Title MODULE 15 - So sánh tính từ và trạng từ.doc ✅

1 MODULE 15: COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (So sánh tính từ và trạng từ) I. So sánh bằng (Equality) Ex: I am as tall as my brother. (Tôi cao bằng anh trai tôi.) He cannot run so/ as fast as his friends. (Anh ấy không chạy nhanh bằng bạn bè.) - As much/ many (+ noun) as được dùng đề nói về số lượng. Ex: I have not read as many books as my teacher advises me. (Tôi không đọc nhiều sách như thầy tôi khuyên.) John does not earn as much money as his wife does. (John không kiếm được nhiều tiền bằng vợ.) - Cấu trúc the same (+ noun) as cũng có thể được dùng. Ex: Laura’s salary is the same as mine, or Laura gets the same salary as me. (Lương của Laura bằng lương của tôi.) II. So sánh hơn (Comparative) 1. So sánh nhiều hơn - Thêm -er vào sau tính từ/ trạng từ có một âm tiết (short adjective/ adverb) và tính từ có hai âm tiết tận cùng bằng y, et, le, er, ow. - Thêm more vào trước tính từ/ trạng từ có hai âm tiết trở lên (long adjective/ adverb), ngoại trừ các tính tận cùng bằng y, et, le, er, ow. Ex: Country life is simpler than city life. (Đời sống ở miền quê đơn giản hơn đời sống ở thành phố.) John works harder than his brother. (John làm việc chăm chỉ hơn anh trai anh ấy.) Gold is more expensive than silver. (Vàng đắt hơn bạc.) Jane speaks French more fluently than Mary. (Jane nói tiếng Pháp lưu loát hơn Mary.) - Với danh từ: more + noun + than Ex: I have more books than Peter does. (Tôi có nhiều sách hơn Peter.) 2. So sánh ít hơn Ex: This picture is less valuable than that one. (Bức tranh này ít giá trị hơn bức tranh kia.) - Với danh từ: less + noun + than Ex: I have less free time than I used to. (Tôi có ít thời gian rảnh rỗi hơn trước đây.) III. So sánh nhất (Superlative) 1. So sánh nhiều nhất - Thêm -est vào sau tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn (short adjective/ adverb) và tính từ có hai âm tiết tận cùng bằng y, et, le, er, ow. - Thêm most vào trước tính từ/ trạng từ dài (long adjective/ adverb). AS + adjective / adverb + AS not AS / SO + adjective / adverb + AS short adjective / adverb + ER + than MORE + long adjective / adverb + than LESS + adjective + than the + short adjective / adverb + EST the MOST + long adjective / adverb
2 Ex: Tom is the tallest in our class. (Tom là người cao nhất lớp tôi.) Which watch is the most expensive in your shop? (Cái đồng hồ nào đắt nhất trong cửa hàng của anh?) - So sánh nhất được dùng khi so sánh từ ba đối tượng trở lên. Khi trong nhóm chỉ có hai đối tượng, ta thường dùng so sánh hơn. Ex: I like Betty and Maud, but I think Maud is the nicer of the two. 2. So sánh ít nhất Ex: This hotel is the least comfortable of the three. (Khách sạn này ít tiện nghi nhất trong ba khách sạn.) Lưu ý: - Much, far, a lot được dùng để nhấn mạnh so sánh hơn. Ex: She is much/ far/ a lot more intelligent than I think. (Cô ấy thông minh hơn tôi nghĩ nhiều.) - Trong hình thức so sánh, tính từ ngắn đứng trước tính từ dài. Ex: My car is faster and more comfortable than hers. (Xe hơi của tôi nhanh hơn và tiện nghi hơn xe của cô ấy.) • Hình thức so sánh bất quy tắc: good / well → better → the best bad / badly → worse → the worst many / much → more → the most little → less → the least far → farther / further → the farthest / the furthest IV. So sánh kép (Double comparative) 1. So sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) Ex: The summer is coming. It gets hotter and hotter. (Mùa hè đang đến. Trời càng ngày càng nóng.) He is shooting more and more accurately. (Anh ta ném bóng ngày càng chính xác.) The environment is less and less pure. (Môi trường ngày càng ít trong lành.) 2. So sánh đồng tiến (càng... càng) Ex: The shorter the line (is), the faster the service (is). (Hàng người càng ngắn, phục vụ càng nhanh.) The more dangerous it is, the more I like it. (Việc càng nguy hiểm tôi càng thích.) More, less có thể được dùng với danh từ trong cấu trúc này. Ex: The more trees we cut, the more floods we suffer. (Càng chặt nhiều cây, chúng ta càng bị nhiều lũ lụt.) The less you work, the less money you earn. (Bạn càng làm việc ít, bạn càng kiếm được ít tiền.) MULTIPLE CHOICE the least + adjective short adj / adv + ER + and + short adj / adv + ER MORE / LESS and MORE / LESS + long adj / adv the + comparative adj / adv + the + comparative adj / adv
3 Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence. 1. New York is _______ Seattle. A. larger than B. more large than C. as larger than D. more larger than 2. Our house is _______ yours. A. as big than B. as bigger as C. bigger than D. more big than 3. City life is _______ country life. A. as busier as B. busier than C. more busier than D. most busy as 4. Of the two, the round table is _______. A. the nicest B. a nice one C. nicer D. the nicer 5. I feel _______ better than I did yesterday. A. a little B. more C. a few D. many 6. There is nothing _______ travelling abroad. A. more interesting than B. more interesting as C. as interesting than D. the most interesting than 7. He finds physics _______ other science subjects. A. far more difficult than B. much difficulter than C. too more difficult than D. more much difficult than 8. His car is _______ mine. A. more expensive and faster than B. faster and more expensive than C. more faster and expensive than D. more expensive than and faster than 9. The cuisine of France is _______ A. more famous than that of England B. famous than the cuisine of England C. more famous than which of England D. as famous than that of England 10. Russian is a _______ language to learn than English is. A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more and more difficult 11. He has _______ his sister does. A. as friends as B. more friends as C. many friends than D. more friends than 12. There are _______. A. twice as much computers in our office as there was B. as twice many computers in our office as they were C. twice as many computers in our office than there used to be D. twice as many computers in our office as there used to be 13. Silver is not _______ gold, A. as much heavy as B. so heavy than C. more heavier as D. so heavy as 14. I think cow is _______ of all animals. A. most useful B. less useful C. the most useful D. the more useful 15. The new machines use _______ the old ones. A. less water and electricity more than B. less water and electricity than C. less water and electricity D. as less water and electricity than 16. Try to do this test. It is _______ than the others. A. less difficult B. less and less difficult C. least difficult D. more and more difficult 17. Summer is _______ season of the year.
4 A. hottest B. the hottest C. the hotter D. the more hottest 18. It is one of _______ books I have ever had. A. most useful B. the most useful C. the most useful than D. the most useful as 19. Of all athletes, Alex is _______. A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more qualified D. the least qualified 20. Mary was _______ of the two sisters. A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest 21. _______ you get to the cinema, _______ seat you have. A. The sooner / the better B. The soon / the good C. The soonest / the best D. Sooner / Better 22. The picnic was _______ I had expected. A. more a hundred times fun than B. a hundred times fun more than C. a hundred times more fun than D. more fun than a hundred times 23. _______ he drank, _______ he became. A. More / more violent B. The most / the most violent C. The more / the more violent D. The less / less violent 24. She is _______ her colleagues. A. as intelligent than B. so more intelligent than C. few more intelligent than D. a lot more intelligent than 25. After three months’ practice, Peter can run _______. A. fast and fast B. faster and faster C. the more and more fast D. more and more fast 26. Her husband is _______ she is. A. ten years older than B. as ten years old as C. older ten years than D. so many ten years older 27. Rolls Royce is _______ any other car. A. much more expensive than B. as much expensive than C. so much expensive as D. very more expensive than 28. They are _______ they used to be. A. less wealthy as B. as less wealthy as C. less wealthy than D. less wealthy more than 29. Today women do not have _______ they used to years ago. A. as much children as B. as many children as C. as children as D. more children as 30. _______ money he makes, useless things he buys. A. More / more B. The more / the more C. More / the more D. The most / the most 31. Because of the heavy rain, the drivers drove _______ A. carefully and carefully B. more and more carefully C. more than carefully D. most and most carefully 32. She is _______ in the staff. A. the most good B. the far better C. most the best D. by far the best 33. He is _______ person I have ever met.