LE NGOC OANH - COMPARISONS 2011

COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES (ma course)

Grammar

1. Equal comparison( so s¸nh ngang b»ng)

+) BE + AS + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX)

Eg. I am as tall as Peter

She worked as hard as me.

-)BE + NOT + AS /SO + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX)

Eg. Tommy wasn’t as hard working as his brother.

The weather today isn’t as hot as yesterday.

*) THE SAME (+NOUN) + AS

Eg. Your car is the same as mine.

He is of the same age as me.

2. Comparative and superlative comparisons (so s¸nh h¬n kÐm & so s¸nh cao nhÊt)
2.1. Usage ( cách sử dụng):
- So sánh hơn kém: tính từ so sánh hơn kém dùng để so sánh 2 danh từ ( 2 người, 2 sự vật, hiện tượng)
- So sánh cao nhất: tính từ so sánh cao nhất dùng để so sánh nhiều hơn 2 danh từ ( 2 người, 2 sự vật, hiện
tượng)
2.2. Formations ( cách cấu tạo)

ADJ COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

SHORT ADJS
1. Hầu hết ADJ + ER + THAN THE + ADJ + EST
TALL/ SHORT/ This boy is taller than his brother. This boy is the tallest in his family.
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2. Có tận cùng là E ADJ-E + R + THAN THE + ADJ-E + ST
LARGE/ LATE/ She was later than we had expected. This room is the largest in the house.
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3. Qui tắc x 2 ADJ (x2 final consonant) + ER + THAN THE + ADJ (x2 final consonant) + EST
Hot/ big/ …. Summer is hotter than autumn. Summer is the hottest season in Vietnam.

4. Các adj 2 âm tiết ADJ ( Y-> I) + ER + THAN THE + ADJ ( Y-> I) + EST
có tận cùng là This exercise is easier than that one. Today is the happiest day in my life.
p/â + Y
HAPPY/ EASY/
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5. NARROW, NARROWER, QUIETER, CLEVERER THE NARROWEST, THE QUIETEST, THE
QUIET, CLEVEREST
CLEVER Life in the country is quieter than that in This is the narrowest street in this area.
a big city.

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LONG ADJS MORE/ LESS + ADJ + THAN THE MOST/ THE LEAST + ADJ
Comfortable, This car is more expensive than my car. English is the most difficult subject of all.
expensive, difficult
IRREGULAR
GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD WORSE THE WORST
LITTLE LESS THE LEAST
MUCH/MANY MORE THE MOST
FAR FARTHER/ FURTHER THE FARTHEST/ THE FURTHEST

3. A little/ a bit/ much/ far/ a lot

Thêm vào trước so sánh hơn kém, nhấn mạnh cho so sánh hơn kém.

*) a little/ a bit: hơi hơi, hơn 1 chút

Canada is a bit/ a little bigger than the USA. ( Canada lớn hon Mỹ 1 chút)

*) much/ far/ a lot: hơn rất nhiều

A car is much/ far/ a lot more expensive than a motorbike

4. By far:

Thêm vào trước so sánh cao nhất, nhấn mạnh cho so sánh cao nhất.

As a mother tongue, Chinese has by far the most population.

Exercises on comparisons

EXERCISE 1. Give the COMPARATIVE form of the adjectives given.

1. This chair is than that chair. COMFORTABLE

2. Your flat is than mine. LARGE
3. Love is than money. IMPORTANT
4. Iron is than wood. HEAVY
5. My physics course is than your math course. DIFFICULT
6. Her English now is it used to be. GOOD
7. The Nile is than the Mississippi. LONG
8. The dog is than a chicken. INTELLIGENT.
9. My mother’s cooking is than my father’s. BAD
10. This dress is than that one. PRETTY
11. A horse is than a man. STRONG
12. A rose is than a weed. BEAUTIFUL
13. The weather today is than it was yesterday. HOT
14. This story is than that one. FUNNY
15. This book is than that book. INTERESTING

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16. A film star is than a worker. FAMOUS

17. The Pacific is than the Mediterranean. DEEP
18. Reading books is than watching TV. GOOD
19. My English lessons are than my history ones. EASY
20. I feel today than I did yesterday. GOOD

EXERCISE 2. Rewrite the sentences in Ex 1 into Equal comparison.

Eg. That chair isn’t as comfortable as this chair.

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EXERCISE 3. Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning.

1. This is the most interesting novel I have read.

I have never ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. We have never met a more beautiful girl than her.
She is the ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. He used to be thinner than he is now.
He isn’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Jenny is the best at English in my class.
No one is ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Good health is more important than money.
Money ......................................................................................................................................................
6. This is the most expensive shirt we have had.
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We haven’t ..............................................................................................................................................
7. You are a better cook than I am.
I am .......................................................................................................................................................
8. I have never been to such a beautiful city before.
This is .....................................................................................................................................................
9. These computers are the most modern ones now.
No ............................................................................................................................................................
10. She has never had a more interesting experience than that before.
That is .....................................................................................................................................................
11. She was the fastest runner in the group.
No one in the group ...................................................................................................................................