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Reading
Task 3
Compare the thing below and make comparison using degree of comparison!
1. Population in Indonesia is about 6,345,000, but in Malaysia is about 3,547,000.
2. A buffalo is 125 kg. But, an elephant is 250 kg.
3. Arman is 157 cm tall. Maulana is 157 cm tall.
4. Andi’s ruler is 30 cm, but Dinda’s ruler is 20 cm.
5. Amir gots 67 in English, Mey-Mey gots 78 in English and Andik got 90 in English.
Writing
Task 4
Complete these conversations. Then practice with a partner!
1. (polyster tie/ silk tie)
A : Which tie is ... the orange one or the blue one? (pretty)
B : Well, the blue one is silk. And silk is ... polyster. (nice)
2. (medium shirt/ large shirt)
A : Is this green shirt ... that yellow one? (large)
B : No, the yellow one is ... It is a large. The green one is a medium. (big)
3. (leather boots/ rubber boots)
A : Which are ... the brown boots or the black ones? (cheap)
B : The brown ones are leather. And leather is ... rubber. (expensive)
Attention!
Degree of Comparison
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.
1. Positive Degree
These are the simple adjectives that simply describe the noun without comparing it to another.
Form: S + to be + as adjective as + object
Example: My house is as clean as your house.
2. Comparative Degree
Form: Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object)
Example: This box is smaller than the one I lost.
3. Superlative Degree
Form: Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object)
Example: He is the cleverest boy in his class.
Making Comparatives
1. One-Syllable Adjectives
a. To make a comparative from an adjective with one syllable, we add -er to the adjective.
For example: fast – faster
b. To make a comparative from a one syllable adjective ending in -e, we just add -r.
For example: nice – nicer
c. If the one syllable adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant. For
example: big – bigger
2. Two-Syllable Adjectives
If the adjective has two or more syllables, we add more before the adjective. For example:
• This book is more expensive than that book.
Making Superlatives
1. One-Syllable Adjectives
a. To make a superlative from an adjective with one syllable, we add -est to the adjective.
For example: slow – slowest
b. To make a superlative from a one syllable adjective ending in -e, we just add -st.
For example: large – largest
c. If the one syllable adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant.
For example: thin – thinnest

22 Bahasa Inggris Kelas VIII SMP/MTs Semester 2 Kurikulum 2013