Adjective
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Comparative
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Superlative
|
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1
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One syllable. Example: tall
|
taller than
(add er) |
the tallest
(add est)
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2
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Two syllables and ending in –y. example:
funny
|
funnier than
(‘y’ is changed into ‘i’, and then add er) |
the funniest
(‘y’ is changed into ‘i’, and then add
est)
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3
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Two syllables with derivational endings
(-full, -less, -ish, -ous, -ing, -ed) . example: famous |
more famous than
|
the most famous
|
4
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Three or more syllables. Example: expensive
|
more expensive than
|
the most expensive
|
5
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Irregular:
good bad
far
little
much/many
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better than
worse
farther than (for distance)
further than (for addition)
less than
more than
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the best
the worst
the farthest
the least
the most
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Notes:
1.
Final y preceded by
consonant is changed to i (setiap huruf akhir y yang didahului
huruf konsonan di ubah menjadi i). For example: lucky+er/est luckier, luckiest;
lively+er/est livelier,liveliest
2.
A final single consonant
preceded by single vowel is doubled ( jika
ada satu huruf akhir konsonan yang didahului satu huruf vowel, maka huruf konsonan
terakhir tadi digandakan. For example: big+er/est bigger,
biggest; thin+er/est thinner, thinnest.
3.
Final ‘e’ is
dropped (jika huruf akhir berupa ‘e’, maka ‘e’ dihilangkan). Example:
simple+er simpler, simplest.
Task:
1. Do Practice 1 page 79.
2. Do Practice 1 page 80.
3. Do practice 1, 2, 3 page 82.
4. Do practice 2 page 83.
1. Do Practice 1 page 79.
2. Do Practice 1 page 80.
3. Do practice 1, 2, 3 page 82.
4. Do practice 2 page 83.
Write your answers on a piece of paper.