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1. Càng ngày càng (So sánh hn andso sánh hn ơ
THẾ NÀO LÀ TÍNH TỪ NGẮN,TÍNH TỪ DÀI Short adj ( tính t ng n ) : 1 âm ti t ( hot, cold ) ho c 2 âm tân cùng là y, er, et, owừắếặ
Long adj ( tính t dài ) : t 2 âm tr lênừ ừ ở
Cách chuy n các tính t / tr ng t sang d ng so sánh h n/ so sánh nh t:ể ừ ạ ừ ạ ơ ấ
- Thêm “ er”/ “est” vào tính t /tr ng t có m t ho c hai âm ti t.ừ ạ ừ ộ ặ ế- Dùng “ more/most + adj/adv” có ba âm ti t tr lên.ế ở - Dùng “ more/most + adj/adv” có ba âm ti t tr lên.ế ở
- Dùng “ more + tính t k t thúc b ng các ti p vĩ ng : “ ừ ế ằ ế ữ ed, ful, ing, ish, ous”
- G p đơi ph âm cu i c a tính t m t âm ti t k t thúc b ng 1 ph âm đ n( tr w, x, z) và đ ng ấ ụ ố ủ ừ ộ ế ế ằ ụ ơ ừ ứ trước m t ngun âm đ n.ộ ơ
- Khi tính t có 2 âm ti t nh ng k t thúc b ng m t ph âm “y” thì ta đ i “y” => “ I” và thêm “ er”/ ừ ế ư ế ằ ộ ụ ổ “est”
- Khi adj có 2 âm ti t là “er, y, le, et và ow” => thêm “er/est” nh adj/adv 1 âm ti t.ế ư ếCÁC TRƯỜNG HỢP NGOẠI LỆ CÁC TRƯỜNG HỢP NGOẠI LỆ
Adj/adv so sánh h n so sánh nh tơ ấ
1. good/well better best 2. bad/badly worse worst
3. many/much more most
4. little less least
5. far farther farthest (v kho ng cách)ề ả Further furthest (v th i gian)ề ờ 6. near nearer nearest (v kho ng cách)ề ả
ADJ tận cùng bằng “ED” và “ING”
ADJ –ED
( ch c m xúc , tr ng thái c a con ngỉ ả ạ ủ ười )
ADJ –ING
( mơ t tính ch t , đ c đi m s v t )ả ấ ặ ể ự ậ
Ex: Jane is bored because her job is boring Ex: The news was shocking
Ex: We were shocked when we heard the news 1. surprised (ng c nhiên, s c)ạ ố
2. disappointed (v m ng, th t v ng)ỡ ộ ấ ọ 3. tired (m t m i, ki t s c)ệ ỏ ệ ứ
4. fascinated (th , Enchanted)ờ ơ 5. mused (ng c nhiên, vui v )ạ ẻ 6. astonished (ng c nhiên, s c)ạ ố 7. shocked (s c, s c)ố ố
8. disgusted (kinh t m)ở
9. embarrassed (x u h , b i r i)ấ ổ ố ố 10.confused (hoang mang, nh m l n)ầ ẫ 11.terrified (ch t l ng, s hãi)ế ặ ợ 12.frightened (s hãi, ch t l ng)ợ ế ặ 13.depressed (tr m c m, b áp b c)ầ ả ị ứ 14.worried (lo l ng, lo l ng)ắ ắ 15.và nnoyed (b c mình, khó ch u)ự ị 16.satisfied (mãn, hài lịng) 1. Surprising (tuy t v i, b t ng )ệ ờ ấ ờ 2. Disappointing (th t v ng) ấ ọ 3. Tiring (t nh t, m t m i)ẻ ạ ệ ỏ
4. Fascinating (duyên dáng, quy n rũ) ế 5. Amusing (funny, funny)
6. Astonishing (tuy t v i, tuy t v i) ệ ờ ệ ờ 7. Shocking (m t kh ng khi p, gây s c) ộ ủ ế ố 8. Disgusting (kinh t m, x u xí) ở ấ 9. Embarrassing (v ng v , nhút nhát) ụ ề 10.Confusing (b i r i, không ch c ch n) ố ố ắ ắ 11.Terrifying (đáng s , đáng s ) ợ ợ 12.Frightening (đáng s , kh ng khi p) ợ ủ ế 13.Depressing (bu n, bu n t ) ồ ồ ẻ 14.Worrying (lo l ng, tình c m) ắ ả
15.Annoying (xâm nh p, gây phi n nhi u)ậ ề ễ 16.Satisfying (thú v ) ị
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. In Vietnam, it is normally ________ in the South than in the North.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hoter
2. The food is ________ than the last time I ate it.
A. badder B. bad C. worse D. worst
3. Ho Chi Minh city is ________ than Hanoi.
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. biger
4. Her voice is ________ than her sister’s.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifully D. more beautifully 5. Her literature result is much ________ than it was last year.
A. good B. well C. more well D. better
6. Cinderella danced ________ than any other girls at the ball.
A. more graceful B. gracefuler C. gracefully D. more gracefully 7. This book is the ________ of all.
A. bored B. boring C. more boring D. most boring
8. Mary speaks English very________
A. fluent B. fluently C. more fluently D. most fluently 9. Tom runs faster than John and David runs the ________ in the group.
A. fast B. most fast C. fastest D. most fastly
10. There is nothing ________ than going swimming in hot weather.
A. gooder B. good C. better D. best
11. Mary is ________ responsible as Peter.
A. more B. the most C. much D. as
12. She is ________ student in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working 13. He drives ________ his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully C. more carefully than D. as careful as
14. Tuan writes more ________ with fewer mistakes than the previous term.
A. careless B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
15. My father is happy because I get ________ results at school.
A. bad good C. intelligent D. well
16. Peter does better at school because he works ________
A. harder B. more carelessly C. more lazily D. worse 17. He can do sums more ________ and read faster.
A. badly B. quickly C. difficultly D. fastly
18. Jane is not ________ her brother.
19. She is a very ________ pupil. She spends most of her time studying.
A. hard- working B. difficult C. hard D. easy
20. My English this term is ________ than that of last year.
A. good B. gooder C. better D. best
21. you study for these exams, ________ you will do.
A. The harder / the better B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good,
22. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that ________ it is at night, ________ plays his music! A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
23. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become ________ A. more and more good B. better and better
C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder 24. The Sears Tower is ________ building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller 25. Peter is ________ John.
A. younger and more intelligent than B. more young and intelligent than C. more intelligent and younger than D. the more intelligent and younger than 26. San Diego is ________ town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice B. the nicer C. the nicest D. nicer and nicer 27. It gets ________ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold B. the coldest and coldest
C. colder and colder D. more and more cold
28. The faster we finish, ________
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
29. Of all athletes, Alex is ________
A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified
30. The faster Thanh walks, ________
A. more tired B. the more tired he gets
C. he gets tired D. he gets more tired
Rewrite the following sentenses
1. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
� Peter......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
� According to me, Maths.................................................................................................................................................... 3. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
� Mary......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
� The Nile................................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
6. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
� She is ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7. He works much. He feels tired.
� The more................................................................................................................................................................................ 8. This computer works better than that one.
� That computer...................................................................................................................................................................... 9. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
� The bigger.............................................................................................................................................................................. 10. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
� The sooner............................................................................................................................................................................. 11. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
�The better................................................................................................................................................................................ 12. She gets fat. She feels tired.
� The fatter................................................................................................................................................................................ 13. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
� The older................................................................................................................................................................................ 14. The children are excited with the difficult games.
� The more................................................................................................................................................................................ 15. I meet him much. I hate him much
� The more................................................................................................................................................................................ 16. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
� The less................................................................................................................................................................................... 17. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
� The more................................................................................................................................................................................ 18. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
� The more................................................................................................................................................................................ 19. The growth in the economy makes people's living condition better.
�The more................................................................................................................................................................................. 20. People learn a lot of things as they travel far.
� The farther............................................................................................................................................................................. 21. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
� Her new house..................................................................................................................................................................... 22. I can't cook as well as my mother.
� My mother can cook........................................................................................................................................................... 23. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
�The white dress..................................................................................................................................................................... 24. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
� Your mother is...................................................................................................................................................................... 25. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
1. Joe is more hard-working than his brother. A. Joe is not as hard-working as his brother. B. Joe’s brother is not as hard-working as he is. C. Joe is less hard-working than his brother. D. Joe’s brother is more hard-working than he is. 2. Many teenagers like facebooking more than doing sport.
A. Many teenagers like doing sport as much as Facebooking. B. Many teenagers don’t like Facebooking as much as doing sport, C. Many teenagers like doing sport more than Facebooking.
D. Many teenagers don’t like doing sport as much as Facebooking. 3. Paul likes reading comic books more than watching cartoons.
A. Paul doesn’t like watching cartoons as much as reading comic books. B. Paul likes watching cartoons as much as reading comic books.
C. Paul likes watching cartoons more than reading comic books.
D. Paul doesn’t like reading comic books as much as watching cartoons. 4. I like reading books more than surfing the Internet.
A. I like surfing the Internet more than reading book. B. I like reading book less than surfing the Internet.
C. I don’t like reading book as much as surfing the Internet. D. I don’t like surfing the Internet as much as reading books. 5. My father likes reading newspaper more than watching TV.
A. My father doesn’t like reading newspaper as much as watching TV. B. My father likes watching TV as much as reading newspaper.
C. My father doesn’t like watching TV as much as reading newspaper. D. My father likes watching TV more than reading newspaper.
6. In Vietnam, football is more popular than basketball. A. In Vietnam, basketball is not as popular as football. B. In Vietnam, basketball is more popular than football. C. In Vietnam, football is not as popular as basketball. D. In Vietnam, football is as popular as basketball. 7. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.
A. The more time my boss has, the better he works. B. The less time my boss has, he works better. C. The less time my boss has, the better he works. D. The less time my boss has, he works the better.
8. Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.
A. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek. B. Annabelle isn’t as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.
C. Derek isn’t so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle. D. Annabelle isn’t nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.
9. The likelihood of suffering a heart attack rises as one becomes increasingly obese. A. Anyone who is obese is likely to experience a heart attack at any time.
B. Obesity results in only a slight increase in the probability of having a heart attack. C. The more obese one is, the higher the chances for a heart attack become.
D. Heart attacks are happening more and more often, and most of the sufferers are obese. 10. The American are less formal in addressing their bosses than the South Korean.
A. The South Korean are less formal in addressing their bosses than the American.
B. Both the American and the South Korean have the same formality in addressing their bosses. C. The South Korean are more informal in addressing their bosses than the American.
D. The South Korean are more formal in addressing their bosses than the American. 11. Nothing is more precious than happiness and health.
A. Happiness and health are the most precious things. B. Happiness is more precious than health.
C. Health is more precious than happiness.
D. Happiness and health are more and more precious. 12. I’ve never seen such a nice bouquet of wedding flowers.
A. This bouquet of wedding flowers is the nicest that I’ve ever made. B. This is the nicest bouquet of wedding flowers that I’ve ever seen. C. I’ve never seen the nicest bouquet of wedding flowers so far. D. Nothing I’ve seen is nicer than this bouquet of wedding flowers. 13. Ice-hockey is one of the most popular sports in Russia.
A. In Russia, ice-hockey is more popular than any other sports. B. In Russia, no sport is more popular than ice-hockey.
C. In Russia, no sport is less popular than ice-hockey. D. In Russia, one of the most popular sports is ice-hockey.
14. Tet holiday is the most interesting Vietnamese traditional festival that he’s ever attended.
A. Tet holiday is more interesting than the Vietnamese traditional festival that he’s ever attended. B. He has never attended a more interesting Vietnamese traditional festival than Tet holiday. C. He has attended many interesting Vietnamese traditional festival including Tet holiday. D. Tet holiday is one of the most interesting Vietnamese traditional festival he’s ever attended. 15. There are more superstitious beliefs in Eastern countries than in Western ones.
A. Western countries don’t have fewer superstitious beliefs than Eastern ones. B. Eastern countries have more superstitious beliefs than Western ones. C. Eastern and Western countries have many more superstitious beliefs. D. More superstitious beliefs exist in Western countries than in Eastern ones. 16. Pho (rice noodles) is believed to be the most typical food in Viet Nam.
A. It is believed that Pho (rice noodles] is the most typical food in Viet Nam. B. A more typical food than Pho (rice noodles] is believed in Viet Nam. C. I believe that Viet Nam has the most typical food like Pho (rice noodles]. D. No food in Viet Nam is less typical than Pho (rice noodles].
A. This book is a good book about cultural diversity I have ever read. B. This is the best book about cultural diversity I have ever read.
C. This book is as good as the one about cultural diversity I have ever read. D. The book about cultural diversity I have ever read isn’t better than this one. 18. Lee talks to people more politely than Ben.
A. Ben doesn’t talk to people as politely as Lee. B. Ben doesn’t talk to people politely as Lee.
C. Ben doesn’t talk to people more politely than Lee. D. Ben doesn’t talk to people less politely than Lee. 19. No student in my class can run as fast as Jack.
A. Jack is faster than no student in my class. B. Jack is the fastest runner in my class.
C. All students in my class don’t run faster than Jack. D. No student in my class runs fast as Jack.
20. This question is harder than the last one. A. The last question is not difficult. B. This question is the most difficult one.
C. The last question is difficult but this one is more difficult. D. This question is hard but the last one is not.
21. As Elton John became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid reporters. A. The most famous Elton John became, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters.
B. The more famous Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters. C. The more famous Elton John had become, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters. D. The more Elton John became famous, the more difficult for him to avoid reporters. 22. We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes. C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter. 23. As he earned more money, Mike bought more clothes.
A. When Mike earned a lot of money, he bought more and more clothes. B. The more money Mike earned, the better clothes he bought.
C. The more money Mike earned, the best clothes he bought. D. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought. 24. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in the solar system.
A. No other planets in the solar system is as big as Jupiter. B. Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system.
C. All other planets in the solar system are not so big that Jupiter. D. Among the planets in the solar system, Jupiter is the biggest of all. 25. No other student in his class is as successful as Pat.
A. Pat succeeded in beating all other students in his class. B. Pat is the most successful student in his class.
D. The more successful his class is, the more success Pat gets.