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COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
1. So sánh bằng (equality comparison)
S1+ tobe + as +adj +as +S2: so sánh với tính từ
S1+ V thường + as + adv + as + S2: so sánh với trạng từ
Note : ở thể phủ định và nghi vấn ta có thể dùng so + adj / adv as
Eg: He is as tall as his father.
His job is not so/as difficult as mine.
● Note: S +be/V+the same +(noun) + as +S.
Eg: My house is as high as his.⇨ My house is the same height as his.
Eg: He isn’t as old as I am ⇨ He isn’t the same age as I
2. So sánh hơn ( superiority comparison )
a. Đối với tính từ và trạng từ ngắn vần
S1 + V + adj/ adv + er + than + S2 ( be / auxiliary verb )
Eg: Today it is hotter than it was yesterday.
He works harder than he did last year.
Does your mother type faster than your father ?
Note : Những tính từ dài vần mà tận cùng có các đuôi sau đây thì ta so sánh như
tính từ ngắn vần
⮚ y
⮚ ow
⮚ er
⮚ et
Eg : We are happier than he (is) .
Eg : Our class is much noisier than theirs
Eg : Tran Hung Dao street is narrower than Tran Phu street .
Eg : He is cleverer than his sister .
Eg : Countryside is quieter than cities .
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b. Đối với tính từ và trạng từ dài
S1 + V + more adj/ adv + than + S2 ( be / auxiliary verb )
Eg : She is more careful than her mother (is) .
Eg : Are you more tired than I am ?
Eg : He sings more beautifully than other competitors .
3.So sánh nhất ( superlative comparison ):
a. Đối với tính từ và trạng từ ngắn
S + V + the adj/ adv + est
Eg : This street is the longest in our city .
Eg : She works the hardest in her company .
Eg : July is usually the hottest month in a year .
b. Đối với tính từ và trạng từ dài
S + V + the most adj/ adv
Eg : Miss Venezuela is the most beautiful in the Miss world contest .
Eg : He is the most careless driver that I have ever met .
Eg : He did this work the most successfully .
Eg: Mai is the tallest boy in the family.
Mary is the most beautiful of the three sisters /of all.
Note : Những tính từ và trạng từ bất quy tắc khi so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất .
❖ good / well 🡪 better 🡪 the best
❖ bad / badly 🡪 worse 🡪 the worst
❖ many / much 🡪 more 🡪 the most
❖ far 🡪 farther 🡪 the farthest xa về địa lý)
further the furthest (thêm nữa)
❖ little 🡪 less 🡪 the least
Eg : Children in big cities learn English better than the ones in countryside .
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Eg : He is the worst player in his team .
Eg : I have more English books than yours
4. So sánh kép (double comparison)
a.
The + comparative + S + V , the + comparative + S + V
( càng……càng )
( The Adj+er/ more +adj + S+V, the Adj+er/ more +adj + S+V)
Eg: The journey is long. We feel tired.
The longer the journey is, the more tired we feel.
Eg: The better you play, the more money you will receive.
b.
S + V + short adj/ adv + er + and + short adj/ adv + er
S + V + more and more + long adj/ adv: ( càng ngày càng … )
Eg : It is colder and colder when the winter comes near .
It is colder when the winter comes near.
Eg : She speaks English more and more fluently.
Eg : He plays football worse and worse .
Eg : His disease becomes more and more serious .
Eg : We are older and older when the time goes by .
Trong trường hợp nếu cả hai vế đều có chủ ngữ giả it is thì có thể bỏ chúng đi:
Ví dụ:
● The shorter (it is), the better (it is).
Hoặc nếu cả hai vế đều dùng to be thì bỏ đi:
Ví dụ:
● The closer to the Earth's pole (is), the greater the gravitational force (is).
5. So sánh kém : Little - Less- Least
a. So sánh kém hơn :
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S1 + V + LESS ADJ + THAN + S2
Eg : She is less intelligent than her sister .
Eg : Miss Viet Nam is less beautiful than Miss Russia .
b. So sánh kém nhất :
S + V + THE LEAST ADJ (N)
Eg : She is the least beautiful of all in her family .
Eg : Of all the musicians , I think he is the least creative .
VI. So sánh bội số
So sánh bội số là so sánh: bằng nửa (half), gấp đôi (twice), gấp ba (three times),...
Không được sử dụng so sánh hơn kém mà sử dụng so sánh bằng, khi so sánh phải
xác định danh từ là đếm được hay không đếm được, vì đằng trước chúng có many/
much.
S + V + bội số (twice, three, times,…) + as + much/ many/ adj/ adv + as + noun
● Multiple numbers: số lần chênh lệch (Ví dụ: twice = two times: hai lần,
three times: ba lần)
● much/many/adj/adv: Nếu đối tượng so sánh là danh từ đếm được thì ta
dùng “many”, nếu là danh từ không đếm được thì ta dùng “much”. Việc
sử dụng tính từ (adj) hay trạng từ (adv) phụ thuộc vào V (động từ).
● (Noun): Danh từ ở vị trí này có thể có hoặc không
● Noun/Pronoun: Danh từ/ Đại từ
- I has half as many books as my friend. (Số sách của tôi bằng một nửa bạn tôi.)
- Class 7A has three times as many students as class 7B. (Số học sinh của lớp 7A
gấp 3 lần lớp 7B.)
6. Một số dạng so sánh đặc biệt :
a.
ADJ + AS + S + BE , S + …
ADV V
Eg : Strong as he is, he can’t carry this table . Khỏe như anh ấy mà cũng không thể
bê nổi cái bàn này .
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Eg : Rich as he is, he can’t buy this house . Giàu như ông ấy mà cũng không thể mua
nổi cái nhà này .
b.
S1 + be + twice/three times ... as + adj + as + S2
V adv
Eg: The price of petrol now is twice as much as it was last year.
He is 60 years old. His wife is 20 years old. He is three times as old as his wife.
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EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. She is ....... singer I’ve ever met.
A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly
2. Mary is ....... responsible as Peter.
A. more B. the most C. much D. as
3. It is ....... in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
4. She sings ……….. among the singers I have known.
A. the most beautiful B. the more beautiful
C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully
5. She is ....... student in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working
C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working
6. The English test was ....... than I thought it would be.
A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
7. English is thought to be ....... than Math.
A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest
8. Jupiter is ....... planet in the solar system.
A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biggest
9. She runs …… in my class.
A. the slowest B. the most slow C. the slowly D. the most slowly
10. My house is ....... hers.
A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
11. Her office is ....... away than mine.
A. father B . more far C. farther D. farer
12. Tom is ....... than David.
A. handsome B. the more handsome
C. more handsome D. the most handsome
13. He did the test ……….. I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
14. A boat is ....... than a plane.
A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower
15. My new sofa is ....... than the old one.
A. more comfortable B. comfortably
C. more comfortable D. comfortable
16. My sister dances ……….. than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
17. My bedroom is ....... room in my house.
A. tidier than B. the tidiest
C. the most tidy D. more tidier
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18. This road is ....... than that road.
A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower
19. He drives ……. his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than D. as careful as
20. It was ....... day of the year.
A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder
II. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.
the cleverest
1. He is (clever) ……………………. student in my group.
longer
2. She can’t stay (long) …………………….than 30 minutes.
3. It’s (good) …………………….
the best holiday I’ve had.
4. Well, the place looks (clean) …………………….now.
cleaner
more expensive than the white one.
5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) …………………….
6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick).…………………….
quicker
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) …………………….
more dangerous than being a builder.
8. Lan sings (sweet ) ………………..than
sweeter Hoa.
9. This is (exciting) …………………….
the most exciting film I’ve ever seen.
10. He runs (fast)………………….of
the fastest all.
the most popular singers in my country.
11. My Tam is one of (popular) …………………….
12. Which planet is (close) …………………….
the closet to the Sun?
13. Jeremy is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) ……………Julie.
older than
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) …………………….
hotter than last summer.
worse
15. Your accent is (bad) …………………..than mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) …………………….than
better hamburgers.
17. They live in a (big) …………………….
big house, but Fred lives in a (big)
…………………….
bigger one.
more difficult
18. French is considered to be (difficult) …………………….than English, but
Chinese is the (difficult) …………………….language.
most difficult
19. It’s the (large)…………………….
largest company in the country.
20. My suitcase is (large) …………………….
larger than your suitcase
III. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) …………………Julie.
older than
2.The Alps are very high. They are (high) …………………….mountains
the highest in Europe.
3.An ocean is (large) …………………….
larger than a sea.
easier than
4. This exercise is not difficult. It’s (easy) ……………………. I expected.
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5. The weather is not good today – it’s raining. I hope the weather will be (good)
better
……………………. next week.
6. People are not friendly in cities. They are usually (friendly) ………… friendlier
………….in small towns.
7. People say that Chinese is (difficult) …………………….
more difficult to learn than English.
larger
8. My suitcase is (large) ……………………. than your suitcase.
9. This scarf (beautiful) …………………….
more beautiful than the one in the window.
10. The palace hotel was (expensive) …………………….
more expensive than the Grosvenor.
worse
11. Mr. Smith is (bad) ……………………. today than yesterday.
bigger
12. My house is (big) ……………………. than yours.
13. This is the (interesting) …………………….
the most interesting book I have ever read.
14. Non-smokers usually live (long) ……………………. longer than smokers.
15. Which is the (dangerous) …………………….
most dangerous animal in the world?
16. He was the (clever) …………………….
cleverest thief of all.
17. Summer is (hot) …………………….
the hottest season of the year.
18. What’s (long) …………………….
the longest river in the world.
19. That dog isn’t (dangerous) …………………….
as dangerous as it looks.
20. Everest is (high) …………………….
the highest mountain in the world.
IV. Fill in the comparison with ‘as…as’.
1. John is (tall) ………………….Glen.
as tall as
2. Janet is (beautiful) ……………….Jenifer.
as beautiful as
3. You are (crazy) …………………….my
as crazy as sister.
4. We can run (fast) …………………….they
as fast as can.
5. My mom is (not/ strict) is …………………….your
not as strict as mom.
6. Your mobile phone is (not/ trendy) …………………….mine.
not as trendy as
7. Matrix II was (not/ interesting) …………………….
not as interesting as Matrix I.
8. This yoghurt ( not/ taste/ good) doesn't
…………………….
taste as good as the one I bought yesterday.
9. I can do (many/ press-ups) …………………….you.
as many press-ups as
10. I (not/ earn/ much/ money)don't… earn
………………….you
as much money as do.
V. Rewrite these sentences.
1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
Her new house…………………………………….........
is smaller than her old one / isn't as big as her old one
2. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
Peter ………………………………………….
is the tallest student in my class / is taller than everyone in my class
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3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress ……………………………………………
is cheaper than the black one / isn't as expensive as the black one
4. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
According to me, Maths ………………………………….
is more difficult than/harder than English
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary ……………………………………………………….
is the most intelligent / more intelligent than everyone in my group
6. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
The Nile …………………………………………………..
is the longest river/ is longer than all the river in the world
7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
No mountain …in the world is as high as Mount
Everest…………………………………………...
is higher than all the mountain in the world
8. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
She is ……………………………………………………..
the prettiest girl / is prettier than all the girl - I have ever met
9. He works much. He feels tired.
The more …………………………………………………
he works, the more tired he feels
10. This computer works better than that one.
That computer ……………………………………………..
doesn't work as good as / works worse than this computer
11. The apartment is big. The rent is high
The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is
12. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
The sooner we set off, the sooner we arrive
13. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
The better the joke is, the louder the laughter is
14. She gets fat. She feels tired.
The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels
15. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
The older he gets, the less he wants to travel
16. The children are excited with the difficult games.
The more difficult games are, the more excited the children are
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17. People drive fast. Many accidents happen.
The faster people drive, the more accidents happen
18. I meet him much. I hate him much.
The more I meet him,the more I hate him.
19. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
The less pressed my boss is for time, the worse he works.
The more pressed my boss is for time, the better he works
20. As he has much money, he wants to spend much.
The more money he has, the more he wants to spend.
21. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
……………………………………………………………
The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.
22. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
……………………………………………………………
The more he speaks, the more bored people feel.
23. The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.
The more ……………………………………………………………..
grown the economy is, the better people's living condition is
24. People learn a lot of things as they travel far.
The farther …………………………………………………………….
they travel, the more they learn
1. They are big, they fall fast.
2. It is hot, I feel miserable.
3. I look into your eyes much, I love you much.
4. He got old, he became bad-tempered.
The older he got, the more bad tempered he became.
5- He worked hard. He felt very bad.
The harder he worked, the worse he felt.
6- When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
( The more we think of the exam, the more excited we get.
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7- As this road gets busier, it becomes more and more dangerous.
( The busier this road gets, the more dangerous it becomes.
8. The sun is high, the shadow is low.
( The higher the sun, the lower the shadow.
- When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high.
( The nearer you get to the Equator, the higher the temperature becomes.
9- If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good.
( The longer she stays in England, the better her E will be.
10- You write fast, your writing becomes illegible.
( The faster you write, the more illegible your writing becomes.
11. She is mature, she becomes beautiful.
( The more mature she is, the more beautiful she becomes.
12. He studies much, he becomes stupid.
( The more he studies, the more stupid he becomes.
13. He drinks much water, he becomes thirsty.
( The more he drinks, the thirstier he becomes.
14. He is mature, he becomes intelligent
( The more mature he is, the more intelligent he becomes.
15. You speak English much, your English will be good.
( The more English you speak, the better your English will be.
16. People save much paper, much wood pulp is preserved
( The more paper people save, the more wood pulp is preserved.
17. We make much paper, it becomes cheap.
( The more paper we make, the cheaper it becomes.
18. Petrol becomes expensive, people drive little.
( The more expensive petrol becomes. the less people drive.
19. You make much money, you spend much.
( The more money you make, the more you spend.
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20. You work hard, you will get good results.
( The harder you work, the better results you will get.
21. You learn with him much, you will know him well.
( The more you learn with him, the more you will know him well.
22. Many people live in this city, they need many services.
( The more people live in this city, the more services they need.
23. You do much exercise, you are fit.
( The more exercise you do, the fitter you are
24. He wrote much, his writing became good.
( The more he wrote, the better his writing became.
25. They use much wood pulp, they cut many trees.
( The
26. They travel much, they know about the world good.
( The more they travel, the better they know about the world.
27. Jack eats much, he becomes fat.
( The ______________________________________________________
28. We start late, we get into many traffic jams.
( The ______________________________________________________
29. We breathe much polluted air, we will get weak.
( The ______________________________________________________
30. Means of transport are cheap, they become popular.
( The ______________________________________________________
31. She studies hard, she will get good grades.
( The ______________________________________________________
32. You rest much, you will feel better.
( The ______________________________________________________
33. The weather is warmer, I feel better.
( The ______________________________________________________
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34. We leave early, we will arrive soon.
( The ______________________________________________________
35. We have much knowledge, we become wise.
( The ______________________________________________________
36. You are young, you learn easily.
( The ______________________________________________________
37. The hotel is expensive, the services are good.
( The ______________________________________________________
38. You use much electricity, your bill will be high.
( The ______________________________________________________
39. I thought about the plan, I like it little.
( The ______________________________________________________
40. He is old, he learns slowly.
( The ______________________________________________________
41. She eats much, she will become fat
( The ______________________________________________________
42. She is older, she becomes more beautiful
( The ______________________________________________________
43. You have much, you want more
( The ______________________________________________________
44. I waited long. I got angry
( The ______________________________________________________
45. I live far. I feel homesick
( The ______________________________________________________
46. He got old. He became quiet
( The ______________________________________________________
47. He drove fast. I became nervous
( The ______________________________________________________
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48. A flat is big. The rent is high
( The ______________________________________________________
50. I study much, I know lots of.
( The ______________________________________________________
51. I know a lot, I forget much.
( The ______________________________________________________
52. I forget much , I know little.
( The ______________________________________________________
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