Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest).. Choose the best answer A,[r]
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Review lesson - Week from April 6, 2020 to April 11, 2020 PERIOD THE COMPARISON
I. GRAMMAR: The comparison 1 Equal Comparison
An adjective or adverb is used to show that two things share a quality in the same amount S1 + V+ as + adj/adv + as + S2
Ex: My car is as new as your car I run as fast as my brother 2 The comparatives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher)
a Short adjectives
S1 + V + adj/ adv+ er + than + S2 Ex: Your son is cleverer than mine
She plays the piano better than me b Long adjectives
S1 + V + more + adj/adv + than + S2 Ex: Her dress is more beautiful than yours
He drives car more carefully than his friend *Note:
Good/ well Better Bad/ badly Worse Little Less
Much/ many More Far Farther/ furthes Old Older/ elder
3 The superlatives
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest)
a Short adjectives
S + V + adj/ adv+ est + O + in/ of…
Ex: Tom’s house is the biggest house in his neighbourhood He was the wisest man I ever knew
b Long adjectives
S + V + the most + adj/adv + O + in/ of… Ex: She can find files the most quickly
This office is the most modern one in the building *Note:
Good/ well The best: Tốt Bad/ badly The worst: Tệnhất Little The least: Ít
Much/ many The most: Nhiều Far The farthest/ the furthes: Xanhất
II. PRACTICE
Exercise Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following sentences. She is singer I’ve ever met
A worse B bad C the worst D badly
2 Mary is responsible as Peter
A more B the most C much D as
3 It is in the city than it is in the country
A noisily B more noisier C noisier D noisy
(2)A most hard-working B more hard-working C the most hard-working D as hard-working
5 English is thought to be than Math
A harder B the more hard C hardest D the hardest
6 Jupiter is planet in the solar system
A the biggest B the bigger C bigger D biggest This road is as that road
A narrower B as narrow C the narrowest D more narrow My house is hers
A cheap than B cheaper
C more cheap than D cheaper than
9 He did the test ……… I did
A as bad as B badder than
C more badly than D worse than
10 My new sofa is not as the old one
A so comfortable B comfortably C more comfortable D most comfortable Exercise Find out the mistake in each sentence which needs correcting
1. He is more cleverer student in my group 2. Carol sings as more beautifully as Mary 3. She can’t stay longest than 30 minutes 4. It’s better holiday I’ve had
5. Being a firefighter is most dangerous than being a builder 6. The weather this summer is as hotter as last summer 7. This is the more exciting film I’ve ever seen
8. French is considered to be most difficult than English 9. Hot dogs are so delicious as hamburgers
10.My Tam is one of the more popular singers in my country
Exercise Rewrite the following sentences begin the new ones with the words or phrases given.
1 Her old house is bigger than her new one
Her new house _ No one in my class is taller than Peter
Peter _ The black dress is more expensive than the white one
The white dress Ho Chi Minh city isn’t as cold as Ha Noi
Ha Noi _ According to me, English is easier than Maths
According to me, Maths _ No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary
Mary _ She is the most successful in the four sisters
She No river in the world is longer than the Nile
The Nile Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
No mountain _ 10 That computer doesn’t work as well as this one