Luyện tiếng anh: Comparisons

COMPARISONS
So sánh bằng (equality)
S + be/V + as + adj/ adv + as + noun/ pronoun/ clause
 Ex: She is as tall as me 
 Ex: She sings as well as her sister.
S + V (not)+ as/ so + adj/ adv + as + Noun/ Pronoun/ clause
 Ex: This flat is not as/ so big as our old one.
 I couldn’t run as/ so fast as him. ( as he runs )
So sánh hơn (comparative)
Tính từ ,trạng từ ngắn (short adj, adv): là những tính từ,trạng từ có 1 âm tiết hoặc những tính từ, trạng từ có 2 âm tiết mà kết thúc bằng - er, - ow, - y, - le.
S + V (not)+ short adj/adv + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun/ Clause
ex: She is taller than me.
Tính từ, trạng từ dài (long adj, adv): là những tính từ hoặc trạng từ có từ 2 âm tiết trở lên
S + V (not)+ more + long adj/adv + than + Noun/ Pronoun/ Clause
ex: Her watch is more expensive than mine
 Jane speaks English more fluently than me.
So sánh nhất (superlative)
S + V (not) the + short adj/ adv + est + Noun
Ex: I’m the happiest man in the world.
S + V (not) the +most + long adj/ adv + Noun
EX: Love is the most important thing.
So sánh kép (double comparatives)
so sánh đồng tiến (càng..càng)
=> THE + ADJ / ADV + ER + S +V, THE + ADJ / ADV + ER + S +V.
 Ex: The bigger the room is , the better I feel.
=> THE MORE+ ADJ / ADV + S + V, THE MORE+ ADJ / ADV + S + V.
 Ex: The more polluted the water is , the more dangerous our lives become.
=> THE MORE +N + S + V, THE MORE +N + S + V.
 Ex: The more money he gets , the more food he buys.
=> THE MORE + S + V , THE MORE + S + V.
 Ex: The more I think , the more I worry.
Irregular adjectives/ adverbs
Equal degree
Comparative
Superlative
bad/badly
worse
the worst
good/ well
better
the best
much
more
the most
little
less
the least
far
farther (khoảng cách)
/ further (thời gian)
the farthest/ furthest
old
older (về tuổi tác)
eldest (về cấp bậc hơn tuổi tác)
the oldest/ 
eldest
late
later
the latest (time)/ last (thứ tự)
I/ Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets:
1. This chair is .............more comfortable.. than that one. (comfortable)
2. Your flat is ...............larger............. than mine. (large)
3. The weather today is ..............hotter.......... than it was yesterday. (hot)
4. The Nile is the ........................longest.. river in the world. (long)
5. Chinese bicycles are ................worse........ than Japanese ones. (bad)
II/ Choose the best option
1. Of the four dresses, which is ..expensive?
A. the best B. the most	C. the more	D. the greater
2. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively	D. most expensive
3. The faster we walk,.. we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon	D. the sooner
4. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ... I could find. ”
	A. cheapest	B. cheapest ones	
 C. the cheapest ones	D. the most cheapest
5. She plays the piano  as she sings.
	A. as beautifully	B. more beautifully 	
 C. as beautiful 	D. the most beautifully
6. The streets are getting more and  these days.
A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded	 D. most crowded
7. The larger the city,  the crime rate.
A. highest B. higher	 C. the highest	D. the higher
8. You must explain your problems ....
	A. as clear as you can	 B. as clearly as you can	
	C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are
9. Pil is  person we know.
	A. the happier	B. the happiest C. happier	D. happiest
10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is.
A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter	D. more smart
11. Bill is 
	A. lazier and lazier 	 B. more and more lazy 
 	C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier
12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ?
A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy	D. quieter
13. ..the time passes, .I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous	 B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous	
14. China is the country with..population.
A. the larger B. the more large C. the largest	D. the most large
15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting.Finally she exploded. 
	A. more and more angry B. the more angry
 C. angrier and angrier D. the most angry
16. For .., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
	A. the better or the worse B. the good or the bad 
	C. good or bad	 D. better or worse
17. Her grandfather’s illness was..we thought at first.
	A. more seriously as	 B. as seriously as 	
 B. more serious than	 D. as serious than 
18. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed..usual. 
A. more early than B. as early as C more earlier as	D. earlier than
19._______ 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
20. His house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
III/ Identify the mistake in each sentence
Mr. Slater’s house is biger than ours.
 A B C D
That brown chair is most comfortable than this one.
 A B C D
Lan is the most pretty of all the girls.
 A 	B C D
That lesson is a most difficult of all the lessons.
 A B C D
The most he tries, the more he succeeds.
 A B C D