23 jun

GRAMMAR …
Comparatives and Superlatives.

Three Forms of Comparison of Adjectives in English

Positive: it is an ordinary form of adjectives

Comparative: shows when two persons or objects being
compared
Superlative: indicates that the quality or quantity is at its highest
or is most intense

•Comparative are used to describe people and things.
– My car is fast but John’scar is faster.
– Emily is tall but Sophia is taller.
– I need a bigger car

•“Than” is used to compare one thing with another.
– Henry is older than Tom.
– Emily is smarter than Sophia.
– The second test was easier than the first one.

•“The” is used with a superlative:
– Where Are the Tallest Buildings in the World?
– Harry is the tallest student in this class.

•“As…as” is used to compare the attributes of two things that
are equal
– Emily is as tall as Sophia.
– The first test is as easy as the second one.



Adjective Comperative Superlative
small smaller the smallest
big bigger the biggest
friendly friendlier the friendliest
the most interesting
interesting more interesting the most respectable
respectable more respectable
the best
good better the worst
bad worse furthest
far further
little less least

Study the table. Then copy and complete the sentences.

a) It’s ….. (beautiful) place you can imagine.

b) Island life is ….. (healthy) than city life.

Compares one

Compares one thing with many
thing with other thing.

Answer : another thing.

a) It’s the most beautiful place you can imagine.

b) Island life is healthier than city life.

Comparative: digunakan apabila 2 orang atau objek
dibandingkan.
Superlative: menunjukkan apabila kualiti atau kuantiti
berada pada tahap tertinggi atau paling tinggi.

Write sentences using the comparative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

the Mediterranean / the Atlantic (cold)
The Atlantic is colder than the Mediterranean.

1. Spain / Scotland (hot)
2. Cities / villages (busy)
3. Swimming / running (enjoyable)
4. Winter / summer (cold)
5. Iceland / Egypt (cold)
6. The Mississippi / the thames (long)

Order the words to make superlative sentences.

wettest/is/England/place/the/in/The Lake District
The Lake District is the wettest place in England.

1. city/the/Tokyo/world/biggest/the/in/is
2. in/popular/most/is/Sydney/the/beach/Bondi Beach
3. the/the Maldives/country/flattest/the/is/world/in
4. in/lake/famous/most/the/Loch Ness/Scotland/is
5. country/the/smallest/world/is/Vatican City/in/the

Soalan 2 & 3…tolong salin
dan jawab dalam buku

Latihan BI ye. Terima Kasih.