COMPARISON

Forms Examples
1. Equal comparison S + V + as + Adj / Adv + as … He is as tall as his father.
(so sánh bằng) twice/three times… John sings as well as she does.
2. Unequal S + V (negative) + so / as + Adj / +as... I am not so tall as you.
comparison (so sánh Adv John doesn’t sing as well as
không bằng) Mary does.
(short) Adj / Adv +er I am taller than you.
Nhiều
3. S + V +____________________+ than... Mary is more beautiful than
hơn
Comparative more + ( long) Adj / Adv Daisy
(so sánh hơn) Kém S + V + less + Adj / Adv + than … You are less tall than I.
hơn much/far Daisy is less beautiful than I.
(short) Adj / Adv + est I am the tallest in this class.
4. Superlative (so
S + V + THE _____________________ Mary is the most beautiful in
sánh nhất)
most + ( long) Adj / Adv this class.
One S + V + (short) Adj / Adv + er and +Adj. Betty is younger and younger.
clause: /Adv + er Her story was more and more
(ngày S + V + more and more + (long) Adj / attractive.
5. Double càng) Adv.
comparison Two The+SSH+S1+ V1, the + SSH + S2+ V2 The hotter it is, the more
clauses: (short) Adj / Adv +er miserable I feel.
(càng ... more + ( long) Adj / Adv The sooner you leave, the
.càng) less + Adj / Adv earlier you will arrive here.
Words Comparative Superlative Words Comparative Superlative
Good / well better the best Bad / badly worse the worst
Far farther / further the farthest / Much / many more the most
the furthest
Little / few less the least Old older/elder oldest/eldest
NOTES
1 âm tiết big, large, 2 âm tiết trở beautiful,
small lên intelligent …
Tính từ 2 âm tiết, tận cùng –Y, happy, Tính từ quá khứ phân drunk, excited
ngắn -OW, -ER, -LE, - narrow, dài từ dùng như
URE clever, noble, tính từ
mature, quiet

1. LIKE + S He’s like his father 2. He and his father are alike.
(giống, như) Your bike looks like Ba’s ALIKE Your bike and Ba’s look
SIMILARITY alike.
(Sự tương 3. SIMILAR Your shirt is 4. THE SAME Your shirt and Ba’s are the
đồng) (TO + S) similar to Ba’s. (AS + S) same.
(tương tự) (giống như) Your shirt is the same as
Ba’s.
DIFFERENT (FROM + S) (khác với): Ex: - Your shirt is different from Ba’s.
= Your shirt and Ba’s are different.
THE SAME + N + (AS + S): diễn tả sự tương đồng hay bằng nhau.
Ex: He is the same age as my brother. = He and my brother are the same age.
= He’s as old as my brother.
1. Mr. Brown receives a _______ salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
2. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was _______ my mother.
A. more big than B. so big than C. as big as D. too big than
3. He is not _______ tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
4. John’s grades are _______ than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. high D. the highest
5. Deana is the _______ of the three sisters.
A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
6. She speaks English as _______ as her friend does.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
7. Of the three shirts, this one is the _______.
A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty
8. The baby’s illness is _______ than we thought at first.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
9. Today is the _______ day of the month.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hottest than
10. He works more _______ than I.
A. slow B. slowly C. slowest D. most slowly
11. My book is as _______ as yours.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
12. I love you _______ than I can say.
A. much B. many C. more D. the most
13. It’s _______ to go by bus than by car.
A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper
14. That house is _______ one on the street.
A. oldest B. the oldest C. old D. older
15. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
A. My mother can cook better than I can. B. My mother can't cook better than I can.
C. My mother can cook well than I can. D. I can cook better than my mother can.
16. My interview lasted longer than yours.
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine. B. Your interview was shorter than mine.
C. Your interview was as long as mine. D. Your interview was longer than mine.
17. English is thought to be _______ than Math.
A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest
18. Jupiter is _______ planet in the solar system.
A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biggest
19. She runs _______ in my class.
A. the slowest B. the most slow C. the slowly D. the most slowly
20. My house is _______ hers.
A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
21. Her office is _______ away than mine.
A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer
22. Tom is _______ than David.
A. handsome B. the more handsome
C. more handsome D. the most handsome
23. He did the test _______ I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
24. A boat is _______ than a plane.
A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower
25. My new sofa is _______ than the old one.
A. more comfortable B. comfortably C. more comfortabler D. comfortable
26. My sister dances _______ than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
27. My bedroom is _______ room in my house.
A. tidier than B. the tidiest C. the most tidy D. more tidier
28. This road is _______ than that road.
A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower
29. He drives _______ his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully C. as careful as D. more carefully than
30. It was _______ day of the year.
A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder
31. She is _______ singer I’ve ever met.
A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly
32. Mary is _______ responsible as Peter.
A. more B. the most C. much D. as
33. It is _______ in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
34. She sings _______ among the singers I have known.
A. the most beautiful B. the more beautiful
C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully
35. She is _______ student in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working
C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working
36. The English test was _______ than I thought it would be.
A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
37. Looking after a kitten is ____ more difficult than I thought it would be.
A. far B. farther C. further D. father
38. The church is taller than the theater.
A. The theater is tall as the church. B. The theater is taller as the church.
C. The theater isn’t as tall as the church. D. The theater is taller than the church.
39. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
A. My mother can cook better than I can. B. My mother can't cook better than I can.
C. My mother can cook well than I can. D. I can cook better than my mother can.
40. My interview lasted longer than yours.
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine. B. Your interview was shorter than mine.
C. Your interview was as long as mine. D. Your interview was longer than mine.
41. Linda knows more about it than Mike.
A. Mike doesn’t know much about it. B. Mike doesn’t know as much about it as Linda.
C. Mike does know much about it. D. Mike doesn’t know more about it as Linda.
42. The more polluted the environment, the less safe it becomes for the animals.
A. If the environment is more polluted, it becomes better for the animals.
B. Animals find the more polluted environment safer.
C. Animals become less safe with a more polluted environment.
D. Animals become safer with a more polluted environment.
43. Baby sea turtles are the most vulnerable when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea.
A. Baby sea turtles are the most unsafe when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea.
B. Baby sea turtles are the safest when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea.
C. Baby sea turtles are the happiest when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea.
D. Baby sea turtles really enjoy when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.

44. The more time you spend on prepare(ing) for the test, the higher scores you may get.
A B C D
45. The more you practise speaking in your class, the (more) better you are at public speaking.
A B C D
46. The (more) better I study about endangered species, the more I worry about their extinction.
A B C D
47. The warmer the weather get(s) around the world, the faster the polar ice caps will melt.
A B C D
48. The more renewable energy sources we use, the (more) better our living conditions will become.
A B C D
49. As people need more land to build houses, they cut down (on) more forests.
A B C D
50. The unemployment rate is getting higher, so that the crime rate is becoming higher as well.
A B C D
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