Comparative and superlative

I. Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ đúng trong ngoặc.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best)
2. Bill is the (happier/ happiest) person we know.
3. Pat’s cat is (faster/ fastest) than Peter’s.
4. This poster is (colourfuler/ more colourful) than the one in the hall.
5. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?
6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best)
7. Jane is the (less/ least) athletic of all the women.
8. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.
9. This summary is (the better/ the best) of the pair.
10. The colder the weather gets (sicker/ the sicker) I feel.
II. Dùng hình thức đúng của tính từ/ trạng từ trong ngoặc.
1. Mary is (pretty) as her sister.
2. A new house is (expensive) than an old one.
3. His job is (important) than mine.
4. Of the four ties, I like the red one (well).
5. Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow.
6. Today English is the (international) of languages.
7. John is much (strong) than I thought.
8. Benches are (comfortable) than arm- chairs.
9. Bill is (good) than you thought.
10. Mr Bush is the (delightful) person I have ever known.
11. Dick is the (careful) of the three workers.
12. Is the book (interesting) than the one you read last week?
13. Gold is (precious) than iron.
14. The weather today is (warm) than the weather yesterday.
15. This film is not (good) as the one we saw last week.
16. Holidays are (pleasant) than working days.
17. Which is (high) mountain in your country?
18. Robert is (fat) than his brother.
19. The Pacific is (large) ocean in the world.
III. Viết lại câu sau, bắt đầu bằng các từ cho sẵn.
1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
=> It’s …………………………………………………………………….
2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
=>It takes………………………………………………………………….
3. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day.
=> We………………………………………………………………………
4. Jane cooks better than her sister.
=> Jane’s sister…………………………………………………………….
5. Tom is the best football player in this team.
=> Nobody in this team…………………………………………………….
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 one …………………………………………………………
9. According to me, English is easier than Math.
According to me, Math ………………………………………………….
10. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
=> Mary ………………………………………………………………..
11. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
=> No mountain ……………………………………………………….
IV. Hãy viết hình thức so sánh hơn và nhất của các tính từ sau:
ADJ Ss hơn Ss nhất ADJ Ss hơn Ss nhất
1- cheap cheaper The cheapest 7- long ........................ ........................
2- fast ........................ ........................ 8- small ........................ ........................
3- big ........................ ........................ 9- happy ........................ ........................
4- short ........................ ........................ 10- old ........................ ........................
5- good ........................ ........................ 11- hard ........................ ........................
12-
6- noisy ........................ ........................
........................ ........................
young
V. Điền vào chỗ trống dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
1. He is (clever) ……………………than any students in my group.
2. She can’t stay (long) …………………….than 30 minutes.
3. This film is (interesting)………………. than that one
4. Well, the place looks (clean) …………………….now.
5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ……………………. than the white one.
6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick).…………………….
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ……………………. than being a builder.
8. Lan sings (sweet) ………………..than Hoa
9. I want to (cheap) T-shirt
10. He runs (fast)………………….than his father
11. You need to be (careful) when driving
12. Which planet is (close) ……………………. to the Sun than the Earth?
13. Carol is (beautiful) …………………….than Mary
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) ……………………. than last summer.
15. Your accent is (bad) …………………..than mine.
VI. Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng so sánh hơn của tính từ trong ngoặc:
1. Living in the city is________than living in the country (convenient).
2. Mrs.Smith is________than I thought. (young).
3. Houses in big cities are much_________than those in my hometown (tall).
4. No one in my class is________than Jim (smart).
5. The senior prom would be_________than any other proms (exciting).
6. I have_________courage than my brother(little).
7. His health condition is getting__________(bad).
8. You are_________than you think (clever).
9. This computer is much_________than mine (expensive)
10. I always dream of a__________house to live in (modern).
V. Give the correct form of words in bracket
1. My house is ……………… (big) than yours
2. Mary is ………………(good) student in the class
3. I invited all my classmates to my party. As the saying goes: the ………………(many),
the ……………… (merry)
4. I’m calling to ask for some ……………… (far) information on this package holiday
5. Monica has ……………… (little) toys than Erin.
6. Poor thing! That’s ……………… (sad) thing I’ve ever heard!
7. Luke doesn’t have as ……………… (much) free time as Bruce
8. John’s grades are getting ………………(good) and ………………(good)
9. The ……………… (old) she gets, the ……………… (beautiful) she becomes.
10. We have to hurry up as it’s getting ……………… (dark) and ……………… (dark)
VI. Rewrite the sentence using the structure “as … as” and start by the given words
1. I’m quite tall but you are taller
I’m not ……………………………………………………..
2. My salary is high, but yours is higher
My salary isn’t ……………………………………………
3. You know a bit about cars, but I know more
You don’t know …………………………………………..
4. It’s still cold, but it was colder yesterday.
It isn’t ………………………………………………………
5. I still feel quite tired, but a lot more tired yesterday.
I don’t ……………………………………………………..
VII. Complete with the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.
1) Going by bus is ____________ going by train. (cheap)
2) I was ____________ after the holiday than I was before it. (tired)
3) It took me ____________ to get here ____________ expected. (long)
4) Can you please speak ____________? (slow)
5) Sharon is a lot ____________ than she was as a child. (friendly)
6) I am unable to walk much ____________ (far).
7) Your room looks a lot ____________ since you tidied it up. (good)
8) My ____________ brother has been working for Lufthansa for 4 years now. (old)
9) At the moment, finding a job is ____________ than making new friends. (important)
10) My sister is a lot ____________ me. (old)
Bài tập 1. Viết lại các câu sau theo công thức so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất.
1. Today is hotter than yesterday.
➔ Yesterday was __________________________.
2. No one in her team is more beautiful than Dyan.
➔ Dyan is _______________________________.
3. No building in Quan’s city is higher than this building.
➔ This building is ____________________________.
4. Jack is the most intelligent in his class.
➔ No one in his class _______________________.
5. If your son reads many science books, he will have much knowledge.
➔ The more__________________________________.
6. If Linda wants to pass the exam easily, she will study harder.
➔ The more easily ________________________________.
7. Binh An’s house is very beautiful. It’s expensive, too.
➔ The more _____________________________.
8. One of the greatest tennis players in the world is BJ.
➔ BJ is _________________________________.
9. No producers in the world is bigger than ABS.
➔ ABS is _______________________________.
10. Sam is very intelligent but her sister is the most intelligent in her family.
➔ Sam’s sister is ________________________________________.
Bài tập 2. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất của tính từ/trạng từ trong câu so sánh hơn và so
sánh nhất
1. My Chinese class is _______ than her Chinese class.
A. funny B. funnier C. funniest D. the funny
2. This sofa is _________ than the other.
A. comfortable B. the comfortable C. more comfortable D. most comfortable
3. No one in his group is _______ than Quan.
A. kinder B. kind C. more kind D. most kind
4. Lam visits his parents ________ than his sister does.
A. little B. least C. the less D. less
5. If Sam had run ________ , her sister could have caught her.
A. fast B. faster C. the fastest D. more faster
Bài tập 3. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có) các câu so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất dưới đây:
1. This is the more wonderful book Linda has ever read.
2. No mountain in the world is the biggest than Everest.
3. Jackma is the richer people in the world.
4. The living room is biggest than the kitchen one.
5. One of the greater football players in Vietnam is Ho Van Y.
Bài tập 4. Điền vào chỗ trống tính từ/trạng từ trong công thức so sánh hơn.
1. Dogs are ………… (intelligent) than hamsters.
2. Sam is…………… (old) than Andy.
3. US is far ………… (large) than the UK.
4. Hoa’s garden is a lot ………………. (colourful) than this park.
5. Jack is …………… (quiet) than his brother.
6. My Math class is ……………. (boring) than my Geography class.
7. Her class is …………. (big) than yours.
8. The weather this winter is even ……………… (bad) than last winter.
9. This gift is ……………… (beautiful) than that one.