CHAPTER IX �BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER

WE WILL LEARN TO COMPARE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, ADN THINGS IN ORDER:

TO SHOW THEIR DIFFERENCES

TO BE PROUD OF THEM

TO PRAISE THEM, AND

TO CRITICIZE THEM

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OBSERVING AND ASKING QUESTIONS

WE WILL PLAY THE ROLES OF THE SPEAKERS IN THE CONVERSATION

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We will play the roles of the speakers in the conversation

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COLLECTING INFORMATION

• We will be drilled by our teacher to say adjectives in three different forms. We will start with the verbs we have used in the conversation.

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THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE

• COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
• Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern:
• Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
• The second item of comparison can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example below).
• EXAMPLES
• My house is larger than hers.
• This box is smaller than the one I lost.
• Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
• The rock flew higher than the roof.
• Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" is understood)

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• SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
• Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
• Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
• The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example below).
• EXAMPLES
• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
• This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
• We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is understood)

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FORMING REGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

• Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the number of syllables in the original adjective.
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
• Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.

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TWO SYLLABLES�

• Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceeding the adjective with more. These adjectives form the superlative either by adding -est or by preceeding the adjective with most. In many cases, both forms are used, although one usage will be more common than the other. If you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can take a comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and use moreand most instead. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.

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THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES

• Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the adjective, and the superlative by putting most in front.

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IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

• These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms.

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• EXAMPLES
• Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
• You play tennis better than I do.
• This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
• This sweater is less expensive than that one.
• I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.

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OBSERVING AND ASKING QUESTION

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COLLECTING INFORMATION

• We will complete the sentences to compare people, animals, and things

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OBSERVING AND ASKING QUESTION

• We will play roles of the speakers on the next page.

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OBSERVING AND ASKING QUESTIONS

• We will play the roles of the speakers.

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COLLECTING INFORMATION

• We will complete the following sentences according to the above statements.

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ASSOCIATING

• We will play the role of the speakers.

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• We will put adjectives that we have learnt into the table below. We will put the right fomrs of the adjectives in the right columns.

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REFLECTING

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COMMUNICATING

In our Journal, everyone of us will handwrite our reflection on our learning process. We will use English or Bahasa Indonesia.

I have just learnt to ...........................................................................................

The activities I like most were ..........................................................................

The activities I found most difficult were .........................................................

What I need to do better is ................................................................................

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Exercise 1

• Try to complete these sentences orally! Choose 3 of them!
• Health is ..................................................(important) than wealth.
• Blood is ...............................(thick) than water.
• An ocean is certaily ............................(big) than a sea.
• My brother is ..........................(old)than me.
• Today is .....................(good)than yesterday.
• The magazine is .................................(cheap)than a book.
• My car is ………………….(expensive) than my bike.
• Math test is ……………………….(difficult) than English test.

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Exercise 2

1. Rita can walk … than you think.

• more far
• further
• furthest

2. I hope tomorrow will be … than today.

• best
• better
• good

3. He runs as … as molasses in January.

• slow
• slowest
• slower

4. The modern wind turbine works the …

• more efficiently
• most efficiently
• efficiently

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5. He has the … house among all his friends.

• big
• biggest
• bigger

6. I have no idea why he spoke … than before.

• more gently
• gently
• gentlier

7. Krystal is as … as her sister.

• more beautiful
• most beautiful
• beautiful

8. If only I could find the … path from node x to node y.

• easiest
• more easy
• easier

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9. The man treated his stepchildren … than animals.

• badly
• worst
• worse

10. Your spicy ramen noodle is … than mine.

• hot
• hotter
• hottest

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Exercise 3

Comparative form dari adjective di dalam kurung.

1. Naga Viper peppers are … (spicy) than Red Savina peppers.

• more spicy
• spicier

2. She is a few inches … (tall) than her brother.

• more tall
• taller

3. Relapses in multiple sclerosis may become … (bad) over time.

• more bad
• worse

4. Living in San Francisco is … (expensive) than Boston.

• expensiver
• more expensive

5. We couldn’t be … (thrilled) to work with him.

• more thrilled
• thrilleder

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6. Do you have a … (sharp) blade than this?

• more sharp
• sharper

7. A negative number is … (little) than zero.

• less
• more little

8. What is … (important) than money?

• importanter
• more important

9. Many food companies use soynuts because they are … (crunchy) than peanuts.

• crunchier
• more crunchy

10. Do women need … (much) support after breaking bones?

• more
• much

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Good Luck

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