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NGỮ PHÁP: CÂU SO SÁNH

A. LÝ THUYẾT

1. So sánh bằng: 4. Một số tính từ, trạng từ bất qui tắc

S + be + as + adj. + as + …. Good / well  better  the best

S + V thường + as + adv. + as+ …. Bad / badly  worse  the worst

2. So sánh hơn: Far  further  the furthest

a. Tính từ / Trạng từ ngắn: farther  the farthest

S + V + adj. / adv. + ER + THAN + ….. Much / many  more  the most

b. Tính từ / Trạng từ dài: Little  less  the least

S + V + MORE + adj. / adv. + THAN + ….. Few  fewer  the fewest

3. So sánh nhất: Happy  happier  the happiest

a. Tính từ / Trạng từ ngắn: Lazy lazier laziest

S + V + THE + adj. / adv. + EST + ….. Clever  cleverer  the cleverest

b. Tính từ / Trạng từ dài: Narrow  narrower  the narrowest

S + V + THE MOST + adj. / adv. + …..

B. BÀI TẬP

Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. Mr. Brown receives a ............. salary than anyone else in the company.

A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger

2. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was ........... my mother.

A. more big than B. so big than C. as big as D. too big than

3. He is not ……………………tall as his father.

A. the B. as C. than D. more

4. John’s grades are ………………..than his sister’s.

A. higher B. more high C. high D. the highest

5. Deana is the …………………… of the three sisters.

A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short

6. She speaks English as ………………. as her friend does.

A. good B. well C. better D. the best

7. Of the three shirts, this one is the ………………… .

A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty

8. The baby’s illness is ………………… than we thought at first.

A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly

9. Today is the ………………… day of the month.

A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hottest than

10 He works more ………………….. than I.

A. slow B. slowly C. slowest D. most slowly

11. My book is as …………………. as yours.

A. good B. well C. better D. the best

12. I love you ………………….. than I can say.

A. much B. many C. more D. the most

13. It’s ……………… to go by bus than by car.

A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper

14. That house is ……………… one on the street.

A. oldest B. the oldest C. old D. older

15. I can't cook as well as my mother does.

A. My mother can cook better than I can.

B. My mother can't cook better than I can.

C. My mother can cook well than I can.

D. I can cook better than my mother can.

16. My interview lasted longer than yours.

A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine.

B. Your interview was shorter than mine.

C. Your interview was as long as mine.

D. Your interview was longer than mine.

Use the correct kind of comparison form of adjectives and adverbs:

1. Your house is ………………….. than my house. (big)

2. These books are ………………… than those books. (thick)

3. Hoi An Ancient Town is the …………………….. town in Vietnam. (old)

4. The Great Wall of China is the world’s …………………. structure. (long)

5. Nam is ………………. than Ba. He is ……………………. boy in class 6A. (tall)

6. This girl is …………………… than that girl. (clever)

7. Mary is ……………………… as her sister. (pretty)

8. The Nile River is the ………………….. river in the world. (long)

9. A new house is ………………………. than an old one. (expensive)

10. We’ve had …………………. difficulty with this part than that one. (little)

11. His English is …………………….. of these students. (good)

12. Mount Everest is ……………………… mountain in the world. (high)

13. Travelling by air or car, which is ………………………… ? (interesting)

14. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………… ? (quiet)

15. Hanoi is ……………………… than Ho Chi Minh City. (small)

16. PETRONAS Twins Towers are ……………………… than Sears Towers. (tall)
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17. Thanks to the progress of science, our life is becoming ………… and ………… (good)

18. In order to get good marks, we have to do ………………….. practice. (far)

19. John is much …………………… than I thought. (strong)

20. Mr. Kelly is ………………………… man in that organization. (popular)

Use the double comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs:

1. She speaks English ……………………………… (fluently)

2. My chair was getting ……………………………….. (uncomfortable)

3. The man was getting ……………………………….. (angry)

4. Peter gets ……………………………… at the time. (selfish)

5. She seems to be getting …………………………. (thin)

6. Life in the modern world is becoming ………………………… (complex)

7. As he was afraid, he walked …………………………… (fast)

8. As the soccer game progressed, the crowd became ………………………… (enthusiastic)

9. Her English is getting ……………………………. (good)

10. I haven’t got a new job. I am becoming ………………………………… (discouraged)

11. The English lessons are ……………………………… (difficult)

12. Meat is getting ………………………………….. (expensive)

13. He is …………………………… for his book. (famous)

14. Nowadays, people eat ………………………… sugar and salt. (little)

15. The river flows ………………………………… (gently)

16. We feel tired because the way is ……………………………. (far)

17. These days ………………………. people learning Russian. (little)

18. As the day went on, the weather got ……………………… (fine)

19. They feel ………………………………… because of the fresh air. (healthy)

20. Her children are old now. She becomes …………………………. (busy)

Combine these pairs of sentences into one, 5. She eats little, she becomes thin.
using the double comparative clauses:
………………………………………………………………
1. The sun is high. The shadow is short. …

…………………………………………………………… 6. He talked much. I became bored.

2. He works a lot. He earns much. ………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………… 7. I waited long. I got angry .

…………………………………………………………… 8. You are old. You understand more.

4. It is heavy. It becomes expensive. ……………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………. 9. She drove fast. I became nervous.

………………………………………………………………..

10. We ran fast to go home. The sky went dark.

……………………………………………………..

Combine each pairs of sentences, using

1. Lipton tea costs 10$. Oolong tea costs 9 $.

………………………………………………………

2. Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.

………………………………………………

3. Mary isn’t big. She was very big last year.

………………………………………………………

4. You are happier than she looks.

………………………………………………………………
….

5. My bicycle is more expensive than yours.

……………………………………………………….