The time passed _____________(quick) ___________ I expected. (a) (b) The The time time passed passed more more quick quickly than than I I expected. expected.

(c) Dont Know 16. The speaker spoke ____________(loud) __________was really necessary. (a) (b) The The speaker speaker spoke spoke more more loud loudly than than was was really really necessary. necessary.

(c) Dont Know 17. They arrived ________________(soon) ________________we . (a) (b) They They arrived arrived soonest sooner than than we. we.

(c) Dont Know 18. The weather today is _____________________(warm) _________the weather yesterday. (a) (b) The The weather weather today today is more is warm than than the the weather weather yesterday. yesterday.

warmer

(c) Dont Know 19. Carmens car was much_____________ (expensive) ____________ my car. (a) (b) Carmens Carmens car car was was much much expensiver expensive than than my my car. car. more

(c) Dont Know

20. This contract is _____________(satisfactory) _________ the previous one.

(a) (b)

This This

contract contract

is is

more most

satisfactory satisfactory

than than

the the

previous previous

one. one.

(c) Dont Know 21. This street is even ___________(wider) __________the highway. (a) (b) This This street street is is even even more wider wider than than the the highway. highway.

(c) Dont Know 22. These exercises are_____________(difficult) ___________some of the others. (a) (b) These These exercises exercises are are morer more difficult difficult than than some some of of the the others. others.

(c) Dont Know 23. The climate of Caracas is ______________(good) __________________ that of Maraciaibo. (a) (b) The The climate climate of of Caracas Caracas is is better bester than than that that of of Maraciaibo. Maraciaibo.

(c) Dont Know 24. Lillian is much _________________(clever) ___________________her brother. (a) (b) Lillian Lillian is is much much cleverer clevererest than than her her brother. brother.

(c) Dont Know 25. This summer is _____________(hot) ______________last summer. (a) (b) This This summer summer is is hotter hotterest than than last last summer. summer.

(c) Dont Know 26. She spoke _________________(rapid) ______________I expected. (a) (b) She She spoke spoke more more rapidly rapid than than I I expected. expected.

(c) Dont Know 27. Andi is 165 cm tall. Donna is 167 cm tall. So, Donna is _________ than Andi. 28. My father is 45 years old. My mother is 46 years old. So, My mother is _________ than my father.

29. A buffalo is big. But, an elephant is ________ than a buffalo. 30. Bengawan Solo river is long but Nil river is ________ than Bengawan Solo river. 31. Most students think Mathematic is ___________ than Social Science. 32. Roger is 12 years old. Danu is 15 years old. So, Roger is ______ than Danu. 33. A hill is __________ than a mountain. 34. A horse runs __________ than a goat. 35. A cars price is usually __________ than a motorbikes price. 36. The red jacket is 60,000 rupiahs. The blue jacket costs 75,000 rupiahs. The red jacket is ________ than the blue jacket. 37. Handi is tall than Anton a) Tallest b) Taller 38. A train is fast than a bus a) Faster b) More fast 39. The street in front of my house is narrow than this one. a) Narrower b) More narrow 40. This problem is simple than the one we had yesterday a) Simpler b) More simple 41. My sister is than my mother. (tall)

42. John is 43. Mary is 44. She is 45. He is by far

than his

sister. (intelligent, young)

than Dorothy. (beautiful) than her brothers. (nice) than his wife. (slim) than the German test. (easy)

46. The English test was definitely 47. This book is 48. She is 49. This way is 50. Sally is

than the film. (exciting) than her friends. (rich) than the other one. (dangerous) than her mother, isn't she? (big)

C. SUPERLATIVE 1. The elephant is the ___________ animal on the earth. 2. Maya is the ________ student in my class. She never comes late to school. 3. Those jackets are expensive. But the ________ jacket is the red one. 4. Almost all students think that Mathematic is the ____________ subject in the school. 5. Mr. Ron is the ____________ teacher in our school. He never gets angry to us. 6. There are four tall student in my class. But the _________ student is Raka. 7. Cheetah is known as the ___________ runner animal on the earth. 8. An ant may be the ____________ animal in the world. 9. Jakarta is the ______________ city in Indonesia. 10. Arnold cleans his room twice a day. Thats way his room is the __________ among our rooms.

Write the superlatives of: 1 syllable

11. old 13. cold 15. small 17. long 19. fast

the oldest

12. big 14. large 16. short 18. red 20. blue

21. smart 23. cute 25. young

22. sad 24. wet

2 syllables -y

26. lazy 28. easy 30. pretty 32. noisy 34. funny

27. happy 29. silly 31. dirty 33. heavy 35. healthy

__________________________________________________________________ ______________________________

2, 3, 4 ... syllables

36. beautiful 38. intelligent

37. stupid 39. clever

40. expensive 42. boring

41. interesting 43. careful

44. famous 46. dangerous

45. delicious 47. modern

Complete the sentences using the superlative form.

48.

49.

50.

51.

48. This man is the 50. This basketball player is the

49. This man is the 51.This man is the

REFERENCE

: http://www.belajarbahasainggrisyuk.com/soal-dan-jawaban-bahasa-inggris-matericomparative-degree/#sthash.BtLco46g.dpuf by oscar17 in Degree of Comparison Kaitkata:degree of comparison, perbandingan http://oscar17.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/soal-latihan-degree-of-comparison-2/ http://jawabanipun.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/jawaban-soal-latihan-degree-of-comparison32/ http://www.belajarbahasainggris.us/2012/04/penjelasan-degrees-of-comparison.html http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html

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