COMPARISONS

1. So sánh ngang bằng

S + Verb + as + Adjective/ Adverb + as Noun / Pronoun
My book is as interesting as yours.
His car runs as fast as a race car.
S + Verb ( in negative) + as/ so + Adjective/ Adverb +as + S + Verb / Aux
John does not sing so well as his sister does.
2. So sánh hơn
Adjective + er
S + Verb Adverb + er + than Noun / Pronoun
more + Adjective/ Adverb
less + Adjective/ Adverb
Eg: John’s grade is higher than his sister’s.
He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
3. So sánh hơn nhất
Adjective / Adverb+ est in + singular count noun
S + Verb the most + Adjective/ Adverb of + plural count noun
least + Adjective/ Adverb
Eg: John is the tallest boy in the family.
That child behaves the most carelessly of all.
Note: Có thể sử dụng cấu trúc
S + Verb + the same + ( noun) + as + Noun / Pronoun
Eg: my house is the same height as his.
4. So sánh kép
4.1. Càng ngày càng:
a. Short adjectives and adverbs:
* Form:
adj/adv-“er” and adj/adv- “er”
Ex: The days are getting longer and longer.
b. Long adjectives and adverbs:
* Form:
more and more + adj/adv
Ex: the game gets more and more exciting
4.2. Càng.....càng
a. Short adjectives and adverbs:
*Form:
The + adj/adv- ‘er’ , the adj/adv- “er’
Ex: The bigger the room is, the better I feel.
b. Long adjectives and adverbs:
* Form:
The more + adj/adv, the more + adj/adv
Ex: The more difficult this work is, the more excited I feel..
4.3. So sánh với danh từ, động từ
* Form:
The more….., the more …….
Ex: The more money he gets, the more food he buys.
The more he works, the more he earns.
 * Chú ý: Ta có thể kết hợp tất cả các hình thức trên với nhau:
Ex: The more work he did, the busier he became.
The less you think of the story, the better you feel

EXERCISES ON COMPARISIONS
Choose the best answer
1. Bill Gates is one of  ________ people in the world.
A. the rich B. richer C. rich    D. the richest
2. I am ________ at music than my old sister.
A. good  B. better C. goodest D. the best
3. Rita is ________ than the other students in class.
  A. hardworking  B. the most hardworking  
C. more hardworking  D. hardworkinger 
4. Ice hockey is ________ sport in Canada.
A. popular   B. the most popular     C. more popular   D. populariest
5. Garfield is ________ than Nemo.
A. the funniest B. more funny  C. funnier  D. funny
6. That is ________ song this band has.
A. the most beautiful     B. more beautiful  
C. beautifulest  D. beautiful
7. The China Wall is ________ wall in the world.
A. the longest      B. more long    C. longer   D. long
8. Cities are ________ than villages
A. busier     B. busy   C. the busiest   D. most busy
9. February is ________ than April.
A. short  B. the shortest  C. shorter   D. most short
10. Amalia is  ________ girl in the class.
A. the cleverest   B. clever    C. cleverer D. more clever
11. German is ________ than English. 
  A. the most B. difficult difficulter  C. difficult   D. more difficult
12. Swimming is ________ than running.
A. exciting   B. more exciting  C. excited D. the most exciting
13. Your new car is _______ than my old one.
A. the cheapest  B. cheaper C. more cheaper   D. most cheapest
14. Travelling by plane is________ than traveling by ship.
A. fastest  B. fast C. faster  D. more fastest
15. New York is ________  city in USA.
A. crowded   B. the most crowded   C. more crowded  D. crowder
16. Of the four dresses, which is _______expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
17. The larger the apartment, the_______ the rent.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
18. The faster we walk,_______ we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
19. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were _______ I could find. ”
A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
20. She plays the piano _______ as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
21: She speaks Chinese as ________ as I do.
 A. well B. good C. very good D. better
22: Lucy answered the questions ______ than Sarah.
A. more intelligent B. most intelligent C. more intelligently D. intelligent
23: One of the ____ diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer.
A. worse B. better C. worst D. best
24: Nancy plays the piano _____ beautifully than I do.
A. most B. as C. more D. quite
25: The situation continues to get worse and ______.
A. worst B. bad C. worse D. badly
26: You have got a scholarship; you are luckier______.
A. as I do B. than I am C. than I have D. than I do
27: The longer hours you work, ______.
A. the less tired you'll be B. you'll be more tired
C. the more tired you'll be D. the most tired you'll be
28: Nowadays, young people ______.
A. don’t read as many as their parents used to B. don’t hardly read much as their parents did
C. do more reading as their parents used to D. don’t read as much as their parents used to
29: The more you talk about the situation, ______.
A. it seems the worse B. the worse it seems
C. it seems worse D. the worse does it seem
30: “Could you talk ______? I'm learning my lessons.”
A. more quietly B. as quietly C. most quietly D. so quietly
31: John said that no other car could go ______.
A. fastest than his car B. faster like his car C. so fast like his car D. as fast as his car
32: The more you study, ______.
A. you will gain more knowledge B. the more knowledge do you gain
C. you are the more knowledgeable D. the more knowledge you gain
33: John works much ______ than we do.
A. more hardly B. harder C. hardest D. hard
34: The longer he waited, ______ impatient he got.
A. the better B. better C. the more D. more
35: The harder you try, ______ you get.
A. the best B. good C. the better D. better
Exercise 2: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction.
1. Richard feels good than several days ago.
2. Mary and Daisy are both intelligent students. Mary is so intelligent as Daisy.
4. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest than any other lakes in the world.
5. He drives the car more dangerous than his brother does.
6. It was the most biggest building that I had ever seen.
7. I wish my house were so large as Jone’s.
8. The Mekong is one of the longer rivers in the world.
9. She can play the piano more good than her sister.
10. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America
11. His drawings are as perfectly as his instructor’s drawings .
12. The salary of a professor is high than that of a secretary
13. The duties of a policeman are dangerous than those of a teacher.
14. John’s car runs good than Mary’s.
15. The climate in Florida is as milder as California.
16. Classes in the university are most difficult than those in the college
17. The basketball games at the university are well than those of high school.
18. I feel more better today than I did last week.
19. This encyclopedia costs three times as more as the other one.
20. He visits his family less frequent than she does.
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, using comparative forms:
1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
=> It’s ...................................................................................................................................................................
2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
=> It takes.............................................................................................................................................................
3. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
=> Joe did .............................................................................................................................................................
4. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30.
=> My friends........................................................................................................................................................
5. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that everyday.
=> We....................................................................................................................................................................
6. Jane cooks better than her sister. Jane’s sister cooks worse than Jane.
=> Jane’s sister......................................................................................................................................................
7. Tom is the best football player in this team.
=> Nobody in this team.........................................................................................................................................
8. Nothing is faster than the speed of light.
=> The speed of light............................................................................................................................................
9. Jack is younger than he looks.
=> Jack isn’t..........................................................................................................................................................
10. I didn’t spend as much money as you.
=> You..................................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 4: Rewrite the following sentences in anther way.

1. Hung is the tallest boy in our class.
=> Nobody ...........................................................................................................................................................
2. Have you got a cheaper bike than this?
=> Is this ..............................................................................................................................................................
3. No restaurant in the city is better than this one.
=> This restaurant .................................................................................................................................................
3. The colour TV is more expensive than the black and white TV.
=> The black.........................................................................................................................................................
4. My mother doesn’t speak English as well as my father.
=> My father ........................................................................................................................................................
5. Your house is larger than mine.
=> My house ........................................................................................................................................................
6. Nam can run farther than I can.
=> I .......................................................................................................................................................................
7. Mr Binh drives more carefully than he used to.
=> Mr Binh ...........................................................................................................................................................
8. Lan is a better typist than Hoa.
=>Hoa ..................................................................................................................................................................
9. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
=> Apples .............................................................................................................................................................
10. I haven’t got as much money as you.
=> You .................................................................................................................................................................