BT So sanh

COMPARISONS
1. Equality in comparison:
E.g: John is as tall as Tom.
She runs as fast as her brother.
AS + ADJ / ADV + AS
E.g: He is not so rich as his brother.
I can’t cook so well as my mother.
NOT + SO / AS + ADJ / ADV + AS
2. Comparative:
A. Short Adjectives / Adverbs.
_ Short Adv contains one syllable.
_ Short Adj contains one syllable or two syllables with the end of “Y, OW, ER, ET, LE”
(early, narrow, clever, quiet, noble)
E.g: Mr. Brown is older than my father.
He runs faster than she.
ADJ / ADV + ER (THAN)
B. Long Adjectives / Adverbs.
_ Long Adj / Adv contains more than two syllable.
E.g : A car is more expensive than a bike.
MORE + ADJ / ADV (THAN)
3. Superlative:
A. Short Adjectives / Adverbs.
E.g : Grandfather is the oldest in my family.
THE + ADJ / ADV + EST
B. Long Adjectives / Adverbs.
E.g : This is the most difficult lesson in the book.
THE MOST + ADJ/ ADV
* INFERIORITY:
Eg; This hotel is less comfortable than that one.
That building is less modern than this one.
LESS + ADJ / ADV (THAN)
Eg; That book is the least expensive of all.
It is the least comfortable car among these ones.
THE LEAST + ADJ / ADV
* IRREGULAR ADJ/ ADV:
1. Good / Well better the best
2. Bad / Badly worse the worst
3. Many / Much more the most
4. Little less the least
5. Far farther/ further the farthest/ the furthest
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the words.
1. Gold is (precious) than iron.
2. Cigarette paper is (thin) of all papers.
3. My bike is (expensive) as yours.
4. Yesterday was (warm) than today.
5. This film is not (good) as the one we saw last week.
6. Holidays are (pleasant) than school-days.
7. Which is (high) mountain in your country ?
8. The Pacific is (large) ocean in the world.
9. Is he (studious) as his sister.
10. Jane is (little) athletic of all the women.
11. He is a (tall) boy.
12. She studies (well) than she did last year.
13. This is an (interesting) book.
14. My mother often gets up (early) in the morning.
15. He doesn’t work (hard) as his brother.
16. Nobody is (happy) than Maria.
17. The story you told me was (funny) of all.
18. My cold is (bad) today than it was yesterday.
19. He has (many) friends than I think.
20. She isn’t (kind) as her sister.
21. Who studies (well) : Mai or Nam ?
22. Which is the (long) river in Viet Nam ?
Exercise 2: Choose the best option.
A horse is ………… than a dog.
A. strong B. stronger C. as strong D. strongest
The story you told me was …………. of all.
A. most interesting B. more interesting C. as interesting D. the most interesting
Robert is ………… as his brother.
A. as fat B. so fat C. fatter D. fattest
Nobody is ………… than Nam.
A. tall B. as thin C. shorter D. clever
I feel ………… than I was yesterday.
A. worse B. bad C. good D. bigger
Canada is very cold, but Greenland is ………….
A. cold B. colder C. hot D. hotter
Which subject are you ………….. at : Math or English ?
A. better B. richer C. longer D. more difficult
This house isn’t ………….. as that one.
A. so well B. too narrow C. as large D. good enough
He is ………… student in my class.
A. the young B. younger C. the youngest D. as young
Who