COMPARISONS OF ADJ

COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES (ma course)
Grammar
Equal comparison( so sánh ngang bằng)
+) BE + AS + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX)
Eg. I am as tall as Peter
She worked as hard as me.
-)BE + NOT + AS /SO + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX)
Eg. Tommy wasn’t as hard working as his brother.
The weather today isn’t as hot as yesterday.
*) THE SAME (+NOUN) + AS
Eg. Your car is the same as mine.
He is of the same age as me.
Comparative and superlative comparisons (so sánh hơn kém & so sánh cao nhất)
Usage ( cách sử dụng):
So sánh hơn kém: tính từ so sánh hơn kém dùng để so sánh 2 danh từ ( 2 người, 2 sự vật, hiện tượng)
So sánh cao nhất: tính từ so sánh cao nhất dùng để so sánh nhiều hơn 2 danh từ ( 2 người, 2 sự vật, hiện tượng)
Formations ( cách cấu tạo)
ADJ
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE

SHORT ADJS
Hầu hết
TALL/ SHORT/ …

ADJ + ER + THAN
This boy is taller than his brother.


THE + ADJ + EST
This boy is the tallest in his family.

Có tận cùng là E
LARGE/ LATE/ ….
ADJ-E + R + THAN
She was later than we had expected.

THE + ADJ-E + ST
This room is the largest in the house.

Qui tắc x 2
Hot/ big/ ….
ADJ (x2 final consonant) + ER + THAN
Summer is hotter than autumn.

THE + ADJ (x2 final consonant) + EST
Summer is the hottest season in Vietnam.

Các adj 2 âm tiết có tận cùng là p/â + Y
HAPPY/ EASY/ …
ADJ ( Y-> I) + ER + THAN
This exercise is easier than that one.
THE + ADJ ( Y-> I) + EST
Today is the happiest day in my life.


NARROW, QUIET, CLEVER
NARROWER, QUIETER, CLEVERER

Life in the country is quieter than that in a big city.
THE NARROWEST, THE QUIETEST, THE CLEVEREST
This is the narrowest street in this area.

LONG ADJS
Comfortable, expensive, difficult
MORE/ LESS + ADJ + THAN
This car is more expensive than my car.

THE MOST/ THE LEAST + ADJ
English is the most difficult subject of all.

IRREGULAR
GOOD
BAD
LITTLE
MUCH/MANY
FAR

BETTER
WORSE
LESS
MORE
FARTHER/ FURTHER

THE BEST
THE WORST
THE LEAST
THE MOST
THE FARTHEST/ THE FURTHEST


A little/ a bit/ much/ far/ a lot
Thêm vào trước so sánh hơn kém, nhấn mạnh cho so sánh hơn kém.
*) a little/ a bit: hơi hơi, hơn 1 chút
Canada is a bit/ a little bigger than the USA. ( Canada lớn hon Mỹ 1 chút)
*) much/ far/ a lot: hơn rất nhiều
A car is much/ far/ a lot more expensive than a motorbike
By far:
Thêm vào trước so sánh cao nhất, nhấn mạnh cho so sánh cao nhất.
As a mother tongue, Chinese has by far the most population.
Exercises on comparisons
EXERCISE 1. Give the COMPARATIVE form of the adjectives given.
This chair is than that chair. COMFORTABLE
Your flat is than mine. LARGE
Love is than money. IMPORTANT
Iron is than wood. HEAVY
My physics course is than your math course. DIFFICULT
Her English now is it used to be. GOOD
The Nile is than the Mississippi. LONG
The dog is than a chicken. INTELLIGENT.
My mother’s cooking is than my father’s. BAD
This dress is than that one. PRETTY
A horse is than a man. STRONG
A rose is than a weed. BEAUTIFUL
The weather today is than it was yesterday. HOT
This story is than that one. FUNNY
This book is than that book. INTERESTING
A film star is than a worker. FAMOUS
The Pacific is than the Mediterranean. DEEP
Reading books is than watching TV. GOOD
My English lessons are than my history ones. EASY
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