Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh - Lesson 16: Comparisons

Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh –16 
LESSON 16: COMPARISONS 
I. Comparison of equality 
1. Affirmative 
as + adj/adv + as (bằng/như) 
Ex: - I’m as tall as Tom. 
- John works as hard as his father. 
2. Negative 
not as/so + adj/adv + as (không bằng/như) 
Ex: - This watch is not as/so expensive as mine. (= my watch) 
- She does not sing as/so well as her sister. 
II. Comparative of adi/ adv 
1. Short adj/ adv 
adj/adv + ER + than 
Tính từ hay trạng từ ngắn là những từ có một vần hay hai vần có tận cùng là 
đuôi “y”. 
fast, cold, thick, lucky, happy .… 
Ex: - John is stronger than his brother. 
- This athlete runs faster than that one. 
2. Long adj/ adv 
more + adj/adv + than 
Tính từ/trạng từ dài là từ có hai vần trở lên: modern, patient, difficult, 
fluently, beautifully… 
Ex: - This problem is more difficult than we thought. 
- He speaks English more fluently than his friend. 
III. Superlative of adj/ adv 
1. Short adj/ adv 
the + adj/adv + EST 
Ex: Yesterday was the hottest day of the year. 
2. Long adj/ adv 
the + MOST + adj/adv 
Ex: She is the most beautiful girl in the class. 
* Lưu ý: 
- Ta có thể dùng the least để chỉ mức độ kém nhất 
Ex: This story is the least interesting of all. 
EXERCISES (COMPARISONS) 
I/ Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of one of the words 
in the list. 
big crowed early easily thin high important interested peaceful reliable 
serious simple 
1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual. 
2. I’d like to have a _________________ car. The one I’ve got keeps 
breaking down. 
3. Unfortunately, her illness was_________________ than we thought at 
first. 
4. You look_________________. Have you lost weight? 
5. I want a________________ flat. We don’t have enough space here. 
6. He doesn’t study very hard. He’s________________ in having a good 
time. 
7. Health and happiness are_________________ than money. 
8. The instructions were very complicated. They could have 
been__________ 
9. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was________________ than 
usual. 
10. I like living in the country. It’s________________ than living in the 
town. 
11. You’ll find your way around the town________________ if you have a 
good map. 
12. In some parts of the country, prices are_________________ than in 
others. 
II/ Fill in the blanks with the comparative of the adverbs in the box 
easily early fast carefully high 
often hard long loud 
1. We could have found the place more easily with a map. 
2. We can’t hear. Could you speak a bit____________________? 
3. I can’t jump any_______________ than that. 
4. We are late. Can you walk_______________________ than that? 
5. There are big traffic jams in big cities. They 
happen__________nowadays. 
6. Who works the________________ in your family? 
7. Of all the student, Mark did the test the__________________. 
8. The movie starts at eight, but we should get to the theater a few minutes 
_________________. 
9. This exercise may take__________________ than we thought. 
III/ Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most…) or a 
comparative (-er or more…) 
1. We stay at the ______________ hotel in the town. (cheap) 
2. Our hotel was ______________ than all the others in the town. (cheap) 
3. The United States is very large but Canada is ______________. (large) 
4. What’s the__________________ river in the world? (long) 
5. What is the________________ sport in your country? (popular) 
6. Everest is the_____________ mountain in the world. It is 
______________ 
than any other mountains. (high) 
7. We had a great holiday. It was one of the______________ holidays 
we’reever had. (enjoyable) 
8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ______________ . (comfortable) 
9. What’s the______________ way of getting from here to the station? 
(quick) 
10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got three daughters. The__________ is 14 
years old. (old) 
IV/ Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives. 
There are lots of hotels in HCM City. You get a wider (wide) choice here 
than in the other cities of Viet Nam. The new world hotel is 
the____________ (famous) because president Bill Clinton once stayed there. 
It’s also one of the______________ (expensive) hotels in the city. It is 
currently the____________ (large) hotel in Viet Nam with 552 guest rooms. 
Hotel Sofitel Plaza is a______________ (small) hotel but it 
is________________ (expensive) than the New World hotel. It’s 
the______________ (comfortable) of all. Hotel Equatorial HCM City is also 
a superior first-class hotel in the city, but it is_______________ (cheap) than 
Hotel Sofitel Plaza. These hotels are________________ (popular) with 
business people than with tourists. Personally I can’t think of 
anything________________ (boring) than a big modern hotel. My own 
favorite is Binh Quoi Tourist Village, which is______________ (small) 
and________________ (pleasant) than many other hotels. The staff at Bing 
Quoi Tourist Village are________________ (helpful) than at the other 
hotels. Binh Quoi tourist Village is also in a_____________ (nice) place 
than the others. There are 49 well-furnished rooms in a very quiet 
atmosphere. It is just about 20 minutes by car from the city center. 
V/ Rewrite the sentences with as…. as…. or not as…. as…. 
1. Bob is taller than Jack. 
Jack isn’t___________________________________________ 
___________ 
2. Tokyo is bigger than Ha Noi. 
Ha Noi isn’t___________________________________________ 
________ 
3. Jill is more intelligent than Bill. 
Bill is________________________________________________ 
________ 
4. Are you and your husband the same age? 
Are you___________________________________ your husband? 
5. You work harder than I 
I don’t___________________________________________ 
_____________ 
6. Dogs are friendlier than cats. 
Cats___________________________________________ 
______________ 
7. The sun is hotter than the moon. 
The moon______________________________________________ 
_______ 
8. You look younger than Carol. 
Carol__________________________________________ 
______________ 
VI/ Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective in its comparative 
or superlative form. 
1. A: Dick is the youngest in the family 
B: No, he isn’t. He is the oldest. 
2. A: Janet was richer than John. 
B: No, she wasn’t. She was__________________________________ 
3. A: This is the easiest exercise in the book. 
B: No, it isn’t. It’s__________________________________________ 
4. A: Robert is more polite than his brother? 
B: No. he isn’t. He is_______________________________________ 
5. A: The weather today is colder than yesterday. 
B: No, it isn’t. It’s_________________________________________ 
6. A: Jack is meaner than Alan. 
B: No, he isn’t. He is_______________________________________ 
7. A: I am the tallest in this class! 
B: No, you aren’t. You’re___________________________________ 
8. A: Nam was the happiest in the class. 
B: No, he wasn’t. He was___________________________________ 
EXERCISES (COMPARISONS) 
I/ Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives. 
Wider/ most famous/ most expensive/ largest/ smaller/ more expensive/most 
comfortable/ cheaper/ more popular/ more boring/ smaller/ more pleasant/ 
more helpful/ nicer. 
II/ Rewrite the sentences with as…. as…. or not as…. as…. 
1. Jack isn’t as tall as Bob. 2. Ha Noi isn’t as big as Tokyo. 
3. Bill is not as intelligent as Jill. 4. Are you as old as your husband? 
5. I don’t work as hard as you. 6. Cats aren’t as friendly as dogs. 
7. The moon isn’t as hot as the sun. 8. Carol doesn’t look as young as you. 
III/ Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective in its comparative or 
superlative form. 
1. B: No, he isn’t. He is the oldest. 
2. B: No, she wasn’t. She was poorer than John. 
3. B: No, it isn’t. It’s the most difficult exercise in this book. 
4. B: No. he isn’t. He is ruder than his brother. 
5. B: No, it isn’t. It’s warmer than yesterday. 
6. B: No, he isn’t. He is more generous than Alan. 
7. B: No, you aren’t. You’re the shortest in this class. 
8. B: No, he wasn’t. He was the saddest in the class.