Comparison

Equals Comparatives Superlatives

(So sánh bằng) (So sánh hơn) (So sánh nhất)
Short adj/ adv Not + as/ so + adj/ adv + Adj + ER + than The + adj + EST (in/ of)
(Tính/ trạng từ ngắn) as
Example quite  quiter  the quietest
hot  hotter  the hottest
narrow  narrower  the narrowest
dry  drier  the driest
gentle  gentler  the gentlest
Long adj/ adv (Tính/ trạng More + adj/ adv + than The most + adj/ adv
từ dài)
Example more expensive than the most expensive car
Double comparison (So Adj + ER AND adj + ER
sánh kép) More and more + long adj/
adv
Exception (Ngoại lệ) good/ well  better  the best
bad(ly)  worse  the worst
far  farther/ further  the farthest/ furthest
little  less  the least
fast  faster  the fastest
much/ many  more  the most
Note: 1. tính từ tận cùng là “y”, “le”, “er”, “ow” được xem là tính từ ngắn.
2. Động từ get/ become được dung nhiều với so sánh kép.
Ex: a. the boy is getting more and more intelligent.
b. the rain is becoming heavier and heavier.
c. the richer he is, the unhappier he fell.

Exercise 1: Give the correct form of word in bracket.

1. My book is __________________ (interesting) as yours.
2. His car runs _________________ (fast) as a race.
3. John’s English is not ________________ (good) as mine.
4. Their house is as _________________ (big) that one.
5. Maria sings _________________ (good) as his brother.
6. His job isn’t ______________ (hard) as hers.
7. These boys are _______________ (happy) as those ones.
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of word in bracket.
1. John’s grades are _______________ (high) his sister’s.
2. This dress is __________ (cheap) than this one.
3. Today is ___________ (hot) than yesterday.
4. Her son is ____________ (tall) than my son.
5. Tom’s novel is ________________ (interesting) than mine.
6. Kate is _________________ (helpful) than Alice.
7. Maria’s bed is _________________ (comfortable) than this one.
8. This road is narrow, but that one is _____________ (narrow).
Exercise 3: Give the correct form of word in bracket.
1. Today, English is the _______________ (popular) in the world.
2. Mr. Bush is the __________ (rich) person I have ever known.
3. Helen is the _____________ (tall) girl in her family.
4. Deana is the ___________ (short) of the three girls.
5. These shoes are the _______________ (expensive) of all.
6. One of the ___________ (great) footballers in the world is David Beckham.
7. That child behaves the _________________ (carefully) of all.
8. Jane is the __________ (little) athletic of all the women.
Exercise 4: Sentence transformation:
A. So sánh hơn  so sánh không bằng.
1. Your house is bigger than mine.
 My house is not as big as your house.
2. Her father is strict, but mine is very strict.
 My father is stricter than hers.
3. Your bag is more expensive than hers.
 Her big is ......................................................................
4. Mango-teens are more expensive than oranges.
 Oranges .........................................................................
5. Her English is better is mine.
 My English ...................................................................
6. That room is more comfortable than this one.
 This room .....................................................................
7. Gold is not as expensive as diamond.
 Diamond .......................................................................
8. This test was easier than the last test.
 The last test ...................................................................
9. He drank more coffee than I did.
 I didn’t ..........................................................................
10. Mr. Pike worked harder than Mr. Minh.
 Mr. Minh ......................................................................
11. You don’t write essays as well as she.
 She ................................................................................
12. He wasn’t as talkative as her sister.
 Her sister .......................................................................
B. So sánh nhất  so sánh không bằng.
1. Mrs. Hoa is the happiest woman in her family.
 No one in Hoa’s family is as happy as she.
2. John is the best badminton player in the team.
 No one in the team plays badminton as well as John.
3. Jimmy is the tallest boy in this class.
 No one in ......................................................................
4. Tony is the most intelligent in his class.
 No one ..........................................................................
5. Tuan is the best student in his group.
 No one in Tuan’s group ................................................
6. Tom is the worst tennis player in the team.
 No one in .....................................................................
C. So sánh nhất  so sánh không hơn.
1. That’s the most expensive bed I’ve ever seen.
 I have never seen a more expensive bed than that.
2. It is the best watch I have got.
 I have never ..................................................................
3. That the most interesting book I have ever read.
 I have never read a ........................................................
4. That’s the most beautiful park she has ever known.
 She has never known ....................................................
5. That’s the nicest dress she has ever bought.
 She has never bought ....................................................
Exercise 5: Choose the best opinion.
1. He is the ____ pupil in his class.
a. more intelligent b. most intelligent c. as intelligent d. intelligent
2. Susan is not ____ as her sister.
a. so pretty b. prettier c. prettiest d. prettier and prettier
3. Thanks to great effort of doctors and nurses, her health is getting ____.
a. worse b. better c. worse and worse d. better and better
4. Day by day we are getting ____.
a. older and older b. fatter and fatter c. wiser and wiser d. richer
5. The more I live with her, the _____ I understand her.
a. most b. best c. more d. deeper
6. It is ____ embarrassing experience I have ever met.
a. the more b. the less c. more d. the most
7. The Nile is ____ river in the world.
a. long b. longest c. longer d. longer and longer
8. Your room ____ than hers.
a. more comfortable b. the comfortable c. the most comfortable d. comfortable
9. Who is ____ of the three girls?
a. pretty b. the prettiest c. prettier d. a & c
10. Hoa is ____ of the four students.
a. tall b. taller c. the tallest d. the tall
11. Which is the larger, Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City?
a b c d
12. In desert it is getting more and more cold when the night comes.
a b c d
13. The hotter the air is, the lightest it becomes.
a b c d
14. The older we are, the worst our memory is.
a b c d
15. The more money he earns, the more terribly his family life gets.
a b c d
16. I have never seen a good player than his.
a b c d
17. Peter can run more quick than his brother can.
a b c d
18. Maria’s bag is the more expensive of the three.
a b c d
19. Eating and traveling in this city are getting more expensive and more.
a b c d
20. The more electricity you use, the high your bill will be.
a b c d
21. Today seems as hot as yesterday, but the humidity is low.
a b c d
22. The most expensive the hotel is, the better service is.
a b c d
23. Patrick doesn’t run as quick as Lee, but he can run farther.
a b c d
24. Who is the more intelligent boy in your class?
a b c d
25. What is the more popular of all the new TV shows?
a b c d
26. Prevention is more cheaper and more effective than any kinds of treatment.
a b c d
27. The Amazon and the Nile are the two larger river in the world.
a b c d
28. Can your sister dance more graceful than you?
a b c d
29. Alice drives more carefully than Tom.
a. Alice is more careless driver than Tom.
b. Tom doesn’t drive as carefully as Alice.
c. Alice isn’t a more careful driver than Tom.
d. Tom drives more carefully than Alice.
30. These shoes are more expensive as these ones.
a. Those shoes are cheaper than those ones.
b. Those shoes are as expensive as those ones.
c. Those shoes are not as expensive as those ones.
d. Both a & c.