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COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES

1. 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.

2. Comparative and superlative comparisons (so sánh hơn kém, so sánh cao nhất)

2.1. 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)

2.2. Formations ( cách cấu tạo)

ADJ COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE SHORT ADJ 1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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. 4. Các adj 2 âm tiết có tận cùng là phụ âm + Y

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.

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HAPPY/ EASY/ … 5. 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 ADJ 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

Exercise 1:

0. He is (intelligent) _____more intelligent ____than his brother

1. I have never had a (delicious) ____________________________ meal than that.

2. This jacket is too small. I need a (large) ____________________________ size.

3. Its (cheap) ____________________________to go by car than to go by train.

4. A new house is (expensive) ____________________________than an old one.

5. His job is (important) ____________________________ than mine.

6. Nobody is (happy) ____________________________than Miss Snow.

7. John is much (strong) ____________________________than I thought.

8. Benches are (comfortable) ____________________________than arm-chairs.

9. Bill is (good) ____________________________than you thought.

10.The weather today is (hot) than it was yesterday.

Exercise 2:

0. These boys are (intelligent) ____________________________those boys.

1. Charles is (hard-working) ____________________________Tom.

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2. He is (good) ____________________________at English than me.

3. Lan is (pretty) ____________________________her mother.

4. This pen is (expensive)____________________________ that pen.

5. Those apples are (delicious)____________________________ these apples.

6. Ms. Hoa is (attractive)____________________________ Mrs. Lan.

7. This pen is (good)____________________________ that pen.

8. Tokyo is (large)____________________________ Nha Trang.

9. Spain is (big)____________________________ England.

10.This river is (long)____________________________ that river.

Exercise 3:

0. She smiled (happy)____________________________ than before

1. Could you write (clearly)____________________________?

2. Planes can fly (high)____________________________ than some kinds of birds

3. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful)____________________________

than before.

4. Jim can run (fast)____________________________ than John

5. Our team played (badly)____________________________ of all

6. He worked …