Part A: theory
Degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs
I. so sánh ngang b ng ( Equal comparison)ằ
1. S + “be” + as + adj + as + N ( đi t )ạ ừ
Ex: -He is as tall as his father.
-Mai is as beautiful as her friend.
2. S + V + as + adv + as + N ( đi t )ạ ừ
Ex: - John sings as well as his sister.
Notes: * Có th dùng “ểSo” thay cho “as” trong nh ng câu ph đnh.ữ ủ ị
Ex: - His job is not so difficult as mine.
Ý “b ng nhau, nh nhau” có th đc di n đt cách khác:ằ ư ể ượ ễ ạ
S+ V + the same + (N) + as + N (pronoun).
Ex. - My house is as high as his.
My house is the same height as his.
- Tom is as old as Mary.
Tom and Mary are the same age.
* Chúng ta dùng “ the same as” ch không dùng “ the same like”ứ
Chú ý các tính t sau và các danh t t ng ng c a chúng.ừ ừ ươ ứ ủ
Adj N
- Heavy, light weight
- wide, narrow with
- deep, shallow depth
- long, short length
- big, small size
- old age
II. So sánh h n. ( Comparatives)ơ
1. So sánh h n ơ( Comparatives)
- Adj ng n 1 âm ti t + ắ ế er: Ex. Thick thicker, colder colder….
+ V i nh ng tính t 1 âm ti t có câu t o: ớ ữ ừ ế ạ ph âm + nguyên âm + ph âm ụ ụ thì ta g pấ
đôi ph âm cu i r i thêm ụ ố ồ er:
Ex. Hot hotter, big bigger
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- V i nh ng tính t 2âm ti t có tân cùng là đuôi: ớ ữ ừ ế –y, -er, -ow ,-le: thì ta them đuôi
er:
Ex. dirty, simple, clever, narrow Dirtier, simpler, cleverer, narrower
+ Còn l i nh ng tính t 2 âm ti t khác ta thêm ạ ữ ừ ế more đng tr c tính t .ằ ướ ừ
- V i nh ng tính t 3 âm ti t tr lên ta thêm ớ ữ ừ ế ở more đng tr c:ằ ướ
EX. More beautiful more intelligent more interesting
S + be + short Adj +er + than + N ( đi t )ạ ừ
More + long Adj
Ex. -Today is hotter than yesterday.
-This chair is more comfortable than the other.
S + V+ short Adv +er + than + N ( pronouns)
More + long Adv
Ex.- She speaks English better than me.
- My father sings more beautifully than my brother.
2. So sánh kép ( double comparatives )
a) So sánh đng ti n: ( càng……thì càng)ồ ế
The+ comparative + S + V +(O), the + comparative + S + V +(O)
Ex. The hotter it is, the more terrible I feel.
The sooner you leaver, the earlier you will arrive at your destination.
The more you study, the smarter you will become.
b) So sánh lũy ti n: ( ngày càng…..)ế
- Tính t và tr ng t ng n:ừ ạ ừ ắ
S+ V+ more+ and +more + adj/ adv
Ex. She becomes more and more beautiful.
( Cô y ngày càng xinh.)ấ
Tính t và tr ng t dài:ừ ạ ừ
S + V + adj/ adv +er and + adj/ adv +er
Ex. Dung is younger and younger. ( Dung càng ngày càng tr )ẻ
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III. So sánh nh t ( Superlatives )ấ
So sánh nh t b t bu c ph i có t 3 đi t ng tr lên.ấ ắ ộ ả ừ ố ươ ở
S + V + the + short adj/ adv +est +( N )+ ( in/ of ) + N
most + long adj/ adv
* Các quy t c khác cũng gi ng nh d ng so sánh h n. Ex. Hottest, biggestắ ố ư ạ ơ
Ex. - John is the tallest boy in my class.
- These shoes are the least expensive of all.
Các tr ng h p adj/ adv bi n đi đc bi t.ườ ợ ế ổ ặ ệ
- M t s adj cũng đng th i là adv:ộ ố ồ ờ
Early, soon, hard, fast, long
COMPARISON CHART
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
One syllable adjective: old,
fast, clean, long
Older, faster, cleaner,
longer
The oldest, the fastest, the
cleanest, the longest
One syllable adjectives
ending in –e: wide, nice
Wider, nicer The widest, the nicest
Two syllable adjectives
ending in –y, -er, -ow ,-le:
dirty, simple, clever, narrow
Dirtier, simpler,
cleverer, narrower
The dirtiest, the simplest,
the cleverest, the narrowest
Other adjectives with two or
more syllables: honest,
modern, comfortable
More honest, more
modern, more
comfortable
The most honest, the most
modern, the most
comfortable
Irregular adjectives: good,
bad, far, old
Better, worse,
farther/further,
older/elder(only with
family members)
The best, the worst, the
farthest/the furthest, the
oldest/the eldest (only with
family members)
Part B: EXERCISES
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
1.Ms. Jones isn’t as nice …….. Ms. Smith.
A. as B. for C. like D. to
2. The rooms in Graduate Towers are……….. Patterson Hall.
A. larger than B. larger than that of
C. larger than those in D. larger than in
3. Although she is very popular, she is not……her sister.
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A. pretty as B. as pretty
C. prettier than D. most pretty than
4. Tuition at an American university runs……. Six thousand dollars a semester.
A. so high as B. as high to
C. as high as D. as high than
5. Everyone looks much………. today than they did yesterday.
A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier
6. Mr. Brown receives a …….. salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
7. The Boeing 747 is twice…….. the Boeing 707.
A. bigger than B. as bigger as
C. as big as D. more bigger than
8. “Do you know that beautiful lady over there?” “ Yes, that’s Wanida. She’s………….
in her group.”
A. more beautiful than any girl B. more beautiful than any other girl
C. so beautiful as other girl D. beautiful more than another girl
9. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was……..my mother.
A. more big than B. so big than
C. as big as D. too big than
10.He is not……. tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
11. John’s grade……. than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. more higher D. the highest
12. Diana is the……..of the three sisters.
A. more short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
13. She speaks English as……….as her friend does.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
14. Of three shirts, this one is the………….
A. prettier B. more prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty
15. The baby’s illness is……….. than we thought at first.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
16. Today is the……… day of the month.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest than D. hottest
17. He works more ………..than I.
A. slow B. slowly C. most slowly D. slowest
18. My book is as……….as yours.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
19. I love you……….than I can say.
A. much B. many C. more D. the most
20. It’s………….to go by bus than by car.
A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper
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21. That house is ………one on the street.
A. oldest B. the oldest C. old D. older
22. This hotel must be………..than the small one next door.
A. expensive B. more expensive
C. the most expensive D. the more expensive
23. An orange is ……… than a plum.
A. more large B. more larger C. larger D. the largest
24. What is the……….thing you have done ever done?
A. more difficult B. most difficult
C. difficulty D. difficult than
25. This river is……… than that river.
A. narrow B. narrowest C. narrower D. most narrow
26. The test is not………difficult……….it was last month.
A. as/ as B. so/ as C. more/ as D. A and B
27. Peter usually drives………..Mary.
A. more fast B. more fast than C. faster than D. B and C
28. My brother sang….of all the pupils of the group.
A. more beautifully B. the most beautifully
C. less beautifully D. most beautifully
29. At 3,810 meters above sea level in Bolivia stands Lake Titica, ………in the world.
A. the highest large lake B. largest high lake
C. high largest D. the high largest lake
30. The hotel was…….any one we had stayed at before.
A. more expensive than B. more expensive as
C. most expensive than D. better expensive than
31. A: It’s a long way from Britian, isn’t it?
B: Yes, but it isn’t as……….as Hong Kong.
A. far B. farther C. farthest D. further
32. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
33. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.
A. expensive B. more expensive
C. expensively D. most expensive
34. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon
C. the more soon D. the sooner
36. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ”
A. cheapest B. cheapest ones
C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
37. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully
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