AN ANALYSIS SPEAKING ABILITY OF USING ASKING AND GIVING OPINION AT EIGHT GRADE OF SMP N 22 MERANGIN ACADEMICYEAR 2019/2020

The purpose of this research was to describe the student’s speaking ability in using asking and giving opinion at eight grade of SMPN 22 Merangin. The problems of students’ was couldn’t speak with appropriate grammar patterm , vocabulary, comprehension, fluently and pronunciation, those are basic aspect of speaking. The research was used descriptive quantitative method. The population of this research waseight grade of SMPN 22 Merangin academic year 2019/2020, the sample of the research was 32 student’s. The researcher used total sampling to take sample. To collect the data, the researcher was used test, the test was speaking test. For research instrument, the researcher used content validity. Based on the analysis of data, it found that students’ speaking ability the highest total score was in aspect of accuracy, with total score was 107. The second highest total score was in aspect fluency, with total score 96. The third highest total score was aspect pronunciation,with total score was 85. And the lowest total score was aspect intonation, with total score was 80.Based on the conclution, researcher wants to give the suggestion: For the students’ should be improved the pronunciation, intonation, fluency and accuracy aspecially in using asking and givingopinion. The students’ are expected to practice their speaking ability inside and outside the classroom to have better in speaking . For the other researcher, the researcher hoped this research can be used to be guidance in conducting relevant research.