POP QUIZ : Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES is an adjective comparison between 2 things. // ADJEKTIF KOMPARATIF adalah perbandingan adjektif diantara 2 benda.

Example / Contoh :

a panda is bigger than a cat .

seekor panda lebih besar daripada seekor kucing.

In the sentence, which one is the comparative adjective?

/ Dalam ayat itu, mana satu adjektif komparatif?

• big than

• bigger than

• smaller than

Answer explanation

jawapan ada dalam ayat tadi, bigger than adalah komparatif adjektif, dia bandingkan panda dan kucing, satu besar, satu kecil, DALAM SATU AYAT.

okay, so the adjective for bigger than is big. /okay, jadi adjektif untuk lebih besar daripada adalah besar.

what did teacher say about the adjective of bigger than? / Apa cikgu cakap tentang adjektif lebih besar daripada?

• emmm....small?

• emm.....big?

• emmmm....short?

• AHA, long, kan teacher?

Answer explanation

YES, BIG is the ADJECTIVE for BIGGER THAN...BIGGER THAN is the COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for BIG...understand?

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

weird

• the weirdest

• weirder

• weirder than

Answer explanation

YES, WEIRDER THAN is the answer, you must not forget the 'THAN' when using comparative adjectives. // YA, LEBIH GANJIL DARIPADA ialah jawapannya. kamu jangan lupa 'DARIPADA' apabila menggunakan adjektif komparatif.

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

rare

• rarer than

• the rarest

• rarer

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

colourful

• more colourful than

• colourful than

• the most colourful

Answer explanation

kalau suda adjektifnya COLOURFUL (berwarna-warni) ndakan lah COLOURFUL THAN saja jawapannya, kena ada MORE COLOURFUL THAN juga...sebab? dia LONG ADJECTIVE.

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

Exciting

• the most exciting

• more exciting than

• exciting than

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

common

• more common than

• common than

• the most common

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

dull

• duller than

• dull than

• the dullest

okay, there is also irregular adjective, this adjective changes when used in comparative sentences. / okay, ada juga 'adjektif tidak tetap'. adjektif ini bertukar kalau diguna dalam ayat perbandingan.

example / contoh :

bad = worse, comparative adjective : worse than

• ok teacher, worse than, kan?

• ok teacher, bad kan teacher?

• ok teacher, comparative kan teacher?

Answer explanation

worse than = worse = worse than bah.

okay, try to choose the correct COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE for this word.

good

• better than

• better

• the best