- How do you compare the qualities?

ü I know that now we are learning to compare the quaities of people, animals, and things. They are:
big, small, tall, short, strong, weak, tall, fat, thin, heavy, light, high, low, young, old, long, fast, slow.

ü I also know how to compare people, animals, and things. That is:
a. To say ‘lebih’ in bahasa Indonesia, we add –erto the adjective (kata sifat).
b. For ‘daripada’ we use the word than.

ü I know that now we are learning to compare the quaities of people, animals, and things. They are:
difficult, beautiful, comfortable, interesting, dilligent.

ü I also know how to compare people, animals, and things. That is,
a. To say ‘lebih’ in bahasa Indonesia, we add more to the adjective (kata sifat).
b. For ‘daripada’ we use the word than.


- Berikut adalah kunci jawabannya.
1. To Marcus, English is more difficult than History.
2. Tasia is saying that the pencil case is more beautiful than the
purse, but the purse is more expensive than the pencil case.
3. According to Dwi, roses are more beautiful than other flowers.
4. Max wants to sit on the bench under the tree because it
more comfortable there.
5. According to Erman, the film Malin Kundang is more
interesting than the book.
6. Yuni is saying that Edo is more dilligent than the other
students.

- Berikut adalah kunci jawabannya.
1. According to Edo, the cotton bag is better than the plastic bag.
2. According to Dayu, Fatima is better in English than in Math.
3. According to Udin, his father’s shoes are better than his shoes.
4. According to Siti, a plain T-shirt is better than a T-shirt with a picture on it.
5. According to Lina, her mother ‘s handwriting is better and clearer than hers.

- Berikut adalah jawaban yang diharapkan.
1. According to Ratna, cheating is worse than getting a bad mark.
2. According to Mariska, the mangoes are worse than the oranges.
3. According to Thomas, smoking in public is worse than smoking at the right place.
4. According to Firman, the big comic is worse than the small one.
5. According to Andi, the bad road got worse after the flood.

- Berikut adalah jawaban yang diharapkan.
1. The football field is a bad condition. It gets worse after the rain.
2. Susi got a D and Tina got an E in Math. They both got bad marks, but Tina got a worse mark than Susi.
3. Being silent is not always good. But saying bad words is even Worse.
4. The table cloth was not good even when it was new. It got worse after I washed it.

- Berikut adalah jawaban yang diharapkan.
1. Max is saying that his teacher has more books than him, and he has fewer books than his teacher.
2. Yuni is saying that there are more students in the library in the morning, and there are fewer students in the afternoon.
3. Zulfikar is saying that his father has less money than his uncle, and his uncle has more money thanhis father.
4. According to Ani, her bag has fewer pockets than Andri’s bag.
5. According to Agus, there is less sugar in bread, and more sugar in banana cake.

- Berikut adalah kunci jawabannya.
1. Rusdi is comparing real flowers, paper flowers, and platic flowers.
“Real flowers are more beautiful than paper flowers. Paper flowers are more beautiful than plastic flowers. So, real flowers are the most beautiful of all flowers.”
2. Putu is comparing Heni, Susi, and Ita. “Heni is 165 centimeters tall. Susi is 158 centimeters tall.
Ita is 150 centimeters tall. Heni is taller than Susi. Susi is taller than Ita. So, Susi is the tallest, and Ita is the shortest.”
3. Tasia is telling us what her mother thinks about a big bus, a small bus, and a mini bus. “According to my sister, a big bus is more comfortable than a smal bus.
A mini bus is more comfortable than a micro bus. So, a big bus is the most comfortable of all.”
4. Hendrik is comparing the snake, the eel, and the worm.
“The snake is longer than the eel. The eel is longer than the earth worm.
So, the snake is the longest, and the earth worm is the shortest.”
5. Bayu is telling us what his father thinks about fresh fruit, fruit juice, and canned fruit.
“My father always says that fresh fruit is more delicious than fruit juice. Fruit juice is more delicious than canned fruit.
So, fresh fruit is the most delicious of all.”
6. Hasim is comparing the hospital, the bank, and the post office.
“The hospital is 3 kilometers from my here, the bank is 4 km from here, and the post office is 5
The hospital is nearer than the bank, the bank is nearer than the post office.
So, the hospital is the nearest, and the post office is the farthest.”

Sumber : Buku K13 Bahasa Inggris kelas VIII