COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. Equal comparison
As + adj/adv + as
eg: She is as beautiful as her mother
She doesn’t learn as hard as her sister
2. Comparative
a. So sánh kém
less + adj/adv + than
This test is less difficult than the last one
I walk less slowly than him.
b. So sánh hơn
Adjective
a)short adj + er + than
nice nicer simple simpler bigbigger
fatfatter happyhappier luckyluckier
My sister is a bit taller than me.
She is prettier than her mother.
Irregular adjectives/adverbs
much/many  more  most
good/well  better  best
bad/ badly  worse  worst
far  farther/further farthest/furthest
little  less least
early  earlier  earliest
b)more + long adj + than
Mary is more intelligent than you
Adverb
More + adv + than
She drives cars more carefully than her husband.
She learns English better than him
3. Superlative
a. So sánh kém nhất
The least + adj/adv
This book is the least dificult to understand
She is the least lucky in my class
b. So sánh hơn nhất
Adjective
a) the short-adj + est
Amazone is the longest river in the world
Yesterday is the greatest song of all time ever
b) the most + long adj
Britney is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen
 He is the most successful person in his family
Adverb
The + most + adv
Who drives the most carefully in your family?
4. So sánh kép
a. So sánh lũy tiến ( càng ngày càng )
a) Tính từ ngắn

short adj/adv + er + and + short adj/adv + er

They are becoming fatter and fatter
She is learning English harder and harder
b) Tính từ dài
more and more + long adj/adv
She is becoming more and more beautiful.
Her story was more and more attractive.
b.So sánh đồng tiến ( càng .... càng )
The + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S + V
The better she learns,the happier her parents are.
The more electricity you use,the highest your bill will be.
The harder he works, the higher salary he gets.
B. PRACTICE
1. Choose the correct answer
1. In Viet Nam , it is normally................ in the South than in the North.
A. hot              B. hotter             C. hottest             D. hoter
2. The food is ............... than the last time I ate it.
A. badder              B. bad              C. worse              D. worst
3. Ho Chi Minh city is .............. than Hanoi.
A. big              B. bigger             C. biggest              D. biger
4. Children often learn very .................... things around them.
A. quickly              B. quicker            C. quickest             D. quick
5. She can not sing ............... but she can play the piano beautifully.
A. good             B. best           C. goodly             D. well
6. The tourist company was .............. down the street than I had thought.
A. farther              B. far              C. farer              D. farest
7. There is nothing ............ than going swimming in hot weather.
A. gooder              B. good              C. better             D. best
8. He tried very ........... but still failled the exam.
A. hardly             B. hard              C. harder              D. hardest
9. Tuan writes more .............. with fewer mistakes than the previous term.
A. careless             B. careful             C. carefully           D. carelessly
10. Peter does better at school because he works ......................
A. harder              B. more carelessly        C. more lazily             D. worse
11. What is the ............ job you’ve ever had?
A. most good B. best C. better D. good
12. Our company is moving into a .......... building next week.
A. larger B. largest C. more large D. most large
13. That was ............. speech I have ever heard.
A. More impressive B. the most impressive
C. the less impressive D. least impressive
14. The……..we start, the sooner we will be back.
A-early B-earliest C-earlier D-more early
15. Vietnam becomes……to foreign tourists.
A-most and most attractive B-much and more attractive
C-the most attractive D-more and more attractive
16-Commercial centres are ………they were many years ago.
A-as popular than B-more popular than
C-the most popular D-most popular than
17-Computers are considered as……….tools today.
A-much modern than B-the most modern C-modern as D-more modern
18-A supermarket is ………. a shopping centre.
A-less covenient as  B-not so convenient than
C-less convenient than   D-the most convenient as
19-Can Tho is ………from Sai Gon than Bien Hoa is.
A-farther B-further C-far D-farer
20-Bao Yen sings………than this singer.
A-well B-better C-gooder D-more good
21-The harder this farmer works,………he becomes.
A-the poorest B-the poorer C-the more poor D-poorer
22-This car is ………. than mine.
A-less expensive B-as expensive C-expensive D-not so expensive
23-“How tall is Yvonne?”-“she is …….as I am”.
A-as height B-so tall C-as same height D-the same height
24-“I have got ten dollars”.
“I think I have ……money than you”.
A-least B-fewer C-less D-fewest
25. That was probably the ............. meal I have ever had in a restaurant.
A. bad B. worse C. worst D. badly
26. The trains in Japan are .......... I’ve ever travelled on.
A. the more modern B. most modern C. the most modern D. more modern
than
2. Rewrite the sentences
1. Bikes are cheaper than motorbikes
Bikes aren’t as……………………………………………......
Motorbike are more…………………………………………..
2.Her brother is younger than yours
Her brother isn’t as……………………………........................
Her brother is ………………...........than her
3.I prefer beer to wine
I think beer is………………………………….
5.I had expected the film to be more interesting
The film was not as ………………………………..
7.I have never met such a beautiful girl
This is the most…………………………..I have ever met
8. I had never seen such an interesting film
This was the first time I ……………………………………..
This was the most …………………………I had ever seen
9. No one is as beautiful as her in the class
She is the……………………………………
10. Have you got a cheaper watch than this one?
Is this the ………………………..you have got?