Berfungsi menunjukkan tingkat perbandingan kata sifat (adjective) atau kata keterangan

(adverb of manner) antara sesuatu yang sama, lebih, dan paling.

Ada 3 jenis Degree of Comparison:

A. Possitive degree (Tingkat biasa)

Tingkat ini menunjukkan kesetaraan/ sama.

. . . as . . . as . . .
S1 + to be / Verb + as + Adj. / Adv + as + S2
Example :

1. Sonia is beautiful. Her sister is beautiful.

Sonia is as beautiful as her sister.
S1 to be as + Adj. + as S2

2. She rides a bicycle slowly. Gustav rides a bicycle slowly.

She rides as slowly as Gustav
S1 Verb as + Adj.+ as S2

. . . the same . . . as . . .
S1 + to be / Verb + the same+ Noun / Adv + as + S 2

Example :

3. I am 14 years old. Dina is 14 years old.

I am the same age as Dina.
S1 to be the same + Noun + as S2

B. Negative degree (Tingkat perbandingan negatif)

Tingkat ini menunjukkan ketidak kesetaraan/ tidak sama.

. . . not as . . . as . . .
S1 + to be / Verb + not + as + Adj. / Adv + as + S2

Example :

4. Sonia is diligent. Her sister is lazy.

Sonia’s sister is not as diligent as Sonia.
S1 to be not as + Adj. + as S2

5. My watch is Rp. 100.000,- Gustav’s bag is Rp. 200.000,-.

My watch is not as expensive as Gustav’s bag.
S1 to be not as + Adj.+ as S2
C. Comparative degree (Tingkat lebih)
Tingkat ini menunjukkan perbandingan antara 2 hal yang satu melebihi yang lain.

. . . - er than . . .
S1 + to be / Verb + - er + than + S2

. . . more . . . than . . .
S1 + to be / Verb + more + Adj. +than + S2

Example :

1. Elephant A is bigger than elephant B.

2. John runs 10 KM/Hour. Budi runs 5 KM/Hour.
John is faster than Budi.

A B

Rp. 500. 000, 00 Rp. 1. 500. 000, 00

The black camera is more expensive than red camera.

 Satu/ dua suku kata ditambah (– er.)

Faster, smaller, cheaper, hotter, bigger

 Lebih dari dua suku kata ditambah (More + Adj.)

More expensive, more beautiful, more successful

D. Superlative degree (Tingkat paling)

Tingkat ini menunjukkan perbandingan antara 3 hal atau lebih..

. . . - est S + to be / Verb + the + Adj. + - est (+ Complement)

the most . . . S + to be / Verb + the + most + Adj.(+ Complement)

Complement tidak wajib digunakan.

Example :
 1. Diana is 140 cm. Rita is 145 cm. Nova is 150 cm.
Nova is the tallest of all.
S to be the +Adj. + - est C

2. Dona’s socks are Rp. 15.000,00. Jono’s socks are Rp. 11.500,00. Chiko’s socks are
Rp. 9.700,00
Dona’s socks are the most expensive of all.
S to be the + most + Adj. C

 Satu/ dua suku kata ditambah (the + Adj. + – est)

The Fastest, the smallest, the cheapest, the hottest, the biggest

 Lebih dari dua suku kata ditambah (the + most + Adj.)

The most expensive, the most beautiful, the most successful

Possitive Comparative Superlative

Big Bigger . . . than The biggest
Old Older . . . than The oldest
Tall Taller . . .than The tallest
Useful More useful . . . than The most useful

Possitive Comparative Superlative

Fast Faster . . . than The fastest
Soon Sooner . . . than The soonest
Early Earlier . . .than The earliest
Hard Harder . . . than The hardest
Quickly More quickly than The most quickly
Loudly More loudly than The most loudly
Carefully More carefully than The most carefully

Possitive Comparative Superlative

Good/ well Better . . . than The best
Bad / ill Worse . . . than The worst
Many / much More . . . than The most
Little Less . . . than The least
Farther . . . than The farthest
Far
Further . . . than The furthest
Older . . . than The oldest
Old
Elder . . . than The eldest

Rules at a Glance:
Adjective form
Only one syllable, with more Add -er:
than one vowel or more
than one consonant at the
end. Examples:
light, neat, fast, tall, neat,
deep
Only one syllable, ending in
E. Examples:
wide, fine, cute
Only one syllable, with one
vowel and one consonant at
the end. Examples:
hot, big, fat, sad
Two syllables, ending in Y.
Examples:
happy, silly, lonely, jolly
two syllable word ending a
vowel-sound that is not
stressed
yellow, simple
Two syllables or more, not
ending in Y. Examples:
modern, interesting,
beautiful,
EXERCISES : Use The Right Comparative!
Comparative
lighter, neater, faster, taller,
neater, deeper
Add -r:
wider, finer, cuter
Double the consonant, and
add -er: hotter, bigger,
fatter, sadder
Change y to i, then add -er:
happier, sillier, lonelier,
jollier
Add -er:
yellower, simpler
Use more before the
adjective:
more modern, more
interesting, more beautiful
Superlative
Add -est:
lightest, neatest, fastest,
tallest. neatest, deepest
Add -st:
widest, finest, cutest
Double the consonant, and
add -est:
hottest, biggest, fattest,
saddest
Change y to i, then add -est:
happiest, silliest, loneliest,
jolliest
Add -est:
yellower, simpler
Use most before the
adjective:
most modern, most
interesting, most beautiful
 1. My car is (fast) _________________________ yours.
2. Your book is (good) __________________________ I am.
3. That story is (interesting) _______________________________ the clown.
4. My father is (old) ___________________________________ my uncle.
5. Jakarta is (large) ______________________________________ Bandung.
6. His manner is (bad) ______________________________________ than his brother.
7. I have (little)______________________ money _________________ you are.
8. My knife is (sharp) ________________________________ he has.
9. She is not (pretty) _________________________________ my sister.
10. The post office is (near) ___________________________ department store.
Use The Superlative form!
1. He is (popular) ____________________________________ artist in our country.
2. You are (late) ______________________________________ person in the test.
3. He is (old) ______________________________________ in his family.
4. Bandung is (busy) ____________________________________ city in the West Java.
5. Study is (important) ____________________________________ in his life.
6. That is (bad) _________________________________________news I have ever heard.
7. Mercy is (comfortable) ____________________________________ car I have ever

driven.
8. That was (stupid) __________________________________ thing you did.
9. I think he is (lazy) _______________________________________ student in our class.
10. By getting a prize, he will be (lucky) __________________________________ people

among us.

Write the missing comparatives in the chart below. Be careful with your spelling.
Don’t forget to use “than” with a comparative. Study these examples:

ADJECTIVE Æ COMPARATIVE Æ SUPERLATIVE

A. big Æ bigger than Æ the biggest
B. exciting Æ more exciting than Æ the most exciting
C. spicy Æ spicier than Æ the spiciest
1. pretty Æ Æ the prettiest
2. tall Æ Æ
3. interesting Æ Æ

4. good Æ Æ

5. happy Æ Æ the happiest

6. sad Æ Æ
7. unusual Æ Æ
8. bad Æ Æ the w o rst
9. short Æ Æ the shortest
10. amazing Æ Æ

11. red Æ Æ the reddest

12. green Æ Æ the greenest

13. sleepy Æ Æ the sleepiest

14. wonderful Æ Æ
15. terrible Æ Æ
16. large Æ Æ the largest

17. hot Æ Æ
18. expensive Æ Æ the most expensive
19. old Æ Æ the oldest
20. young Æ Æ the youngest