QUY TC SO SNH CA TNH T

I. So snh bng ( comparison of Equality)

KD v cu hi:
As + adj + as
Cu PD:
Not so + adj + as
II. So snh km ( Comparison of inferiority)
Less + adj + than
Ch :
Not so as c dng nhiu hn.
Ex: He is not so stupid as I thought he was. ( anh ta khng ngu nh ti ngh)
III. So snh hn ( comparison of superiority)
Tnh t ngn ( mt hoc hai m tit)
Adj + er + than
Tnh t di
More + adj + than
Ch :
1. Tn cng bng Y th i thnh IER
Ex: Heavy heavier; happy happier.
2.Tnh t tn cng bng mt nguyn m vi mt ph m th nhn i ph m v
thm er pha sau:
Ex: Hot hotter; big bigger.
3. mt s tnh t c bit ( bt quy tc )
Good (well) => better
Bad (ill) => worse
Little => less (lesser)
Many , much => more
Far => farther, further
Old => older, elder
Late => later, latter

Dng c bit ca so snh hn ( ngha cng cng) ( double comparative)

Tnh t ngn : adj + er and adj + er
Days are getting shorter and shorter. ( ngy cng ngy cng ngn i).
Tnh t di: more and more + adj
Our lessons become more and more difficult. ( bi hc ca chng ti cng
ngy cng kh hn).
The weather is getting colder and colder ( thi tit ngy mt lnh hn)
In the Autumn the days grow shorter and shorter and the nights longer and
longer.( vo ma thu ngy cng ngy cng ngn hn v m cng ngy cng
di hn.)
The story seems more and more interesting.( cu chuyn hnh nh ngy mt
th v hn).
Tnh t so snh ng mt mnh
Vi danh t hoc one:
I want a better job ( ti mun mt cng vic tt hn)
This box is too small, give me a bigger one. ( ci hp ny nh qu, cho ti
mt ci ln hn)
Lm b ng:
He is better now. ( by gi anh y kh hn)
It is warmer this morning ( sng nay tri m hn)
Sau mt danh t hoc i t ( lm b ng cho tn ng)
They have made the house bigger ( h lm cho ngi nh ln hn)
You must keep your room cleaner ( anh phi gi cho phng ca anh sch
hn.)
Cc t senior, junior, superior, inferior, anterior, posterior bn thn nhng t
ny ng so snh hn v vy khng cn phi thm more v phi theo sau
l to khng phi l than.
Ex:
I am junior to him ( ti nh hn tui anh y)
His strength is superior to me ( sc ca anh y ln hn sc ti)

IV. So snh cao nht ( supperlative of superiority)

1. Tnh t ngn:
The + adj + est
2. Tnh t di
The most + adj
3. So snh km nht ( superlative of inferiority) t dng
* tt c tnh t iu dng cng thc sau:
The + least + adj

Dng Thng
Good (well)
Bad (ill)
Little
Many
Much
Far

Dng so snh hn
Better
Worse
Less(lesser)
More

Dng so snh nht

Best
Worst
Least
Most

Ghi ch

Farther
Further

Farthest
Furthest

Old

Older
Elder
Later
Latter

Oldest
Eldest
Latest
last

1. Father v
farthest
2. Further v
furthest.
1.Older v Oldest
2. Elder v eldest

Late

Most + tnh t

din t Ht sc , rt , lm lm , trong nhng trng hp ny dng

mo t a hoc khng dng mo t ( nu danh t s nhiu).
He is a most diligent boy
N l mt em b ht sc cn c chm ch.
He wrote me a most interesting letter.
Anh ta vit cho ti mt bc th rt hay.
There are most delicious cakes.
C nhng chic bnh ngt rt ngon lnh.