Bài tập so sánh

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DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (CÁC MỨC ĐỘ SO SÁNH CỦA

TÍNH TỪ VÀ TRẠNG TỪ)


Có 3 cấp độ so sánh tính từ và trạng từ: so sánh bằng, so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất.
I. So sánh bằng (Equal comparisons)

S + V + as + adjective/ adverb + as + noun/ pronoun/ clause

Ex: He is as tall as his father.


Is the film as interesting as you expected? John sings as well as his sister.

- So có thể được dùng thay as trong câu phủ định.


Ex: His job is not so difficult as mine.

- Đại từ làm chủ ngữ thường được dùng sau as. Đại từ làm tân ngữ cũng có thể được dùng trong lối văn
thân mật.
Ex: You are as old as she is./ You are as old as her.

- Ý “bằng nhau, như nhau” cũng có thể được diễn đạt cách khác:

subject + verb + the same + (noun) + as + noun (pronoun)

Ex: My house is as high as his.  My house is the same height as his.


Tom is as old as Mary.  Tom and Mary are the same age.

Chúng ta nói the same as (không dùng the same like)


Ex: What would you like to drink? ~ I’ll have the same as you. Chú ý các tính từ sau và các danh từ tương ứng
của chúng.

Adj N
heavy, light  weight
wide, narrow  width
deep, shallow  depth
long, short  length
big, small  size
old  age

II. So sánh không bằng (Unequal Comparisons)


1. So sánh hơn (Comparatives)

short adj/ adv + er


subject + verb + more + long adj/ adv + than + noun/ pronoun
less + adj (adv)

Ex: Today is hotter than yesterday.

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This chair is more comfortable than the other. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
- So sánh không bằng có thể được nhấn mạnh thêm bằng much hoặc far trước hình thức so sánh.
Ex: Harry’s watch is far more expensive than mine.
A watermelon is much sweeter than a lemon.
He speaks English much more rapidly than he does Spanish.

2. So sánh kép (Double comparatives)


a. So sánh đồng tiến (càng ... càng)
the + comparative + S + V + the + comparative + S + V

Ex: The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel


(Trời càng nóng, tôi càng cảm thấy khó chịu.)
The sooner you leave, the earlier you will arrive at your destination.
(Càng đi sớm, bạn càng đến nơi sớm.)

the more + S + V + the + comparative + S + V

Ex: The more you study, the smarter you will become.
(Càng học, bạn càng trở nên thông minh.)

b. So sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng)


+ Tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn (short adjective/ adverb)

adj/ adv + er and adj/ adv + er

Ex: Betty is younger and younger. (Betty càng ngày càng trẻ ra.)
The river gets bigger and bigger. (Dòng sông càng ngày càng trở nên lớn.)

+ Tính từ/ trạng từ dài (long adjective/ adverb)

more and more + adj/ adv

Ex: Her story was more and more attractive. (Câu chuyện của bà ta càng ngày càng hấp dẫn.)
She becomes more and more beautiful. (Cô ta trở nên càng ngày càng xinh đẹp.)

III. So sánh nhất (Superlatives)

short adj/ adv + est

S + V + the + most + long adj/ adv +(noun) +

least + long adj/adv

Ex: John is the tallest boy in the family.


Mary is the shortest of the three sisters.
These shoes are the least expensive of all.
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♦ Các trường hợp ngoại lệ:
1. good/ well -better -best
2. bad/ badly -worse -worst
3. many/ much -more -most
4. little -less -least
5. far -farther -farthest (về khoảng cách địa lí)
-further -furthest (về khoảng cách địa lí và thời gian)
6. near -nearer -nearest
7. late -later -latest (về thời gian)
-last (về thứ tự)
8. old -older -oldest (già, cũ, cổ)
-elder -eldest (lớn tuổi hơn)

BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG

I. Choose the more appropriate words.


1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).
2. Pil is the (happier/ happiest) person we know.
3. Pat’s car is (faster/ fastest) than Dan’s.
4. This is the (creamier/ creamiest) ice-cream I have had in a long time.
5. This poster is (colourfuler/ more colourful) than the one in the hall.
6. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?
7. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).
8. While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (awkwarder/ more awkwardly)
than her daughter.
9. Jane is the (less/ least) athletic of all the women.
10. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.
11. This summary is (the better/ the best) of the pair.
12. The colder the weather gets, (sicker/ the sicker) I feel.
13. Jim has as (few/ fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I have.
14. That recipe calls for (many/ much) more sugar than mine does.
15. The museum is the (further/ furthest) away of the three buildings.

II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.
1. Mary is (pretty) …………………….. as her sister.
2. A new house is (expensive) …………………….. than an old one.
3. His job is (important) …………………….. than mine.
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4. Of the four ties, I like the red one (well) ……………………...
5. Nobody is (happy) …………………….. than Miss Snow.
6. Today English is the (international) …………………….. language.
7. John is much (strong) …………………….. than I thought.
8. Benches are (comfortable) …………………….. than arm-chairs.
9. Bill is (good) …………………….. than you thought.
10. Mr Bush is the (delightful) …………………….. person I have ever known.
11. Dick is the (careful) …………………….. of the three workers.
12. Sam’s conduct is (bad) …………………….. than Paul’s.
13. Thanks to the progress of science, human life is (good) …………………….. and (good) …………………….
14. Bill is (lazy) …………………….. and (lazy) ……………………...
15. The teacher speaks English (fluently) …………………….. than we do.
16. These boys are (ill-prepared) …………………….. for employment than my children.
17. The competition makes the price of goods (cheap) …………………….. and (cheap) ……………………...
18. Charles is (hard-working) …………………….. than Tom.
19. Is this book (interesting) …………………….. than the one you read last week?
20. Of the three boy, Harry is the (badly-bred) ……………………...

III. Complete the sentences, using doufele comparative form.


1. It becomes …………………….. to find a job. (hard)
2. That hole in your pullover is getting …………………….. (big)
3. As I waited for my interview, I became …………………….. (nervous)
4. As the day went on, the weather got …………………….. (bad)
5. As the conversation went on, he became …………………….. (talkative)

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