Name:…………………..Class:…………..

LESSON
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS.

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS(TÍNH TỪ VÀ TRẠNG TỪ)

I. Fill in the blank with “ Adj. “ or “ Adv. “.

1.I have just bought an______ book. ( interesting/interestingly )
2. These are _______ students. ( good /well )
3. It was raining ______. ( heavy / heavily )
4. The dog looks ________ .( fierce/ fiercely )
5. He works ________. ( hard / hardly )
6. I looked________ at him .( careful /carefully )
7. They did it very________ .( bad / badly )
8. The man was ________ injured ( serious / seriously )
9. It was really a ______party . ( awful / awfully )
10. She seemed very ________ when she saw me . ( happy / happily )
II. Fill in the blank with “ Adj. “ or “ Adv. “
1.I can do this exercise…………………… (easy)
2.Helen works very…………………… ( hard) in her new job.
3.They look …………………… (serious) students
4.I agree with you…………………… (complete) about that matter
5.This apple is very……………………(soft)
6.They both study English very……………………(good)
7.Helen is a ……………………(beautiful) girl
8.Her sister play the piano……………………(beautiful)
9.He does his work…………………… (good)
10.Tom is a ……………………(lazy) pupil.

COMPARISON

I. COMPARATIVE :
1- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives )

Ex1: Today is hotter than yesterday.

Ex2: He runs faster than I do.
- So s¸nh h¬n cã thÓ ®îc nhÊn m¹nh b»ng c¸ch céng thªm ‘much’
hoÆc ‘far’.
Ex3: Today is much hotter than yesterday.
S + V + ( much / far ) + Adj / Adv + er + than

- Hầu hết là tính từ có một âm tiết hoặc tính từ dài có hai âm tiết tận cùng là : “ y,
er, ow, ple, tle ”.Cấu trúc sử dụng là:
 Ex : - Happy ---- > happier - Simple ---- > simpler
- Gentle ---- > gentler - Easy ---- > Easier
- Clever ---- > cleverer
 Note: : + Đối với tính từ ngắn có một phụ âm tận cùng (trừ h,w,x,z) và trước đó là
một nguyên âm, ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm “ er ”

Ex: - big - bigger; - red - redder , - hot - hotter

- fat - fatter , - sad - sadder, - thin-thinner
+ Đối với một số từ sau đây có thể coi là tính từ ngắn hoặc dài đều được, nhưng thường
được dùng như tính từ
dài:quiet, clever, narrow, shallow, simple, gentle, common, hollow, polite, handsome,
wicked, pleasant, cruel, stupid, tired.
This is the most quiet place in the region.
I felt more tired because of noise.

2- Tính từ dài : ( long adjectives )

1. S + tobe ( is /am / are ) + more + Adj(dài) + than + S2

2. S + V(thường) + more + Adv + than + S2

 Note: - So s¸nh kÐm h¬n:

Ex1: My TV is less beautiful than yours.
Ex2: He drives less carefully than I think.
II. SUPERLATIVE :
1- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives ).
S + V + the + Adj / Adv + est + N + in/on/of.....
2- Tính từ dài ( long adjectives ).

S + V + the + most + Adj / Adv + N + in/on/of+............

 Note: - So s¸nh kÐm nhất:
Ex3: Those shoes are the least expensive of all.
Một số adj / adv bất qui tắc:

- good/ well better the best

- bad/ badly worse the worst
- many/ much more the most
- little less the least
- far farther the farthest(vÒ
kho¶ng c¸ch)
further the furthest( vÒ
thêi gian)

- late later the latest( vÒ thêi gian)

the last( vÒ thø tù)
 - old older the oldest( vÒ tuæi t¸c)
elder the eldest( vÒ cÊp bËc
h¬n lµ tuæi t¸c)

So sánh kém :
a. So sánh kém hơn :
S1 + V + LESS ADJ + THAN + S2

Eg : She is less intelligent than her sister .

Eg : Miss Viet Nam is less beautiful than Miss Russia .
b. So sánh kém nhất :
S + V + THE LEAST ADJ (N)
Eg : She is the least beautiful of all in her family .
Eg : Of all the musicians , I think he is the least creative .
III- SO SÁNH BẰNG : (SIMILARITY)

1. S + tobe ( is /am / are ) + as + Adj + as + S2

2. S + V(thường) + as + Adv + as + S2

 Note: - Nếu là câu phủ định, as thứ nhất có thể thay bằng so.
Ex1: He is not so tall as his father.
- Khi so sánh bằng danh từ, sử dụng cấu trúc sau:
Ex2: My house is as high as his.
=> My house is the same height as his.

S + V + the + same + N + as +
S2

heavy / light – weight wide / narrow – width

deep / shallow - depth long / short - length
big / small - size old - age

So sánh hơn kém không dùng “than” Phải có “the” trước tính từ hoặc trạng từ so
sánh. Chú ý phân biệt với so sánh hơn nhất. Thường trong câu sẽ có cụm từ “of the
two+noun”

Ví dụ: Harvey is the smarter of the two boys. Of the two books, this one is the
more interesting.

IV. DOUBLE COMPARISON:

1- So sánh kép trong bản thân một sự vật , hiện tượng : ……..càng ngày càng
……..
a- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives )
Ex1: The weather is getting hotter and hotter
 S + V + adi + er + and + adj + er
b- Tính từ dài ( long adjectives ) :

Ex2: She becomes more and more beautiful.

S + V + more and more + adj / adv

2- So sánh kép liên quan đến hai hay nhiều sự vật , hiện tượng : .... càng …càng
…
* Víi tÝnh tõ ng¾n: The adj. + er......., the adj. + er….
Ex1: The darker it gets, the colder it is.
* Víi tÝnh tõ dµi: The more adj......., the more adj.........
Ex2: The more beautiful she is, the more miserable her husband is.
* Víi ®éng tõ: the more...., the more......
Ex3: The more you learn, the more you forget.
 Note: NhiÒu khi hai vÕ kh«ng cïng mét lo¹i tÝnh tõ dµi hay ng¾n
nhng cã thÓ sö dông lÉn lén víi nhau.( hoÆc vÕ tríc tÝnh tõ, vÕ sau
®éng tõ hoÆc ngîc l¹i...)
Ex4: The more she smiles, the more graceful she is.
3. Cµng Ýt........, th× cµng Ýt........//// Cµng
kÐm....., ....th× cµng kÐm......
* Víi tÝnh tõ: The less + adj........, the less + adj. .......
Ex5: The less difficult the lessons are, the less hard-working the students.
* Víi ®éng tõ : the less....., the less.....
Ex6: The less I live with him, the less I like him.
PRACTICE
I. 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 house.
3.His job is (important) .................................................... than mine.
4.Of the four ties, I like the red (well) .......................
5.Nobody is (happy) ............................................ than Miss Snow.
6.Today English is the (international) ............................................................. of 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.The teacher speaks English (fluently) .................................................... than we do.
15. The competition makes the price of goods (cheap) ....................... and
(cheap) .......................
16.Is this book (interesting) ......................................... than the one you read last week ?
17.My cat is the (pretty) ...................................... of the two.
18.This vegetable soup tastes very (well) ...........................
19.Pil is the (happy) ................................ person we know.
20.These shoes are the (little expensive) .............................................. of all.
21. Gold is (precious) ....................................... than iron.
22.Cigarette paper is (thin) ............................... of all paper.
23.My bicycle is (expensive) .................................... as yours.
24.The weather today is (warm) ........................... than the weather yesterday.
25.Holidays are (pleasant) ........................................... than school-days
26.Which is (high) ................................. mountain in your country ?
27.The Pacific is (large) ..................................... ocean in the world.
28.Jane is the (little) ................................. athletic of all women.
29.Is he (studious) ......................................... as his sister ?
30.The story you told me was (funny) .................................... of all.
II. Use double comparative to complete these following sentences
1. They are big, they fall fast.
 The ______________________________________________________
2. It is hot, I feel miserable.
 The ______________________________________________________
3. I look into your eyes much, I love you much.
 The ______________________________________________________
4. He got old, he became bad-tempered.
 The ______________________________________________________
5- He worked hard. He felt very bad.
 The ______________________________________________________
6- When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
 The ______________________________________________________
7- As this road gets busier, it becomes more and more dangerous.
 The ______________________________________________________
8- When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high.
 The ______________________________________________________
9- If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good.
 The ______________________________________________________
10- You write fast, your writing becomes illegible.
 The ______________________________________________________
11. She is mature, she becomes beautiful.
 The ______________________________________________________
12. He studied much, he became stupid.
 The ______________________________________________________
13. He drinks much water, he becomes thirsty.
 The ______________________________________________________
14. He is mature, he becomes intelligent
 The ______________________________________________________
15. You speak English much, your English will be good.
 The ______________________________________________________
16. People save much paper, much wood pulp is preserved
 The ______________________________________________________
17. We make much paper, it becomes cheap.
 The ______________________________________________________
18. Petrol becomes expensive, people drive little.
 The ______________________________________________________
19. You make much money, you spend much.
 The ______________________________________________________
20. You work hard, you will get good results.
 The ______________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the sentences.:
1.Yesterday the temperature was 9 degrees. Today it’s only 6 degrees.
- It is ......................................................................................................................................
2. The journey takes 4 hours by car and 5 hours by train.
- It
takes .................................................................................................................................
3.I expected my friends to arrive about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30
- My friends ..........................................................................................................................
4.Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
- Joe did ..........................................................................................................................
5.We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day.
- We ...............................................................................................................................
6.Jane cooks better than her sister.
- 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 ....................................................................................................................................
11. Tuan is 17 years old. Hoa is 15 years old.
- Hoa is ..........................................................................................................................
12.My job is more difficult than his.
- His job ........................................................................................................................
13.John’s sister sings better than him.
-John ............................................................................................................................
14.You don’t speak slowly. Your brother speaks slowly.
- You don’t ....................................................................................................................
15.This boy doesn’t help me much. He can help me much.
- This boy doesn’t ..........................................................................................................
16.Your car is more expensive than mine
- My car isn’t ................................................................................................................
17.Her car runs fast but a race car runs faster .
- Her car is not .................................................................................................................
18. Nam’s house is big. Minh’s house is big, too . (same size)
- ........................................................................................................................................
19..Tom speaks English and Peter speaks English , too . (same language)
- ............................................................................................................................................
20. Mr Dao teaches Geography. Mr Do teaches Math . (same subject)
- .........................................................................................................................................
21.The Royal Hotel is 400 meters high. The Queen Hotel is 400 meters, too .( same
height )
- ........................................................................................................................................
22.Minh and Hoa are both 14 years old. ( same age)
- ............................................................................................................................................
23.His bike is yellow .My bike is yellow, too (like)
- .......................................................................................................................................
24. It is cold today. It was cold yesterday (like)
- ........................................................................................................................................
25.I’m Vietnamese. She is Russian. (different)
- .........................................................................................................................................
26.This motorbike is 20 million Vn dong. That motorbike is 12 million Vn dong.
(different)
- ...........................................................................................................................................
IV. Choose the best answer;
1. Sarah is ____ at chemistry than Susan.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
2. I don’t work so hard ____ my father.
A. so B. as C. than D. more
3. Sam is the ____ student in my class.
A. tall B. most tall C. taller D. tallest
4. No one in my class is ____ beautiful ____ her.
A. as/as B. more/as C. as/than D. the/more
5. He works ____ we do.
A. harder B. as hard as C. harder D. so hard as
6. I know him ____ than you do.
A. better B. more well C. good D. the best
7. Ann is 18 years old. Sue is 20 years old. Ann is ____ Sue.
A. older than B. younger than C. older D. younger
8. Tom drives ____ than Jim does.
A. carefully B. more careful C. careful D. more carefully
9. The little boy spoke English ____ his brother.
A. more fast B. fast than C. the fastest D. faster than
10. China is the country with the ____ population.
A. larger B. large C. most large D. largest
11.The economic conditions today are _______ they were in the past.
A. much more good B. much better than C. much better D. the best than
12.The deep oceans contain some of the ______ of all living creatures.
A. strangest B. strange C. as strange as D. stranger
13.Mr. Lam cannot earn _______ his wife.
A. as many money as B. as much money as
C. as many money than D. as much money than
14.My car is _______ yours.
A. more fast and economical than B. more fast and more economical than
C. faster and economical as D. faster and more economical than
15. It’s becoming ______ to find a job.
A. more difficult and more B. more and more difficult
C. most and more difficult D. more difficult than
16.His house is _____ mine.
A. larger and more comfortable than B. the most large and comfortable than
C. more large and comfortable than D. the largest and more comfortable than
17.The younger you are, _______ it is to learn.
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy
18.______we finish the project, _______ we can start the next one.
A. The soonest / the sooner B. The soonest / the most soon
C. The sooner / the sooner D. The soonest / the soonest
19.Mary is ______ in our class.
A. prettier B. more pretty C. most pretty D. the prettiest
20.______ we jog, _______ we are.
A. the most / the healthiest B. the most / the healthier
C. the more / the most healthy D. the more / the healthier
21.The winter is coming, it is getting _______.
A. more cold B. the most cold C. colder and colder D. the more cold
1. It gets ______ . let’s go swimming.
A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter
2. The problem seems to be _____.
A. most serious B. more serious than
C. more serious as D. more and more serious
3. Prices get ______.
A. high and high B. highest and highest
C. more and more high D. higher and higher
4. The more waste paper we recycle, _______ .
A. the more trees we preserve B. the less trees we preserve
C. the most trees we preserve D. the least trees we preserve
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part
that needs correction.
1. Peter plays the piano better I can .
A B C D
2. Mary looks more prettier than she used to be.
A B C D
3. Your computer works fast than mine .
A B C D
4. This machine is not so modern than that one.
A B C D
5. “Tomorrow Never Die” is one of the more exciting films.
A B C D
6. The more they advertise, the least expensive things are.
A B C D