COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Short Long
Adjective One syllable / two syllable-y / gentle / simple / narrow / quiet
Adverb One syllable / early
A-Equal comparison
S + V + as + adj / adv + as …. + S + V / O
S + V not + so / as + adj / adv + as ….
B-Comparative
S + V + short adj / adv + ER + than
S + V + more + long adj / adv + than
Truoc cac tinh tu va trang tu so sanh hon ta co the dung
A bit / a little ( mot it ) , much / a lot / far ( nhieu )
C-Superlative
S + V + the + short adj / adv + EST ….
S + V + the + most adj / adv ……
-Sau so sanh nhat ta dung IN voi singular noun , dung OF voi plural noun
-Ngoai le : of one’s life , of the year

Good / well better best

Bad / badly worse worst
Far farther farthest
Much / many more most
Little less least
D-Double comparative
The comparative + S + V .. , the comparative + S + V …

E-Multiple number comparative

S + V + half / twice / three times + as + adj / adv + as …..
F-Logical comparison
John’s car runs better than Mary’s
Classes in the university are more difficult than those in the high school

Supply the correct form of adjectives in brackets

1. Cars are (comfortable) ……………………………………….. than motorbikes .
2. Jane is (pretty) ………………………………… as her sister .
3. Mr. Baker is the (delightful) ……………………………………person I’ve ever met .
4. He is (gentle) ……………………………………… than I thought .
5. In the future our living conditions will be much (good) …………………………………… .
6. Tom’s behaviour is (bad) …………………………………… than Jim’s .
7. Of the five shirts , this one is the (cheap) …………………………………….
8. He came here (early) ……………………………………. than me
9. Dick is the (careful) …………………..………………… of the two workers .
10. He can swim (far) ……………………………………… than Peter.

Supply the proper comparative form of the word in parentheses .

11. My coat costs $12 , yours costs $15 . My coat is ………………………………………………..yours
12. You get $1,700 a month , so do I . You get ……………………………………………. I do / me .
13. This lesson is quite easy , but the previous lesson isn’t . The previous lesson is …………………………. this one .
14. Yesterday she arrived at 7 o’clock , and I arrived at 7:15 . She arrived ………………………………. I did/ me .
15. My father is 45 , my mother is 42 . She is three years ………………………………………. he is / him
16. Peter weighs 72 kg , so does his brother . Peter is ………………………………………. his brother .
17. My grandfather is 82 , so is my grandmother . My grandfather is ………………………………. my grandmother .
18. Bill’s never had any accident . I’ve had three accidents . It’s clear that I don’t drive ……………………….Bill
19. I bought this car at the price of $ 1,700 . She paid $ 2,500 for her car . Her car is ………………………….mine .
20. There are 60 people at the meeting . There were 85 at the last one . There are ………………………people at this meeting
………………………..………….at the last one .

Rewrite the following sentences , using “Multiple Number comparatives”.

 S + V + ? times + as + adj / adv + as + ………
21. Jane is forty years old , and her sister is ten years old .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
22. My father is 1.80 m tall , and I am 60 cm tall.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. Mr. Green is 60 kilos , and his son is 30 kilos .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. My house is 10 meters high , and that building is 20 metres high .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. The building is 30 metres high . The Tower is 90 metres higher than the building .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
26. Mary is 15 . Her grandfather is 60 years older than Mary.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
27. This machine costs $1800 . That machine costs $1200 less than this one.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences , using double comparative
The comparative + subject + verb , the comparative + subject + verb
28. Alice eats much . She becomes fat .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
29. We produce many bicycles . They understand fast .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
30. The teacher explains clearly . We understand fast .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
31. The weather is getting hot . I feel much miserable .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
32. The lessons became difficult . They tried hard .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
33. If we can solve the problem soon , it will be better for all concerned .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
34. Mary’s hat and Jane’s are alike
A-Mary’s hat is different from Jane’s B- Jane’s hat is similar to Mary’s
C. Mary’s hat is the same as Jane D. Jane’s hat and Mary are as like as two peas

IDIOMS
35. It is as ………………………………… as ink / coal
36. That man is as …………………………………as a lion
37. I don’t like her . She is as ………………………………… as cucumber
38. This mathematical is as ………………………………… as ABC
39. They are as ………………………………… as two beans / two drops of water
40. It is as ………………………………… as dust .
41. She thought death is as ………………………………… feather .
42. The suitcase is as …………………………………as lead
43. I am as ………………………………… as a church mouse
44. The boy is as ………………………………… as a drowned rat .
45. He is as ………………………………..as a toad .
46. She is as …………………………………….. as a post
47. It is as ………………………………….as midnight .
48. He is as ……………………………….as a sheet .
49. She is as ………………………………….. as a lark .
50. Nam is as …………………………………..as a lamb .
51. He is as ………………………………….. as a statue .