Created by : I Dewa Ayu Widarini, S.

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ENGLISH HANDOUT:
Be Good, Better, and the Best

Tujuan Melalui kegiatan pembelajaran, siswa diharapkan mampu:

pembelajaran:  Mengidentifikasi dan memahami fungsi sosial, unsur kebahasaan dan struktur
teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan meminta
dan memberi informasi terkait perbandingan jumlah dan sifat orang, binatang,
benda, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya (degree of comparison).
 Mengidentifikasi berbagai informasi pada teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan
tulis yang melibatkan tindakan meminta dan memberi informasi terkait
perbandingan jumlah dan sifat orang, binatang, benda, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya (degree of comparison).
 Mengungkapkan dan merespon informasi terkait tindakan meminta dan memberi
informasi terkait perbandingan jumlah dan sifat orang, binatang, benda, sesuai
dengan konteks penggunaannya (degree of comparison).
 Menyusun teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan
meminta dan memberi informasi terkait perbandingan jumlah dan sifat orang,
binatang, benda dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks (degree of comparison).

Activity 1: Please read the text below!

Adorable Pet
Sitha has four dogs. They all are toy poodle
dogs. For Sitha, toy poodles are as adorable as
mini poms. She names her dogs Shiro, Goldie,
Brownie and Kuro based on their fur colors. Shiro
has white fur, Goldie has golden fur, Brownie
with brown fur and Kuro with black fur. Shiro’s
fur is brighter than Goldie’s fur. Kuro’s fur is
darker than Brownie’s fur. All of their furs are
soft but Goldie has the softest fur.
Toy poodles are one of the most intelligent dogs in the world. When Sitha teaches her
dogs some dog tricks, Shiro and Kuro are more obedient than Goldie and Brownie. Shiro
and Kuro always focus on learning the tricks. Goldie and Brownie look more playful than
Shiro and Kuro. They both like to play around the house and chase each other.

Have you heard about degree of comparison before? Can you guess which sentences in the text above
use degree of comparison?
( Pernahkah kalian mendengar tentang degree of comparison sebelumnya? Bisakah kalian menebak kalimat
mana pada teks di atas yang menggunakan degree of comparison? )
Take a look to the following sentences taken from the text entitled Adorable Pet:

 Toy poodles are as adorable as mini poms.

 Shiro’s fur is brighter than Goldie’s fur.
 Goldie has the softest fur.
 Shiro and Kuro are more obedient than Goldie
and Brownie.
 Kuro’s fur is darker than Brownie’s fur.
 Toy poodles are one of the most intelligent
dogs in the world.
 Goldie and Brownie look more playful than
Shiro and Kuro.

The sentences above use the degree of comparison. Degree of comparison is used when we compare
two things or more by changing the form of adjective. There are three types of degree of comparison;
those are Positive Degree, Comparative Degree, and Superlative Degree.
( Kalimat-kalimat di atas menggunakan degree of comparison (tingkat perbandingan). Degree of comparison
(tingkat perbandingan) digunakan ketika kita membandingkan dua hal atau lebih dengan mengubah bentuk
kata sifatnya. Ada tiga jenis degree of comparison (tingkat perbandingan), yaitu Positive Degree (tingkat
perbandingan setara), Comparative Degree (tingkat perbandingan lebih), and Superlative Degree (tingkat
perbandingan paling). )

Positive Degree : compare things that have same quality (equality) with form of adjective ‘as +
adjective + as’, or compare things that don’t have same quality (inequality) with form of adjective
‘not as + adjective + as’ .
( Positive degree (tingkat perbandingan setara) membandingkan hal yang memiliki kualitas sama
(persamaan) dengan bentuk kata sifat ‘as + adjective + as’, atau membandingkan hal yang tidak
memiliki kualitas sama (ketidaksamaan) dengan bentuk kata sifat ‘not as + adjective + as’. )

Examples of positive degree:

(+) Toy poodles are as adorable as mini poms.  equality positive degree
(Toy poodle sama menggemaskannya dengan mini poms.)
(-) A cat is not as fast as a cheetah.  inequality positive degree
(Seekor kucing tidak secepat seekor citah.)

Pattern of positive degree:

 Equality positive degree
Toy poodles are as adorable as mini poms .
Subject (S) to be as adjective as object .
(O)

 Inequality positive degree

A cat is not as fast as a cheetah .
S to be not as adjective as O .
 Comparative Degree : compare things that have different quality by adding ‘–er‘ in the end of
adjective or adding ‘more’ in front of adjective, then followed by word ‘than’ after the adjective.
( Comparative degree (tingkat perbandingan lebih) membandingkan hal yang memiliki kualitas yang
berbeda (salah satunya bersifat lebih) dengan menambahkan imbuhan ‘–er‘ di akhir kata sifat atau
menambahkan kata ‘more’ di depan kata sifat, kemudian diikuti kata ‘than’ setelah kata sifat. )

Examples of comparative degree:

Shiro’s fur is brighter than Goldie’s fur. (Bulu Shiro lebih terang daripada bulu Goldie.)
Goldie and Brownie look more playful than Shiro and Kuro. (Goldie dan Brownie terlihat lebih suka
bercanda daripada Shiro dan Kuro.)

Pattern of comparative degree:

 adjective+er + than
Shiro’s fur is brighter than Goldie’s fur .
Subject (S) to be adjective+er than object (O) .

 more + adjective + than

Goldie and Brownie look more playful than Shiro and Kuro .
S verb more adjective than O .

Form of adjectives in comparative degree:

Adjective Comparative Adjective Rule
old older than If the adjective ends with double consonant, just add –er in
tall taller than the end of adjective.
big bigger than If the adjective ends with a consonant and there’s a vowel
red redder than before it, double the last consonant before adding –er.
nice nicer than If the adjective ends with a vowel ‘ e ’, add –r in the end of
large larger than adjective.
easy easier than
If the adjective ends with consonant ‘ y ’, change ‘ y ‘ into ‘ i ‘
friendly friendlier than
then add –er.
pretty prettier than
famous more famous than
beautiful more beautiful than If the adjective consists of two or more syllables, write
delicious more delicious than ‘more‘ before adjective.
comfortable more comfortable than
good better than
For adjectives such as good, bad, far have irregular form in
bad worse than
comparative degree
far farther than
 Superlative Degree : compare more than two things that have different quality to show one of the
things has highest degree by adding ‘–est‘ in the end of adjective or adding ‘the most’ in front of
adjective.
(Superlative degree (tingkat perbandingan paling) membandingkan lebih dari dua hal yang memiliki
kualitas yang berbeda untuk menunjukkan salah satunya memiliki tingkat paling atau ter- dengan
menambahkan imbuhan ‘–est‘ di akhir kata sifat atau menambahkan kata ‘the most’ di depan kata sifat.)

Examples of superlative degree:

Goldie has the softest fur. (Goldie memiliki bulu terlembut.)
Toy poodles are one of the most intelligent dogs in the world. (Toy poodle adalah salah satu anjing
tercerdas di dunia.)

Pattern of superlative degree:

 the + adjective+est
Goldie has the softest fur .
Subject verb the adjective+est object .
(S) (O)

 the most + adjective

Toy poodles are the most intelligent dogs in the world .
S to be the most adjective O complement .

Form of adjectives in superlative degree:

Adjective Superlative Adjective Rule
old the oldest If the adjective ends with double consonant, just add –est in
tall the tallest the end of adjective.
big the biggest If the adjective ends with a consonant and there’s a vowel
red the reddest before it, double the last consonant before adding –est.
nice the nicest If the adjective ends with a vowel ‘ e ’, add –st in the end of
large the largest adjective.
easy the easiest
If the adjective ends with consonant ‘ y ’, change ‘ y ‘ into ‘ i ‘
friendly the friendliest
then add –est.
pretty the prettiest
famous the most famous
beautiful the most beautiful If the adjective consists of two or more syllables,
delicious the most delicious write ‘the most‘ before adjective.
comfortable the most comfortable
good the best
For adjectives such as good, bad, far have irregular form in
bad the worst
superlative degree
far the farthest
Examples of Adjectives Form in Degree of Comparison:
Adjective Comparative Adjective Superlative Adjective
old older than the oldest
tall taller than the tallest
big bigger than the biggest
red redder than the reddest
nice nicer than the nicest
large larger than the largest
easy easier than the easiest
friendly friendlier than the friendliest
pretty prettier than the prettiest
difficult more difficult than the most difficult
famous more famous than the most famous
beautiful more beautiful than the most beautiful
delicious more delicious than the most delicious
good better than the best
bad worse than the worst

Activity 2: Now, write a brief summary in Bahasa on the box below

about the material based on your understanding!