This is my learning material for 6th grade Elementary School :)

1. Compiled by : Maya F. Lina

2. This is a big ball.
This ball is bigger than the green ball.
This is the biggest ball of the lot.

3. When we use adjectives to compare persons or
things, we are said to be using degrees of
comparison.
Ketika kita menggunakan kata sifat untuk
membandingan orang atau benda, maka kita sebut
denga penggunaan degrees of comparison.

4. Positive degree
Comparison degree
Superlative degree

5. ADJECTIVES : Positive Degree
The Positive Degree of an adjective is used to discribe a
single thing or person. It simply describe the existence of a
quality.
Rudi is a tall boy.

6. ADJECTIVES : Comparative Degree
The Comparative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare
two person or things with each other.
Roni is taller than Rudi.
RONI RUDI

7. ADJECTIVES : Superlative Degree
The Superlative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare
more than two person or things with each other.
Robby is the tallest of the three boys.
RUDI RONI ROBBY

8. ADJECTIVES :Degree of Comparison
RUDI RONI ROBBY
* Rudi is a tall boy.
* Roni is taller than Rudi.
* Robby is the tallest of the three boys.

9. COMPARATIVE DEGREE
Adding –er
Example : big – bigger
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Adding –est
Example : big – bigest

10. The adjective ends by “e” then the
comparative formed by adding “r”. And
the Superlative formed by adding “st”.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Wise Wiser Wisest

11. If the positive form of an adjective ends
in “y”, and it has a consonant before
it, then “y” is first change to “i” before
adding “-er” and “est”.
Positive Comparative Superlative
heavy Heavier heaviest
If the “y” has a vowel before it, then “-
er” and “-est” are simply added.
Positive Comparative Superlative
grey greyer greyest

12. For some adjectives, the last letter is
doubled before adding by “-er” and “-
est”
Positive Comparative Superlative
sad sadder saddest
Thin Thinner thinnest

13. For adjectives having more than two
syllables, the comparative and
superlative degrees are formed by
adding “more” and “most” before the
positive form.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Useful More useful Most useful

14. There are the different rule from some
adjectives that they are formed by
different words for comparative and
superlative.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Many/much More Most
Well/good Better Best
Little Less, lesser least

15. RULES EXAMPLES
We can use positive form to compararison Mini is as wise as Maman
by using “as adjective as”
An adjective in comparative degree are Tina more dilligent than
usually followed by “than” her brother.
Use “the” before superlative degree of She is the best student in
adjective. this class.
An adjective in superlative degree is usually She is the biggest girl in
followed by “of” or “in” this school.
Study is the most
important thing of my
life.
We can’t use double comparatives or Incorect:
superlatives. It is more darker here.

16. * Do this homework as good as you can.
* My neighbour’s yard is larger than mine.
* She is the most favorite artist.
* Yesterday my mother bought me the most
expensive shoes in that shop.
* It is the cheapest bag of all I have.

24. Alhamdulillah…may Alloh bless
us and knowledge we has just
gotten