COmparision

1. COMPARISONS
1. Short, Long and Special adjectives/ adverbs:
a/ Short adjectives: are adjectives with
- one syllable: long , short, big, hot, fat ..
- two syllables with the endings: - y. E.g: happy, lazy, busy, .......
 Short adverbs: are adverbs with one syllable: hard, late, soon, ... and the adverb “early”
b/ Long adjectives: Two syllables up, and those ended with –ed.
E.g: careful, beautiful, hard-working, careless, complicated, bored…
* Note: Adjectives ended with -er, -le, -ow, and -et, are considered both short and long ones.
E.g: clever, simple, narrow, quiet, …
 Long adverbs: are adverbs with two syllables up EXCEPT FOR early and badly
c/ Special adjectives/ adverbs: are those whose comparative pattern are different from that of
Short and Long adjectives/ adverbs. This group consists of: good, bad, well, ill, old, far (adj),
and well, badly, far, little, much (adv)
2. Degrees of comparisons:
1. Equal degree
Unequal degree
 S1 + be/ V + as + adj / adv + as + S2 + aux
E.g: He is as old as my father.
He drives as carefully as I (do).
 S1 + negative V + as/so + adj/adv + as + S2 + aux
E.g: He is not as/so old as my father.
He doesn’t drive as/so carefully as I (do).
2.
Comparatives
 S1 + be/ V + adj/ adv (short) + er + than + S2 + aux
E.g: You are thinner than he (is).
He runs faster than I (do).
 S1 + V + more + adj/ adv (long) + than + S2 + aux
E.g: He is more intelligent than I (am).
He drives more carefully than I (do).
3. Superlatives  S + be/V + the + adj/ adv (short) + est
E.g: Nam is the tallest student in my class.
Cheetah runs (the) fastest in the world.
 S + be/ V + the most + adj/ adv(long)
E.g: He is the most intelligent student in my class.
Of the students in my class, Nam speaks English (the) most
fluently.
4. Double
comparatives
 The adj/ adv (comparative) + S + V, the + adj/ adv (comparative) +
S + V (càng… càng…)
E.g: The more beautiful she is, the more modest she becomes.
The harder he studies, the wiser he becomes.
 More and more + adj/ adv (long)
Adj/ adv (short) + er and adj (short) + er: càng ngày càng ...
E.g: Life in the city is more and more stressful.
They work harder and harder.
5. Less & Least
comparisons
 S1 + be/ V + less + adj/ adv + than + S2
 S + be/ V + the least adj/ adv
E.g: This film is less interesting than the one I saw yesterday.
He works least effectively in our group.
6. Comparions  S1 + V + as many/ much + N as S2 + aux

2. withnouns S1 + negative V as/ so few/ little + N as S2 + aux
E.g He earns as much money as I do.
I don’t have as/ so many friends as he does.
 S1 + V + more/ fewer/ less + N + than S2 + aux
E.g He has collected more stamps than I have.
I have collected fewer stamps than he has.
 S + V + most/ fewest/ least + N
E.g I have least free time in my family.
* Note: 1/ We use equal degree when we want to emphasize how many times this object is more
than that one.
E.g: Her husband is twice as old as she (is).
2/ We use emphatic words like: much, a lot, far, slightly, a bit, no, any, ... before comparatives.
E.g: Her husband is much/ far/ a lot/... older than her.
Special adjectives/ adverbs:
No Equal
degree
Comparative Superlative Meaning
1. bad/badly/ ill worse worst Tồi, dở/ ốm yếu
2. good/ well better best Tốt, giỏi
3. much more most Nhiều
4. little less least Ít
5. far farther/ further farthest/ furthest Xa (distance) / Rộng (range)
6.
old older/ elder oldest/ eldest Già, cũ (for all)/ (brother/
sister)
E.g: Ms Anh is better at cooking than Ms Nhung.
THE EXERCISES ON COMPARISONS
EXERCISE 1. Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets:
1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable)
2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. (large)
3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot)
4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long)
5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad)
6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult)
7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big)
8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful)
9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful)
10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow)
11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old)
12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy)
13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat)
14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy)
15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good)
EXERCISE 2. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences:
1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes.
A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful
2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants.
A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid
3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam.
A. long B. shortest C. longest D. longer

3. 4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and
Newton.
A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as
5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.
A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as
6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ .
A. best B. the best C. most D. better
7. She is the .………… girl in our town.
A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully
8. The harder you learn.............
A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English
C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be
9. Jim is the ................. in his class.
A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever
10. Of the two shirts, this one is ...................
A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier
EXERCISE 3. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same
meaning as the sentence printed before it.
1. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
 Your kitchen ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. No one in the class is taller than Dave.
 Dave is ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad.
 Dad ………………………………………….…………………………………………….………
4. Lan is better cook than Hoa.
 Hoa can’t ………………………………………….………………………………………...……
5. No restaurant in the city is better than that one.
 That restaurant is …………………………………………………………………………………
6. This watch is worse than that one.
 That watch ………………………………………………………………………………….……
7. My sister writes more carefully than she did.
 My sister …………………………………………………………………………………………
8. This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read.
 This is the …………………………………………………………………………………………
9. She is the most beautiful girl I have ever known.
 I’ve never .................................................................................
10. Peter does not drive so carefully as Tom.
 Tom ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Bài tập tổng hợp của so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất
1. Viết dạng so sánh hơn của những từ trong ngoặc.
They've made these chocolate bars smaller (small) .
Sport is more interesting (interesting) than politics.
1. Can't you think of anything _____________(intelligent) to say?
2. Well, the place looks _____________(clean) now.
3. Janet looks ____________(thin) than she did.
4. You need to draw it ______________(carefully) .
5. The weather is getting ___________ (bad).
6. The programme will be shown at a __________ (late) date.
7. I can't stay ________________(long) than half an hour.

4. 8. A mobile phone would be a_______________ (useful) present.
9. I'll try to finish the job ________________ (soon).
10. It was_______________ (busy) than usual in town today.
11. I'll be even_____________ (annoyed) if you do that again.
12. Since the break-in I feel ____________ (nervous).
2. Viết dạng so sánh nhất của những từ trong ngoặc.
It's the shortest (short) day of the year.
It's the most beautiful (beautiful) building in the world.
1. That was the __________ (funny) film I've ever seen.
2. It was the ______________(horrible) feelingI've ever had.
3. Have you read her ______________(recent) book?
4. It's the _______________(large) company in the country.
5. It was the _______________(boring) speech I've ever heard.
6. You've got the _______________(far) to travel.
7. That's the _____________(helpful) idea so far.
8. The factory uses the ________________ (modern) production methods.
9. This is the __________________(early) I've ever got up.
10. It was the ________________(sad) day of my life.
3. Một số câu dưới đây đúng, và một số có một từ thừa. Nếu câu nào đúng, hãy thêm dấu √
vào bên cạnh. Nếu câu nào không đúng, hãy gạch bỏ từ thừa và viết từ đó ra khoảng
trống.
I’ve got the least powerful computer in the world. √
London is more bigger than Birmingham.
1. Silver isn't as expensive as gold.
2. Indian food is the nicer than Chinese, I think.
3. The telephone is one of the most useful inventions ever.
4. I feel a much better now, thank you.
5. The longer you wait, so the harder it'll be.
6. The piano is heavier than the sofa.
7. This is the quickest way to the hotel.
8. You're taller than he is.
9. Who is the cleverest student in of the class?
10. The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
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