COMPARATIVE – SUPERLATIVE

So sánh bằng: để so sánh giữa người ( hoặc vật) tương tự nhau. (as…as; the same … as)
So sánh hơn của tính từ (Comparative adjectives ) để so sánh giữa người (hoặc vật) này với người
(hoặc vật) khác
So sánh nhất (Superlative adjectives) để so sánh người (hoặc vật) với tất cả người (hoặc vật) trong
nhóm.
Tính từ ngắn: 1 âm tiết
Add er/est Tính từ So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
Tính từ kết thúc bởi 1 phụ âm Old Older The oldest
hoăc e nice nicer The nicest
Tính từ kết thúc vởi 1 nguyên Big bigger The biggest
âm + 1 phụ âm
Tính từ kết thúc bởi y Happy happier The happiest
Tính từ dài: 2 âm tiết trở lên
Add more/ the most Tính từ So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful
Expensive More expensive The most expensive

*** Một số tính từ có 2 âm tiết nhưng có tận cùng là “y, le, ow, er” khi sử dụng ở so sánh hơn hay so
sánh hơn nhất nó áp dụng cấu trúc so sánh hơn của tính từ ngắn.
Tính từ So sánh hơn So sánh hơn nhất
Happy -> happier -> the happiest
Simple -> simpler -> the simplest
Narrow -> narrower -> the narrowest
Clever -> cleverer -> the cleverest
Tính từ bất quy tắc
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
bad worse worst
far(distance) farther farthest
far(extent) further furthest
good better best
little less least
many more most
much more most
1. Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.
1. A rock is …………………………... than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is …………………………... than yours. (big)
3. The princess is …………………………... than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a …………………………... student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are …………………………... than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is …………………………... than January. (hot)
7. A lion is …………………………... than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is …………………………... than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are …………………………... than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is …………………………... than football. (boring)
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the comparative adjective.
1. The red jacket is CHEAPER (cheap) than the blue jacket.
2. The shoes are NICER (nice) than the boots.
3. The pink socks are MORE EXPENSIVE (expensive) than the white socks.
4. The brown sweater is BETTER (good) than the blue sweater.
5. The chocolate looks WORSE (bad) than the candy.
6. The radio is NEWER (new) than the DVD player.
7. The Cds are OLDER (old) than the DVDs.
8. These apples are BRIGHTER(bright) than those apples.
9. This dress is MORE BEAUTIFUL (beautiful) than that dress.
10. Those green tomatoes are SWEETER (sweet) than the red tomatoes.
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the superlative adjective.
1. Her computer is the …………………………... (new).
2. Those glasses are the …………………………... (nice) in the store.
3. She is the …………………………... (old) person in her family.
4. Mr. Kendrick is the …………………………... (good) teacher in the school.
5. My puppy is the …………………………... (young) of all my friends' dogs.
6. These books are the …………………………... (expensive) books in the store.
7. I am the …………………………... (bad) soccer player on the team.
8. These oranges are the …………………………... (sweet) type of orange.
9. He is the …………………………... (hard) worker in his company.
10. That was the …………………………... (interesting) movie I have ever seen
4. Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. It is the LARGEST shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the WORST day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the NOISIEST person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the in the MOST POPULAR class. (popular)
5. Which is the MOST DIFFICULT subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jim is the BEST player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the HEAVIEST animals. (heavy)
8. Let's pick the BIGGEST apple of the tree. (big)
9. Mary is the THINNEST girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the MOST COMFORTABLE sofa in our house. (comfortable)
5. So sánh ngang bằng.
a. Mary/tall/her brother.
___MARY IS AS TALL AS HER BROTHER_________________
b. A lemon/not sweet/ an orange.
___________A LEMON IS NOT AS SWEET AS AN ORANGE ______________
c. A donkey/not big/ a horse.
__A DONKEY IS NOT AS BIG AS A HORSE________
d. This dress/pretty/that one.
____THIS DRESS IS AS PRETTY AS THAT ONE________
e. the weather/not cold/ yesterday.
____THE WEATHER IS NOT AS COLD AS YESTERDAY__
5. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. This armchair is …………………………... than the old one. (comfortable)
2. Trains are …………………………... than aeroplanes. (slow)
3. I bought the…………………………... souvenir I could afford. (expensive)
4. In this classroom there are …………………………... girls than boys. (many)
5. Ann is the …………………………... child in the family. (young)
6. That TV set is the …………………………... of all. (cheap)
7. You are …………………………... here than there. (safe)
8. Fifi is …………………………... than Kate. (pretty)
9. This is the …………………………... film i have ever seen. (exciting)
10. Tim is …………………………... than Peter. (talented)
6. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative (-er or more..) or a superlative (-est or most..).
1. We stayed at the CHEAPEST hotel in the town. (cheap)
2. Our hotel was CHEAPER than all the others in the town. (cheap)
3. The United States of America is large but Canada is LARGER. (large)
4. What's THE LONGEST canal in the world? (long)
5. He looked a bit sad yesterday but he looks HAPPIER THAN today. (happy)
6. It was a terrible journey. It was THE WORST journey of my life. (bad)
7. Ali, can you tell me what THE MOST POPULAR sport in your country is? (popular)
8. Everest is THE HIGHEST mountain in the world. (high)
9. We had a great holiday. It was one of THE MOST ENJOYABLE holidays we've ever had.
(enjoyable)
10. I prefer this bed to the other one. It's MORE COMFORTABLE. (comfortable)
11. What's THE QUICKEST way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
12. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have got four daughters. THE OLDEST/ THE ELDEST is 14. (old)
7. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:
1. My house is bigger than your house.
=> Your house is SMALLER THAN MY HOUSE
=> YOUR HOUSE ISN’T AS BIG AS MY HOUSE.
2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
=> The red car_IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE BLACK CAR____________
3. This film is more interesting than that one.
=> That film is_ MORE BORING THAN THIS FILM____________
4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
=> Your kitchen__IS BIGGER THAN MY KITCHEN =MINE______________
5. My grandmother is older than every one in my family.
=> My grandmother is the OLDEST IN MY FAMILY________
6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.
=> Tam is the__TALLEST IN MY CLASS.__________________
7. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.
=> Japanese cars _ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE WORLD.____
8. No one in the group plays better than he.
=> He can PLAY THE BEST IN THE GROUP.___________________
9. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.
=> This hotel is the _MOST COMFORTABLE IN THE CITY.______
10. Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one.
=> The Pacific Ocean is THE BIGGEST =_THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD._____
11. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
=> Peter IS THE TALLEST IN MY CLASS……………………………………………….
12. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
=> The white dress IS CHEAPER THAN THE BLACK
DRESS……………………………………………
13. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
=> According to me, Maths IS HARDER THAN ENGLISH………………………………….
14. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
=> Mary IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT IN MY
GROUP……………………………………………………….
15. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
=> The Nile IS THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD…………………………………………………..
16. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
=> No mountain IN THE WORLD IS HIGHER THAN MOUNT
EVEREST……………………………………………...
17. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
=> She is THE PRETTIEST GIRL I HAVE EVER MET.