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Welcome to the teachers
to attend our lesson today!
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There are two kinds of adjectives
Short adjective
Long adjective
How can we distinguish short adj. and long adj.?
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1. Short adj:
- Laø nhöõng tính töø coù moät vaàn
Ex: long, short, tall, small, big, thin, fat...
Là những tính từ có hai vần nhưng tận cùng là "y"
Ex: busy, noisy, happy, heavy, lucky...
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2. Long adj:
- Là những tính từ có từ hai vần trở lên. Nếu có 2 vần thì tận cùng không phải là “y”
Ex: modern, interesting, expensive, difficult...
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I. Comparative
Structure:
short adj. + er + than
more + long adj. + than
Ex: Nam is taller than Minh.
Gold is more expensive than silver
Making comparative for these sentences:
a. Peter is 40 kilos . John is 39 kilos ( heavy)
Peter is heavier than John.
b. The cat toy is 10 000 dong.
The dog toy is 15 000 dong. (expensive)

The dog toy is more expensive than the cat toy.
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c. Lan is 13 years old. Mai is 14 years old (young)
Lan is younger than Mai.
d. Nam gets 10 marks. Minh gets 8 marks. (intelligent)
Nam is more intelligent than Minh.
II. superlative
Structure:
the + short adj. + est
the + most + long adj.
Ex:
Nam is the tallest in his class.
Minh is the most intelligent in his class.
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Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative
1. Diamonds ………………………… gold. (valuable)
Diamonds are more valuable than golds.
2. My father ………………………… me. (fat)
My father is fatter than me.
3. Milk is ……………………….. Water. (expensive)
Milk is more expensive than water.
4. Minh is ……………………. In his class. (tall)
Minh is the tallest in his class.
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5. This hotel ……………………. In the town. (cheap)
This hotel is the cheapest in the town.
6. Yesterday ……………………. Day of the year. (hot)
Yesterday is the hottest day of the year
7. Mike …………………….. Tim. (healthy)
Mike is healthier than Tim.
8. He ………………………… in my class. (intelligent)
He is the most intelligent in my class.
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Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
1. This table is longer than that table.
That table is …
shorter than this table.
2. Mary is more intelligent than other girls in class.
Mary is …
the most intelligent in class.
3. This lesson is easier than the last one.
The last lesson is …
more difficult than this lesson.
4. Our garden is bigger than theirs.
Their garden is …
smaller than ours.
5. Tom swims better than Marry.
Marry swims …
worse than Tom.
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Work in groups to make comparisons for each pair of words:
1. Bicycles are ………………………. than cars.
cheaper
more slowly
Cars are…………………….. than bicycles.
more expensive
faster
2. New York is ……………… than Ho Chi Minh city.
richer
bigger
Ho Chi Minh city is ………………….. than New York.
poorer
smaller
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Homework:
Do the exercises again at home.
Prepare the lesson from unit 1 to unit 8 for the first semester
examination.
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