COMPARISONS (So sánh)

1. So sánh bằng:
S + be + as + adj. + as + ….
S + V thường + as + adv. + as+ ….
2. So sánh hơn:
a. Tính từ / Trạng từ ngắn: S + V + adj. / adv. + ER + THAN + …..
b. Tính từ / Trạng từ dài: S + V + MORE + adj. / adv. + THAN + …..
3. So sánh nhất:
a. Tính từ / Trạng từ ngắn: S + V + THE + adj. / adv. + EST + …..
b. Tính từ / Trạng từ dài: S + V + THE MOST + adj. / adv. + …..
4. Một số tính từ, trạng từ bất qui tắc
Good / well  better  the best
Bad / badly  worse  the worst
Far  further  the furthest
farther  the farthest
Much / many  more  the most
Little  less  the least
Happy  happier  the happiest
Lazy lazier laziest
Clever  cleverer  the cleverest
Narrow  narrower  the narrowest
5. So sánh kép
Khi cần diễn tả những ý nghĩ như “càng…. càng…” người ta dùng thể so sánh kép (double comparative). Thể so sánh kép
được tạo thành tùy theo số lượng ý mà ta muốn diễn đạt.
*Nếu chỉ có 1 ý:
- Đối với tính từ ngắn: Adj/ advngắn-er + and + adj/advngắn-er
Ví dụ: It is getting hotter and hotter. (Trời càng ngày càng nóng)
- Đối với tính từ dài: More and more + adj/advdài
Ví dụ: The storm became more and more violent. (Cơn bão càng ngày càng dữ dội)
*Nếu có 2 ý:
- Đối với tính từ ngắn: The + adj/ advngắn-er + S + V, The + adj/ advngắn-er + S + V
Ví dụ: The taller she gets, the thinner she is. (Cô ấy càng cao, cô ấy càng gầy.)
- Đối với tính từ dài: The + more + adj/ advdài + S + V, The + more + adj/ advngắn + S + V
Ví dụ: The more beautiful she is, the more attractive she gets. (Cô ấy càng xinh cô ấy càng thu hút.)
*The more + S + V, the more + S + V
Ví dụ: The more I know her, the more I hate her. (Tôi càng biết cô ấy, tôi càng thấy ghét cô ấy.)

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer

1. Mr. Brown receives a ............. salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
2. 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
3. He is not ……………………tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
4. John’s grades are ………………..than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. high D. the highest
5. Deana is the …………………… of the three sisters.
A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
6. She speaks English as ………………. as her friend does.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
7. Of the three shirts, this one is the ………………… .
A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty
8. The baby’s illness is ………………… than we thought at first.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
9. Today is the ………………… day of the month.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hottest than
10 He works more ………………….. than I.
A. slow B. slowly C. slowest D. most slowly
11. My book is as …………………. as yours.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
12. I love you ………………….. than I can say.
A. much B. many C. more D. the most

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank

1. Her daughter is ......her (beautiful).
2. Summer is….......season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn’t.......it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were .......than today (polite)
5. It is.......today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was .......than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What’s .......river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was .......day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is.......mountain in the world. It is .......than any other mountain (high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s .......(comfortable)
11. The movie was (interesting)................than the one on TV.
12. We've got (little)............................time than I thought.
13. This shirt is too small. I need a ( large).................one.
14. Lan is (clever).................and (pretty)...................than Lien.
15. She is (nice)...........................than I expected.
16. This was the (big)......................farm I've ever visited.
17. Who between the two workers is the (good).......................?
18. This old machine is (powerful)................than we thought.
19. The farmers have never had a (rich)............ harvest than that.
20. Which is (difficult)........................, English or Math?

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences:

1. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
⇒ I’ve.......
2. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.
⇒ George is.......
3. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
⇒ Your mother is.......
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
⇒ Mr John is.......
5. Have you got any bigger than that one?
⇒ Is this.......?
6. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
⇒ Her new house........
7. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
⇒ Peter........
8. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
⇒ The white dress........
9. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
⇒ According to me, Maths........
10. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
⇒ Mary........
11. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
⇒ The Nile........
12. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
⇒ No mountain........
13. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
⇒ She is........
14. He works much. He feels tired.
⇒ The more........
15. This computer works better than that one.
⇒ That computer........

Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences:

1. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
⇒ The bigger ........
2. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
⇒ The sooner.........
3. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
⇒ The better.........
4. She gets fat. She feels tired.
⇒ The fatter ........
5. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
⇒ The older .........
6. The children are excited with the difficult games.
⇒ The more ........
7. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.
⇒ The faster ........
8. I meet him much. I hate him much
⇒ The more .........
9. My boss works better when he is pressed for time,
⇒ The less .........
10. As he has much money, he wants to spend much.
⇒ The more ..........
11. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
⇒ The more .......
12. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
⇒ The more .......
13. The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.
⇒ The more .......
14. He learned a lot of things as he traveled far.
⇒ The farther .......