COMPARISSON OF ADJECTIVE

DEGREES OF
COMPARISSON OF
ADJECTIVE

Compiled
Compiled by by :: Maya
Maya F.
F. Lina
Lina

This is a big ball.

This ball is bigger than the green ball. This is the biggest ball of the lot. When we use adjectives to compare persons or things, we are said to be using degrees of comparison. Ketika kita menggunakan kata sifat untuk membandingan orang atau benda, maka kita sebut denga penggunaan degrees of comparison. ADJECTIVES : Degrees of Comparison

Positive degree

Comparison degree Superlative degree

ADJECTIVES : Positive
Degree
The Positive Degree of an adjective is used to discribe a single thing or person. It simply describe the existence of a quality.

Rudi is a tall boy.

ADJECTIVES : Comparative
Degree
The Comparative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare two person or things with each other.

Roni is taller than
Rudi.

RONI

RUDI

ADJECTIVES : Superlative
Degree
The Superlative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare more than two person or things with each other.

Robby is the tallest of the three boy

RUDI

RONI

ROBBY

ADJECTIVES :Degree of
Comparison

RUDI

RONI

ROBBY

*Rudi is a tall boy.
*Roni is taller than Rudi.
*Robby is the tallest of the three boys. Forming Degrees of
Comparison

COMPARATIVE DEGREE
Adding –er
Example : big – bigger

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Adding –est
Example : big – bigest

Forming Degrees of
Comparison

The adjective ends by “e” then the comparative formed by adding
“r”. And the Superlative formed by adding “st”.

Positive
Wise

Comparative
Wiser

Superlative
Wisest

Forming Degrees of
If the positive form of an adjective
Comparison
ends in “y”, and it has a consonant before it, then “y” is first change to “i” before adding
“-er” and “est”.
Positive
heavy

Comparative
Heavier

Superlative heaviest If the “y” has a vowel before it, then “-er” and “-est” are simply added. Positive grey Comparative greyer Superlative greyest Forming Degrees of
Comparison

For some adjectives, the last letter is doubled before adding by
“-er” and “-est”

Positive sad Comparative sadder Superlative saddest Thin

Thinner

thinnest

Forming Degrees of
Comparison
For adjectives having more than two syllables, the comparative and superlative degrees are formed by adding “more” and “most” before the positive form.

Positive
Beautiful
Useful

Comparative
More
beautiful
More useful

Superlative
Most
beautiful
Most useful

Forming Degrees of
Comparison
There are the different rule from some adjectives that they are formed by different words for comparative and superlative.

Positive
Many/much

Comparative
More

Superlative
Most

Well/good

Better

Best

Little

Less, lesser

least

Rules of using
Comparison
RULES

Degrees

of

EXAMPLES

We can use positive form to Mini is as wise as compararison by using “as adjective Maman as” An adjective in comparative degree Tina more dilligent are usually followed by “than” than her brother.
Use “the” before superlative degree She is the best of adjective. student in this class.
An adjective in superlative degree is She is the biggest usually followed by “of” or “in” girl in this school.
Study is the most important thing of my life.
We can’t use double comparatives or Incorect: superlatives. It is more here. darker

Examples
*Do this homework as good as you can.
*My neighbour’s yard is larger than mine.
*She is the most favorite artist.
*Yesterday my mother bought me the most expensive shoes in that shop.
*It is the cheapest bag of all I have.

Alhamdulillah…may
Alloh
bless us and knowledge we has just gotten