Degrees of

Compariso
n
Impian Nopitasari, M. Pd.,
 Degrees of comparison relate to
adjectives and adverbs.
Comparing the
quality of ‘work’
Comparing the
quality of
‘characteristics’
Adjective
Adjectives -> words that describe or modify other words,
making your writing and speaking much more specific.

example; small, blue, and sharp.

Function -> to identify people and unique things

Position -> before the noun or pronoun that they modify positive

Adjectives can compare two things or more than two things. comparative

superlative
 Degrees of
Comparison
Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree
as + (adj/adv) + as more (adj)/er + than the most + (adj) /
the + (adj)est
 Kiki is as beautiful  She is more diligent
as Sinta. than her brother.  I am the tallest among my
friends.
 Riko drives as  Dina looks prettier
carefully as my than her sister.  Tao is the most handsome
father. man in the class.
 Riko drives more
 Your house is as big carefully than my  She sang the most
as mine. father. impressively among the
competitors.

compares to things compares two things compares more than two

to show they have to show which has the things to show which has
the same quality. lesser or greater the least or greatest
degree of the quality. degree of the quality
 Rules in Forming the Word of
Comparative Degree
Comparative : Superalative :
use –er if the word has use –est if the word has
Positive : no special 1/2 syllable such as: 1/2 syllable such as:
rules
prettier, taller, bigger, prettiest, tallest,
thinner, etc. biggest, thinnest, etc.
Example :
as tall as use more if the word has use most if the word has
as beautiful as more than 2 syllable such more than 2 syllable such
as careful as as: as:
Etc
more beautiful most beautiful
more handsome most handsome
more carefully most carefully
Regular and Irregular Adjective and Adverb

1. Ina can be better than Ria. 1. Valentino Rossi is the best rider in MotoGP.
2. Their condition is worse than our condition. 2. She is the worst singer in the city.
3. My mother can cook better than me. 3. My mother cooks the best among our family
members.
 Other Rules in Forming the
Comparative and
Type of Adjective Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree
Superlative Degree - Adjective
one syllable add -er add -est

Strong stronger strongest

one syllable ending vowel double consonant and add -er double consonant and add -est
consonant
Thin thinner thinnest
more than one syllable add less or more add most or least

Famous more famous least famous

more than one syllable remove y add -ier remove -y add -iest
ending -y
Silly sillier silliest
for less for least
least silly
less silly
irregular no rules no rules

bad worse worst

good better best
many more most
 Other Rules in Forming the Comparative
and
Superlative Degree - Adverb
Type of Adverb Positive Comparative Degree Superlative Degree
Degree

one syllable add -er add -est

Fast faster fastest

more than one add less or more add most or least
syllable
Carefully more carefully most carefully

irregular no rules no rules

badly worse worst

well better best
Exercises Comparative Degree
1. Her cook is ………………… (spicy) than my mother cook.
(Adjective)!
2. The building is ……………. (high) than his company.
3. Ronny's design is ……………………. (bad) than other designs.
4. Living in London is ………………………. (expensive) than New York.
5. She couldn’t be ……………………… (thrilled) to work with him.
6. Do you have a …………………………. (sharp) knife than this?
7. The harvest this month is …………………………. (little) than zero.
8. What is ………………….. (important) than family?
9. The banana flaky is ………………………. (crunchy) than cassava flaky.
10. The patient needs ……………….. (much) support after the accident.
11. Rita can walk ……………………… (far) than you think.
12. I want to get a job ……………………… (good) than before.
13. My sister play a music ………………………… (slow) than last night.
14. My sister always gets a winner in the class. She is ……………………… (diligent) than my brother.
15. His performance is …………… (bright) than other stars.
16. Clara’s hair is ……………. (curly) than Sophia’s.
17. I was ………………………. (embarrassed) than Alex about the test scores.
18. The spring garden was ………………. (lovely) than the fall display of flowers.
19. Rio is a kind person but he is ………………… (compassionate) than Tio.
20.She looks …………………. (fresh) than last week.
Exercise of Superlative Degree
(Adverb)!
1. Rio’s class is the ……….. (near) to the library.
2. My sister and I are spend our weekend the ………….. (often) in the beach.
3. We played the football badly but they played the ……………… (badly) than us.
4. My sister study the …………………….. (hard) in the final examination next month.
5. She tells to me the ………………………. (seriously) problem in her life.
6. It is the ………………. (quickly) built a Supermarket in Indonesia.
7. He writes the ………………. (well) in the International Essay Competition.
8. It was the …………………. (beautifully) painting in the Sarah’s exhibition in this year.
9. The Adrian’s room is the ……………. (dirty) room in this apartment.
10. The …………….. (lazy) worker will be given a punishment.
11. The headmaster gave the scholarship to Alan because he is the ……………. (smart) student in the school.
12. She works the ………………. (diligent) than other workers in this company everyday.
13. The boy draws the ……………… (creative) in the event.
14. My father was the …………………. (disappointed) to me because I did not take the opportunity.
15. You looked the …………………. (bright) with your beautiful dress tonight.
16. Her last performance is the …………………….. (entertain) the audience.
17. This restaurant is the ………………. (famous) in this city.
18. The novel is the …………………. (interesting) to read in my traveling.
19. My brother created the ………………. (wonderful) song to the film.
20. He is the …………………….. (gently) in the campus.
Comparati Superlativ
ve e earth.
1. Andi is 165 cm tall. Donna is 167 cm tall. So, 1. The elephant is the_________animal on
Donna is__________than Andi. the
2. My father is 45 years old. My mother is 46 years 2. Maya is the ________student in my class.
old. So, my mother is_______than my father. She never comes late to scholl.
3. A buffalo is big. But, an elephant is_______than 3. Those jackets are expensive. But
a cow.
the__________jacket is the red one.
4. Almost all students think that Mathematic
4. Bengawan Solo river is long, but Nil river is
is the _________ subject in the school
________ than Bengawan Solo river.
5. Mr. Ronis the_________teacher in our
5. Most students think Mathematic is _______than
school. He never gets angry to us.
social science. 6. There are four tall students in my class.
6. Roger is 12 years old. Danu is 15 years old. So, But the ________ student is Raka.
Roger is ________than Danu. 7. Cheetah is known as the ________runner
7. A hill is________than mountain. animal on the earth.
8. A horse runs_________than a goat. 8. An ant may be the ________ animal in
9. A car’s price is usually___________than the world.
motorbike’s price. 9. Jakarta is the _______city in Indonesia.
10. The read jacket is Rp. 60.000,-. The blue 10. Arnold cleans his room twice a day.
jacket costs is Rp. 75.000,-. The Red jacket That’s why his room is the_________among
is________than blue jacket. our rooms.
Question  You haven't seen

Tag this film, have

you?
 Your sister lives in
Spain, doesn't she?
 He can't drive, can
he?
 She's a doctor,
isn't she?
 Question tag is used to expect
the listener to agree with our
statement.

when the statement is Rules of

positive, we use a
negative question tag.
 She's a doctor, isn't she?
Question Tag
 Yesterday was so much fun,
wasn't it?

If the statement is
negative, we use a
positive question tag.
 He isn't here, is he?
 The trains are never on time,
are they?
 Nobody has called for me,
have they?
Using Auxilary Verbs such as:

 I don't need to finish this today, do I?

Formation
 James is working on that, isn't he?
 Your parents have retired, haven't they?
 The phone didn't ring, did it?
 It was raining that day, wasn't it?
 Your mom hadn't met him before, had she?

No auxiliary verb but using don't, doesn't or didn't

when the tenses is past or present such as:

 Jenni eats cheese, doesn't she?
 I said that already, didn't I? 
No auxilary verb but using to be in the present
simple or past simple such as: Formation
 The bus stop's over there, isn't it?
 None of those customers were happy, were they?

No auxilary verb but using modal verb such as:

 They could hear me, couldn't they?
 You won't tell anyone, will you?
 Particular
Rule
If the main verb or auxiliary verb in the statement
is am, the positive question tag is am I? but the
negative question tag is usually aren't I?

 I'm never on time, am I?

 I'm going to get an email with the details, aren't I?
When
VS
While
Thank You!