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MEETING IV

COMPARISON DEGREE
DEGREE OF COMPARISON

• POSITIVE DEGREE
• COMPARATIVE DEGREE
• SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
LET’S COMPARE!
CLASSIC
CLASSIC

CB 200 1973 BMW R27 1960


POSITIVE
• CB 200 is a classic motorcycle.
• BMW R27 is a classic motorcycle.

CB 200 is as classic as BMW R27.

Noun To be as + adjective + as Noun


LET’S COMPARE!
Ninja RR 250 BMW R27
± 50 M ± 50 M

expensive
expensive
• Kawasaki is expensive.
• BMW is expensive.

Noun To be as + adjective + as Noun

Kawasaki is as expensive as BMW.


Let’s make a
sentence from
the picture
below
.

Orange is as heavy as
Apple.
Robert Wadlow Leonid Stadnyk
8’11,1 8’5
Let’s Compare again!
• Robert Wadlow is 8’11,1 high.
• Leonid Stadnyk is 8’5 high.

Noun To be adjective + er + than Noun

Robert Wadlow is higher than


Leonid Stadnyk.
LET’S COMPARE!
Ninja RR 250 BMW R27
± 50 M ± 50 M

Modern and
expensive Classic and
expensive
COMPARATIVE
• Kawasaki is modern motorcycle.
• BMW is classic motorcycle.

Kawasaki is more modern than BMW.

To be
Noun Noun

more + adjective + than


Let’s find out the comparative forms for the
following ADJECTIVES.

1. old older than 11. Hot:


2. Small: 12. Cheap:
3. Big: 13. Good:
4. Important: 14. Bad:
5. Easy: 15. Far:
6. Difficult: 16. Lazy:
7. Long: 17. Dilligent:
8. Heavy: 18. Fascinating:
9. Sweet: 19. Marvelous:
10. Expensive: 20. Thin:
Complete the sentences. Use the COMPARATIVE form
of the words in italics

No. Adjectives Sentences


1. Comfortable This chair is more comfortable than that chair.
2. Large Your apartment is ________ __________ mine.
3. Warm It's _______ today______ yesterday.
4. Dark Ary's mustache is _______ _______ Don's.
5. Important Love is ______ _______ ____ money.
6. Lazy I'm _______ ________ my roommate.
7. Tall My brother is _____ _______ my sister.
8. Heavy Iron is ______ ______ wood
9. Difficult My physics course is ___ ____ ____ my math course.
10. Good My English is ______ ______ my friend.
Who is the tallest person
in the world?
Robert Wadlow
SUPERLATIVE
Robert Wadlow is the highest
person
or
Robert Wadlow is the highest in
the world

Noun to be the + adjective + est


What is the fastest motrcycle
in the world?
• US$ 550.000
• Engine 8.300 cc
• Tank enough for
8,3 liters of gas
• It can run 60
mph in just 2.5
second
Dodge Tomahawk
V10 Superbike
Noun to be the + adjective + est

Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike


is the fastest motorcycle of all.

Noun to be the + most + adjective

• Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike is the


most expensive motorcycle in the
world.
ADJECTIVE
< 2 SYLLABLE 2 SYLLABLE > 2 SUKU KATA

HOT FUNNY INTERESTING

BIG EASY BEAUTIFUL

LARGE FAMOUS DANGEROUS

CHEAP CLASSIC EXPENSIVE

YOUNG SLOWLY (adv) VALUABLE


Irregular forms of comparison
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Bad Worse than The worst
Good Better than The best
Far Farther than The farthest
Far Further than The furthest
Little Less than The least
Many More than The most
Much More than The most
Old Older than The oldest
Old Elder than The eldest
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
fat
hot
deep
quick
warm
happy
heavy
carefully
modern
handsome
interesting
wonderful
as + adjective + as REMEMBER
POSITIVE DEGREE

<2

adjective + er + than
>2
SUPERLATIVE
more + adjective + than DEGREE …

COMPARATIVE
DEGREE
the + adjective + est
<2

the + most + adjective

>2
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of comparison degree

1. The Nile river __ _________ (long) river in the world.


2. There are over 800 million people in the world who don't get to eat.
With few exceptions, poverty and hunger are ______ (bad) in rural
areas than in cities and towns.
3. Ary is as ______ (famous) as Donni.
4. Africa is ____ (big) than North America.
5. Mt. Everest is _______ (high) mountain in the world.
6. Fruit is ____ (good) for your health than candy.
7. This exercise is _______ (easy) than that one.
8. Both of these are good, but the third is _____________ (good).
9. My brother is so slow; I can run ____ _____ (Fast) he can.
10. I can’t understand this; it’s __________________ book I’ve ever
read.

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