COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE

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ENGLISH DEPARTEMENTTHE FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

MAHASARASWATI DENPASAR UNIVERSITYDENPASAR

2012

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE

BASIC COMPETENCY

INDICATOR

MATERIAL

EXERCISES

BASIC COMPENTENCY

• THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPARISON OF PEOPLE OR THINGS.

• THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE COMPARISON DEGREE OF THE PEOPLE OR THINGS

INDICATORS

• The students are able to identify the types of comparison degree.

• The students are able to understand the types of comparison degree.

• The students are able to use the types of comparison degree correctly in the sentence.

MATERIALCOMPARISONEQUALITYas……….as

COMPARATIVE

-er………thanexception

more……..than

SUPERLATIVEthe…..-est

the most…….exception

EQUALITY

• TO SHOW THAT TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS ARE EQUAL TO OTHERS.

MATERIAL

• TO SHOW THE EQUALITY, WE USE THIS PATTERN:

AS ADJECTIVE AS

• EXAMPLE: MY WATCH IS AS EXPENSIVE AS YOUR WATCH.

MATERIAL

COMPARATIVE DEGREE

• WE USE COMPARATIVE DEGREE TO COMPARE ABOUT TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS.

MATERIAL

• IF AN ADJECTIVE CONSISTS OF ONE SYLLABLE, IT SHOULD BE ADDED BY –ER ENDING.

• EXAMPLE: MY BROTHER IS TALLER THAN MY SISTER.

• IF AN ADJECTIVE CONSISTS OF TWO SYLLABLE AND IS ENDED BY –Y,-LY,-OW,-LE,-ER,-URE IT SHOULD BE ADDED BY –ER ENDING.

• EXAMPLE: MARY IS FRIENDLIER THAN JOHN.

MATERIAL

• IF AN ADJECTIVE CONSISTS OF MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE, IT SHOULD BE ADDED ‘MORE’ BEFORE IT.

• EXAMPLE: KATY IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN RIHANNA.

MATERIAL

EXCEPTION

• THESE ARE THE EXCEPTIONAL COMPARATIVE DEGREE:

GOOD- BETTERBAD- WORSELITTLE-LESSMANY/MUCH-MOREFAR-FARTHER(FURTHER)

MATERIAL

SUPERLATIVE

• WE USE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE TO COMPARE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS.

MATERIAL

• IF AN ADJECTIVE CONSISTS OF ONE SYLLABLE, IT SHOULD BE ADDED BY THE AND –EST ENDING.

• EXAMPLE: MY BROTHER IS THE YOUNGEST CHILD IN MY FAMILY.

• IF AN ADJECTIVE CONSISTS OF TWO SYLLABLE AND IS ENDED BY –Y,-LY,-OW,-LE,-ER,-URE IT SHOULD BE ADDED BY THE AND –EST ENDING.

• EXAMPLE: MITHA IS THE CLEVEREST STUDENT IN MY CLASS.

MATERIAL

IF AN ADJECTIVE CONSISTS OF MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE, IT SHOULD BE ADDED ‘THE’ AND ‘MOST’ BEFORE IT.

EXAMPLE: AFGAN IS THE MOST POPULAR SINGER IN INDONESIA.

MATERIAL

EXCEPTION

• THESE ARE THE EXCEPTIONAL COMPARATIVE DEGREE:

GOOD- BESTBAD- WORSTLITTLE-LEASTMANY/MUCH-MOSTFAR-FARTHEST(FURTHEST)

GOOD - BADMATERIAL

EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 5EXERCISE 4

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 1Sam………….than Tom.

SAM TOM

a. is shorter

b. is short

c. is the shortest

d. is more short

EXERCISE 2Your clothes are ……………….mine.

MINE YOURS

a. as expensive as

b. more expensive

c. the most expensive

d. expensive

EXERCISE 3

Wim is ……………….son in his family.

a. is tall

b. is taller

c. is as tall as

d. the tallest

EXERCISE 4The princess is ….......than the witch.

PRINCESS WITCH

a. the most beautiful

b. as beautiful as

c. more beautiful

d. beautiful

EXERCISE 5Bob is …………..John

JOHN BOB

a. as weak as John

b. strongest

c. stronger

d.not as strong as

GOOD JOB!

SORRY!