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* MỘT SỐ NGOẠI LỆ KHI THÊM “ER” VAØO SAU TÍNH VAØ TRẠNG TỪ NGẮN: ADJ/ ADV NGAÉN SO SAÙNH HÔN SO SAÙNH NHAÁT Good/ well better the best Bad/ badly worse the worst Much/ many more the most[r]

COMPARATIVE V CAÂU SO SAÙNH: A SO SÁNH HƠN: (DÙNG ĐỂ SO SÁNH NGƯỜI VẬT) TÍNH TỪ NGẮN & TRẠNG TỪ NGẮN: * Công thức: * Tính từ ngắn: S1 + BE + ADJ ngaén + ER + THAN + S2 EX: He is taller than me They are smaller than my shoes * Trạng từ ngắn: S1 + V + ADV ngaén + ER + THAN + S2 EX: He works harder than his brother A horse runs faster than a dog * MỘT SỐ NGOẠI LỆ KHI THÊM “ER” VAØO SAU TÍNH VAØ TRẠNG TỪ NGẮN: ADJ/ ADV NGAÉN SO SAÙNH HÔN SO SAÙNH NHAÁT Good/ well better the best Bad/ badly worse the worst Much/ many more the most Little less the least old older/ elder the oldest/ the eldest far farther / further the farthest/ the furthest * NHỮNG TÍNH TỪ HAI VẦN TẬN CÙNG BẰNG: Y, ER, OW, LE : XEM NHƯ TÍNH TỪ NGẮN EX: happy - happier ; pretty - prettier ; easy - easier clever - cleverer narrow - narrower simple - simpler TÍNH VAØ TRẠNG TỪ DAØI: * Tính từ dài: S1 + BE + MORE + ADJ + THAN + S2 * Trạng từ dài: S1 + V + MORE + ADV + THAN + S2 B SO SÁNH NHẤT: (DÙNG ĐỂ SO SÁNH NGƯỜI VẬT TRỞ LÊN) TÍNH TỪ NGẮN & TRẠNG TỪ NGẮN: * Công thức: * Tính từ ngắn: S + BE + + THE +ADJ ngắn + EST (N)+ cụm giới từ… EX: He is the tallest pupil in my class They are the smallest shoes we have * Trạng từ ngắn: S + V + THE + ADV ngắn + EST + cụm giới từ EX: He works the hardest in his family He runs the fastest in his group TÍNH VAØ TRẠNG TỪ DAØI: * Tính từ dài: S + BE + THE MOST + ADJ +( N )+ cụm giới từ… * Trạng từ dài: S + V + THE MOST + ADV )+ cụm giới từ… Ex: Spring is the most pleasant season of year This book is the most interesting of all He drives the most carefully in his group C SO SÁNH BẰNG: (SO SÁNH NGƯỜI, VẬT) TÍNH TỪ: * Công thức: S1 + BE + AS + ADJ + AS + S2 EX: He is as tall as his brother Lan is as intelligent as Mai TRẠNG TỪ: * Công thức: S1 + V + AS + ADV + AS + S2 EX: She cooks as well as her mother He dances as gracefully as a dancer THE COMPARISON Comparison Forms Examples 1/Equal Comparison AS + short/long ADJ/ADV +AS Tom is as tall as his friend NOT + SO(AS) + short/long ADJ/ADV + Tom is not so tall as his friend (So saùnh baèng) 2/Negative Comparison (So saùnh khoâng baèng) 3/Comparative AS 3.1/ short ADJ/ADV + ER + THAN I am taller than mary 3.2/MORE + long ADJ/ADV + THAN I am more beautiful than she 3.3/Good/Well - Better He is better than his brother (So saùnh hôn) Bad/Badly - Worse Many/Much - More Little - Less Far - Farther/Further 3.4/ LESS+short/long ADJ/ADV+THAN Hanoi is less big than HCM city This film is less interesting than the one we saw last night 4/Superlative 4.1/THE + short ADJ/ADV + EST Tom is the tallest boy 4.2/THE + MOST + long ADJ/ADV Tom is the most intelligent boy (So saùnh nhaát) 4.3/Good/Well – the best He is the best boy Bad/Badly – the worst Many/Much – the most Little – the least Far – the farthest/the furthest 5/Double comparison (So saùnh keùp) 5.1/S+V+short ADJ+ER and She is taller and taller shortADJ+ER 5.2/S+V+MORE and MORE+long ADJ She is more and more studious 5.3/THE+short The fatter they get,the weaker they feel ADJ+ER+S+V,THE+short ADJ+ER+S+V 5.4/THE+MORE+long ADJ+S+V ,THE+ MORE+long ADJ+S+V The more comfortable the house is, the more expensive it is 6/ Notes 6.1/Hot >Hotter >Hottest Today is hotter han yesterday was (Ghi chuù) 6.2/Large >Larger >Largest This city is larger than that one 6.3/Happy >Happier >Happiest He is easier than his father 6.4/Clever >Cleverer >Cleverest She is cleverer than her sister EXERCISES: comparision Comparatives and Superlatives A-Complete the sentences with the adjectives in their correct form You look much .(good) than yesterday The (bad) thing you can near a fierce dog is to be afraid She's the (careful) girl in the class She has never broken anything Indian cooking has some of the (hot) dishes in the world Who is (beautiful) , Madonna or Sophia Loren ? He is the (extravagant) teacher I know He wears his hat even in class Living in Paris is (expensive) than living in Valencia Anne is the (clever) person I know She learns everything immediately The teacher thinks we have to be (tidy) than last year We can't go on like this 10 I feel (bad) than yesterday I need a rest B-Complete with comparative or superlative A car is than (expensive) a bicycle Tokyo is (large) city in the world An elephant is than (heavy)a horse Spain is than (big) England My car is than (bad)your car Helen was (beautiful) woman in Greece 7.An aeroplane is (fast) than a plane This exam is (difficult) of all Old people are than (intelligent) young people 10 Winter is than (cold) autumn 11 The (hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa 12 Germany is (far) from home than France 13 My health is (good) now than years ago 14 I've got (little) money than you but I don't mind 15 Chinese is (difficult) language in the world 16 Valencia played (bad) yesterday than last week 17 Cats are not (intelligent) as dogs 18 I think you must tell me (good) way to it, or it will take me ages to finish 19 My sister Anne had a (tidy) room than me, but was always having arguments with everybody 20 Who is (talkative) person in class? C.Put the adjectives in brackets into the form which best suits the meaning of the sentence That is (incredible) story I have ever heard! It is not always _(bright) students who well in tests Fibre shirts are harder-wearing, but cotton shirts are much _ (comfortable), Which is (deep), Lake Garda or Lake Iseo ? She is much (self-confident) than she used to be 6. (tall) man in Manresa is a basketball player I like both of them, but I think Michael is (easy) to talk to Most people are (well off) than their parents were 9.She has a lot to be thankful for (sad) thing of all is that she does not realize it 10.I want to rent a car - (powerful) one you have 11 You look a lot (well) than you did last time I saw you 12 There is nothing (irritating) than locking yourself out of your own house 13 Both roads lead to the city centre, but the left-hand one is probably a bit (short) and (direct) 14 As I get (old), I notice that the policemen seem to be getting (young)! 15 Nothing could be (fine) than to be in Carolina (song title) 16 'Is Cambridge (old) university in Britain?' 'No, Oxford is about 50 years (old).' 17 If you were (tidy) and (well-organized) than you are, you would not keep losing things 18 The boys in our school are much (good- looking) and a lot (good) at football than the boys in other schools in the town 19 Aeroplanes are generally (fast) than helicopters 20 Since I bought my car, I have (little) money than I did before 21 Pompeu Fabra University is not (old) the Barcelona University 22 The weather today is much (warm) than it was yesterday 23 I can't babysit for your baby brother I haven't got (much) patience as I used to 24 Mar's dad bought her a puppy yesterday It was ., (good) present she has ever received 25 In England, the name Tom is (common) than the name Wilbur 26 The damage was far (bad) than we had expected 27 Trevor is just , (active) Alan in student politics , 28 The new pupil is (clever) at English than many of the other pupils in his class 29 I think that is (beautiful) painting I've ever seen 30 It looks like there are (few) people at the party than we expected 31 Flights to England are (frequent) than flights to China from this airport 32 My sister cooked the (bad) meal I have ever eaten 33 Xavier is not (short) his sister 34 This gallery is not (interesting) the one we saw in Florence 35 My shoes are in (good) condition than yours 36 It is (noisy) in the city centre than it is in the suburbs 37 London is _(large) city in England 38 The Alps are (high) mountains in Europe 39 According to the map, this is (direct) route to Barcelona 40 That was (bad) film I have ever seen 41 I did not enjoy that book It was (exciting) out of all the books I've read 42 David is (funny) person I know 43 The old city of Florence is (interesting) city in Italy 44 This is (delicious) spaghetti I have ever eaten 45 Your friend is (unpleasant) person I've ever met I hope I never see him again 46 What is (good) way to get to Roger's house? Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning No houses in Hoi An are as old as the Tan Ky House.>>The…… The blue whale is the biggest of all animals.>>No… Khanh Ha is the best singer in her time.>>Khanh Ha …than any… Hellen doesn’t know so many novels of Oscal Wilde as I do.>> Hellen knows…than… The sword is not so mighty as the pen.>>The pen The river in her town is less shallow than this one.>>This… The orange building is not as high as the blue one.>>The blue… These assignments are not so good as Timothy’ >>Timothy’s… Jim has more opportunities to play tennis than me.>>I don’t 10 John drives more carefully than Peter.>> Peter 11 I am not as tall as you >> You are 12 She is the most intelligent student in my class >> No one 13 Peter studies English better than I >> I 14 He is better player than we are >> We don’t 15 I didn’t spend as much money as you >> I 16 Nothing is faster than the speed of light.>> The speed of light 17 Jane cooks better than her sister >> Jane’s sister 18 Pill is the most handsome person in our class >> No one 19 He is lazier than she >>She isn’t 20 He doesn’t drive as carefully as my father >> My father Exercise : Supply the correct forms of words in brackets This chair is………………… than that chair (comfortable) A more comfortable B comfortabler C the most comfortable D comfortable Your flat is………………… than mine ( large) A more large B more larger C larger D large This dress is………………… than that one (pretty) A prettier B more pretty B more prettier D prettier than The………………city in Canada is Toronto (large) A largest B most large C most largest D larger The Nile is the………………river in the world (long) A most longest B longest C most longgest D longgest My mother’s cooking is………………than my mother’s (good) A gooder B more gooder C better D better good My father’s cooking is……………… than my mother’s (bad) A worse B worst C badder D bad I think good health is the……………… thing in the life (important) A importantest B most important C more important D the most important Mt Everest is………………………mountain in the world (high) A higher B the highest C the most highest D most highest 10 Canada is…………………… the United States in area (big) A biggest B bigest C the biggest D the most biggest 11 Peter finished his work…………………… of all (fast) A fastest B the most fastest C the fastest D the more fastest 12 You can write………………….I can (well) A better B worse C more well D weller 13 Mary sings………………….Susan does (beautifully) A beautifully B more beautifully C the most beautifullyD more beautifully than 14 Ted speaks English…………………… of all (fluently ) A more fluently B most fluently C the most fluently D fluently 15 Sally got………………… food on the menu for dinner last night (expensive) A the most expensive B most expensive C more expensive D expensive 16 The Wilsons arrived at the party………………… of all (early) A earliest B the earliest C the most early D earlier 17 Ali speaks…………………… I (loudly) A loudlier B more loudly C loudly D loudier 18 My sister works…………………… I (hard) A harder B more hard C more harder than D harder than 19 February is ………………… month of the year (short) A the shortest B the most shortest C shorter D shorter than 20 In my opinion, Harry’s Steak House is………………… restaurant in the city ( bad) A the worst B the worse C the bad D the most Name: Basis No Class: COMPARISONS Mark Exercise 1 Peter is the student in my class a taller than b strange c so intelligent as d so intelligent that b more carefully c the most careful d carefully as b best c better d the best c the same d more same c as soon as d soonest as Jane is age as Mary a as same d stranger What's the film you've ever seen? a good c as strange as He drives as his father does a careful as d tallest Jane is not her brother a more intelligent as b intelligent as c the tallest The deep oceans contain some of the of all living creatures a strangest b so tall as b the most same I'll be there I can a sooner as b no sooner as Hotels have developed restaurants a as rapidly as c as rapid as b the most popular c more popular than d most popular than Computer are considered as tools today a much modern than b the most modern c modern as 11 12 13 a less convenient as b not so convenient than c less convenient than d the most convenient as Vietnam becomes to foreign tourists a most and most attractive b the more attractive c much and ore attractive d more and more attractive Can Tho is from Saigon than Bien Hoa is c gooder d more good b the best c most d the most b earliest c earlier d more early b best c good d more good The harder this farmer works, he becomes a the poorest 19 b better The sooner, the a better 18 d farer The we start, the sooner we will be back a early 17 c far Of all the ball-point pens, which one you like ? a best 16 b further Bao Yen sings than this singer a well 15 d more modern A supermarket is a shopping centre a farther 14 d as rapid than Commercial centres are they were many years ago a as popular than 10 b so rapidly that b the poorer c the more poor d poorer c older d so old My father is as yours a old b as old 20 HCM city is than Hanoi a large b largest c more large d larger c eldest d oldest c clearness d very clear c not so large d larger c sharper d sharp c more rich d not so expensive Exercise She is the daughter in the family a older She speaks English as as you a clear b most intelligent c more intelligent d less intelligent b is the same deep as c deeper as d is as deep as b as different c differs d more different This one is prettier, but it costs as the one a as much as 11 d none is correct Sharon from other women I know a different 10 c more rich Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean the Atlantic Ocean a as deep as b more riches He is the student in this class a very intelligent b as expensive The he is, the more miserable he gets a richer b not sharp This car is than mine a less expensive b as large Your pencil is as mine a as sharp b clearly HCM city is than Nha Trang a more large b more old b twice as much c as many d twice as many c so much d too many You can take books as you want a as many b as much 12 Of the two sisters, Linda a is beautiful 13 b the most beautiful d is so beautiful as Tuition at an American university runs one thousand dollars a semester a so high as 14 b as high to b More c twice as much d times two b more bright c more brighter d brighter more b far c A and B are wrong d A and B are correct b Not as many c Not much d Not many He eats with chopsticks the Chinese a such 20 b much twice tobacco was sold in 1983 as in 1982, a Not as much 19 d The most The noise in Rome is worse than in Florence a much 18 c The more The students not always well in tests a brighter 17 d as high than I would have paid for my car if the salesman had insisted, because I really wanted it a as much twice 16 c as high as I get to know her, the more I like her a For more 15 c is more beautiful b as if c like d as c more faster d faster more Instead of slowing down, he drove a more fastly b faster Exercise My new glasses cost me the last pair that I bought a times three b three times more than c three times as much as d as much three times as Although she is very popular, she is not her sister a pretty as b as pretty c prettier than d more pretty than We are going to Florida as son as taking our final exams a were finish b for b found b like c same d similar b friendly than c friendlier as d b farther c further d b and c b most bad c worse d worst b the most rapidly c most rapidly d more rapidly Many chemicals react in acid solutions b more quickly c quicklier d as quickly more The younger you are it is to learn a easier 15 d are finding He finished the test of all a more quick 14 c find The accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway a rapidly 13 c larger than those The lab is from the bus stop than the library a badest 12 d to They are my other neighbors a far 11 c like b larger than that of d larger than in a more friendlier than more friendly than 10 d different that The final will be the midterm a alike c different from We'll be there as soon as we a babysitter for our son a will find b different than The rooms is Graduate Towers are Patterson Hall a larger than in d we finish Ms Jones isn't as nice Ms Smith a as c we'd finish This new soap is not much the others that I have tried a different b we'll finish b you are easier It's becoming to find a job c the easier d the easy 16 a more difficult and more b more and more difficult c most and more difficult d more difficult than electricity you use, your bill will be a The more/ the higher b The most/ the higher c The more/ the high d More/ higher 17 The more I got to know Tom, I liked him a least 18 c the least b are littler c are very d are much you are, you concentrate a Tired/ the least hard the harder c The tireder/ the harder 20 d the fewer The rooms in the front noisier than those in the back a are more 19 b the less b The more tired/ d The tired/ the harder I will return your notes as soon as copying them a I will finish b I finish c I finish d I be finished Exercise The younger you are, _ it is to learn a easier c the easier d the easy _ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals a As b you are easier b Also c Like d When The Romans used central heating systems very much like _ a those of today b to day's c those they d the systems which are now The higher one rises in the atmosphere, _ the temperature generally becomes a colder than b the colder than c the colder d is colder Nerve cells, or neurons, _ in the human body a the most complex cells are b are the most complex cells c most complex the cell are d most are the complex cells The United States spends more money on advertising _ country in the world a other 11 13 c more than b Different c Whereas b the qualified less c the most little qualified d the least qualified d are much d more a As much These two girls _ that I can't tell them apart b are so alike c are too alike d alike enough This house is _ the others we've seen a father more expensive than b far more expensive than c far most expensive d further more expensive Apart from Pluto, the outer planets _ the inner planets and are made mainly of lighter materials such as hydrogen and helium b are the largest c large than d are large c good d the best This is _ man of all I've been known a best 15 b than more a the less qualified a are larger than 14 c are very Of all the candidates, Peter is probably _ a are so like 12 b are little _plants, which manufacture their own food, animals obtain nourishment by acquiring and digesting their food a Unlike 10 d while other A microscope can reveal vastly _ detail than is visible to the naked eye a than c than any other The rooms in the front _ noisier than those in the back a are more b other than b better _ we finish the project, _ we can start the next one a The soonest/ the sooner b The sooner/ the most soon c The sooner/ the sooner 16 17 18 That child behaves _ of all a the most carelessly b the more carelessly c more carelessly than d as carelessly It is _ that I have read it twice a such an interesting book b so interesting a book c too interesting a book d a or b For many children, nothing seems so exciting _ their first airplane ride a so does 19 b as c same d is A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, _ he is likely t smile and reach our to another infant a if 20 d The soonest/ the soonest b whenever c so that d whereas The deep oceans contain some of the _ of all living creatures a strangest b strange c as strange as d stranger Exercise The curriculum at the public school is as good _ of any private school a or better than b as or better that c as or better than that d as or better than _ tilted toward the sun, the more heat it receives and the hotter it is a As more as the earth is b most complicatedly c The earth is more than d The earth is most Which group of languages has the _ vest forms? a most complicated b most complicatedly c more complicated d as complicatedly Of the two sisters, Linda _ a is beautiful b the most beautiful c is more beautiful d is so beautiful as As a rule, _ the heart rate, the faster the pulse a the more rapid a that I couldn't help looking at b that I couldn't help looking at her c for me looking at her d that for me to look at Often weighing _ 100 pounds, large dogs are used to pull sleds in the snow c than it is b sooner must begin treatment c begin treatment as soon as possible d must begin treatment sooner The bed is not clean enough _ b to lie in c for lying in b shortest c more shorter d more energy than Laser discs provide images of _ than those of either television signals or video tapes b good quality c better quality d the best quality c far too hard d such too hard This book is _ to understand a too hard far 14 d shorter The foods that contain _ are made of animal fat whereas vegetables have the lest energy a best quality 13 d in which to lie Jays are _ and more colorful than crows a as much energy as b the more energy c the most energy 12 d than a the sooner treatment must be begun a short 11 b just an The greater the number of bacteria attacking the system _ a to lie in it 10 d the most rapid The woman was so beautiful _ a more than b the more rapidly c rapid b too hard than The old man and the Sea, a novel about an old fisherman's harrowing adventure catching a huge fish, is one of Ernest Hemingway's _ book a most famous b the most famous c are most famous d and most famous 15 The waves on the beach on the west coast of Florida are not as high _ those on the east coast a as 16 c too many d so many b As many as c As many d so many b as soonest as c so sooner as d as soon as This one is pretties, but it costs _ as the other one a as much as 20 b such much I'll write to you _ I can a sooner than 19 d so _250,000 species of fossils have been discovered in both organized, scientific searches and by sheer accident a As much as 18 c than The man bought _ books that he needed assistance to carry them a such many 17 b that b twice as much c as many d as soon as Although both are mammals, the early stages of development on the part f placentals fifer from _ of marsupials a that b it c those d this Exercise The man was in _ health that the family began to consider whether he could continue to live in his home a such bad c such worst d so badly A dancer, while always graceful and precise in her movements, trains _ any other athlete a as strenuously b more strenuously as c as strenuously as d as strenuously that The more I got to know Tom, _I liked him a least b too bad b the less c the least d the fewer There are not _ violin makers today _ there were in the past a as many/ as b as much/ as c like many as d similar many/to Although _ other respect, birds and insects have both evolved efficient flying capacities a are dissimilar in almost every b is dissimilar in almost c dissimilar in almost every d it is dissimilar in almost every _ electricity you use, _ your bill will be a The more/ the higher b The most/ the higher c The more/ the high d More/ higher Because aluminum is lighter and cheaper _, it is frequently used for hightension power transmission a such a nice weather b too nice weather d such weather nice It is _ that I would like to go to the beach a such a nice weather b too nice weather d such weather nice 11 13 b as small as c much smaller d more small He _ to be offered the job a was such inexperienced b was too inexperienced c not experienced enough d b or c Today shire horses are seen more and more in their traditional role _ work horse a alike 12 c such nice weather The treasures came from a second, _ room a the smallest 10 c such nice weather b as c like d as if This book is _ the one I read last month a less much interesting b the less interesting c much less than interesting d much less interesting than Mrs Harrison is _ he owns many palaces a so a rich man that c such a rich man that b such an rich man that d that so rich a man 14 He _ I was scared a drover too fast that b drove so fastly that c drove so fast that d drove such fast that 15 16 17 _ the man gets, _ he becomes a The more old/ the more weak b The order/ the weaker c The older/ the weakest d older/ weaker The possibility of being sued is _ of construction companies a often the greatest fear b often the fear greatest c the greatest often fear d the often greatest fear _ was debated, the more people became involved a The longer the issue The longest issue 18 b high too much c too high d so high In the past six months, the company has already received twice _ in the gross revenues as it earned in the entire preceding year a as much 20 c The long issue d Her fever is _ to ignore a too much high 19 b The longer issue b more c as many d as more The cook make _ that some people were not served a so much food b so few food c so little food d too little Exercise 1d 2a 3c 4d 5b 6c 7c 8a 9b 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