THE COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

A. Qualitative adjective adalah suatu adjective

yang menerangkan bentuk atau keadaan
suatu benda. Qualitative adjective
mempunyai tiga tingkatan yang disebut
degree of comparison:
1. positive degree
2. comparative degree
3. superlative degree
B. Positive degree menunjukkan kesamaan mutu, banyaknya,
tingkatan atau derajat, dan lain-lainnya antara satu benda
dengan benda lainya.
contoh: The man is as old as my father.
She is as tall as my sister.
Their house is as big as ours.
Jika kita ingin menunjukkan ketidaksamaan antara satu benda
dengan benda lainya kita bisa menambahkan “not” sesudah to
be.
contoh: The man is not as old as my father
The man is not so old as my father
The house is as big as yours
The house is not so big as yours
3. Comparative and superlative degree
comparative degree digunakan jika kita ingin
menunjukkan dengan jelas bahwa terdapat
ketidaksamaan antara satu benda dengan benda
lainnya. Misalnya kita mengatakan “Jack is not so
tall as my brother.”
kalimat diatas bisa diutarakan dengan cara lain
dengan mengatakan:
Jack is shorter than my brother
atau
My brother is taller than Jack
Jika kita membandingkan seseorang atau
suatu benda yang melebihi orang-orang atau
benda-benda lainya kita menggunakan
superlative degree. Misalnya, John is taller
than any other students in his class. Kalimat ini
bisa dinyatakan dengan cara lain, yaitu:
John is the tallest in his class.
kita menambahkan “er” dan “est”pada kata
sifat untuk membentuk comparative dan
superlative.
 Adjective Comparative Superlative

clean cleaner cleanest

cold colder coldest
old older oldest
high higher highest
young younger youngest
Kata sifat yang terdiri dari satu suku kata dan huruf
terakhirnya dibaca pendek, huruf terakhir
digandakan lalu ditambah “er” untuk
comparative dan “est” untuk membentuk
superlative.
 Adjective Comparative Superlative

hot hotter hottest

fat fatter fattest
big bigger biggest
sad sadder saddest
wet wetter wettest

Kata sifat yang huruf akhirnya “y”, “y” ditukar

dengan “i” lalu ditambah dengan “er” untuk
comparative dan “est” untuk superlative.
 Adjective comparative superlative

heavy heavier heaviest

busy busier busiest
happy happier happiest
lazy lazier laziest
lucky luckier luckiest
Kata sifat yang terdiri dari dua suku kata atau
lebih diberi tambahan “more” didepanya
untuk membentuk comparative dan “most”
untuk superlative
 Adjective Comparative Superlative
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
careless more careless most careless
stupid more stupid most stupid
expensive more expensive most expensive
Beberapa kata sifat mempunyai bentuk tersendiri
untuk comparative dan superlative nya.
good better best
farfurther furthest
little less least
bad worse worst
evil worse worst
much/many moremost
 Exercise
A. Circle the correct forms in the following sentences
1. Jenny is older/elder than I am
2. My house is much smaller/less than yours
3. I am sure that he has got the more/most
4. I am very sorry because we have no further/farther
information
5. His hand writing is worse/worst than mine
6. Your pronunciation is better/best than mine
7. Jack is Nancy’s older/elder brother
8. Who is the oldest/eldest in your class, John?
9. Have you hear the latest/later news?
10. This is the more/most expensive watch I have ever seen.
B. Use the comparative forms of the words in paraentheses.
1. This house is too small for them. They need a……….. (big)
2. You look……(fat). Do you always eat more?
3. You will find their address easily if you have a….. (good)
map.
4. I like to take a train because it is……(fast) than a bus
5. His English is much…….(good) than mine
6. This jacket is too big for me. I think I need a…..(small) size.
7. My brother is……(old) than you, but he is….(careless).
8. This dictionary is …..(expensive) than that one but it …..
(complete)
9. The boy is……(naughty) than any other boys, but he is…….
(clever)
10. The knife is……….(sharp), but it is……….(heavy)
C. Use the superlative forms of the words in
parentheses
1. After working for three years in this company, his
salary is …….(high).
2. He arrived……(late) because he took a bus.
3. I have three cars, and the red one is ……..(expensive).
4. We all have much money, and John has……..(much).
5. This is……..(lazy) students among them.
6. Jack is………(lazy) student among them.
7. Nancy is……(qualified) computer programmer in my
father’s office