COMPARISON

COMPARISON

SHORT AND LONG ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS

1. Short AdJ/adv (1 syllable): tall, short, small, long, thin, thick ...

2. Long Adj/adv (from 2 syllables): handsome, beautiful, interesting, wonderful ...

Multiple Select

choose all short adjectives

• little

• medium

• mad

• young

• new

Multiple Select

Choose long adv/adj

• fast

• hard

• carefully

• quickly

• friendly

EQUAL COMPARISON

• compare 2 items

• AS + ADJ//ADV + AS

• E.g:    I’m 40. Huong is 40, too. -> Huong is as old as me.

• He runs fast. His father runs fast, too.

  -> He runs as fast as his father. 

• * Trong câu phủ định: so + adj/adv + as

Multiple Choice

1. Ms. Jones isn’t as nice …….. Ms. Smith.

A. as

B. for

C. like

D. to

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

9. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was…….. my mother.

• A. more big than

• B. so big than

• C. as big as

• D. too big than

Multiple Choice

1. No one else in the class plays the guitar ____ John.

• A. as well

• B. as far as

• C. so well as

• D. as soon as

Multiple Choice

Rita is 20 years old. Sam is also 20.

• Rita is as old as Sam.

• Rita is older than Sam.

• Sam is the youngest Rita

• Rita is the oldest than Sam.

Multiple Choice

I used to feel as __________ as a bird when I was younger.

• free

• busy

• early

• late

Multiple Choice

We don't have as .................subjects as students in Japan

• much

• many

• more

• most

COMPARATIVE COMPARISON

• Compare 2 items

• Short adj/ adv:

  ADJ (short):        S + BE + ADJ-er + THAN …

  ADV (short): S + V + ADV-er + THAN …

• Long adj/adv

  ADJ (long): S + BE + MORE ADJ THAN …

  ADV (long): S + V + MORE ADV THAN …

Multiple Select

comparative comparison of short adj/adv

• He runs faster than his father

• He is taller than me.

• That watch is more expensive than this one.

• He drives more carelessly than he used to.

Với ADJ CÓ 2 ÂM TIẾT có kết thúc là: Y, OW, ET, ER, LE thì được sử dụng như ADJ ngắn trong câu so sánh. 

• happy -> happier

• lazy -> lazier

• narrow -> narrower

• simple -> simpler

• quiet -> quieter

• clever -> cleverer

Multiple Choice

I think scuba diving is .....................climbing. (fascinating)

• fascinating

• more fascinating than

• more fascinating

• the most fascinating

Multiple Choice

She wants a ……… string than this to tie the parcel.

• longest

• long

• longer

• more long

Multiple Choice

Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.

• This year it is colder than last year.

• This year it is as colder than last year.

• This year it isn’t as cold as last year.

• This year it isn’t colder than last year.

Multiple Choice

The pink socks are ______ (expensive) than the white socks.

• most expensive

• expensive

• the expensive

• more expensive

Multiple Choice

Your spicy ramen noodle is … than mine.

• hot

• hotter

• hottest

• more hot

Multiple Choice

Turtles are ... than rabbits.

• more friendly
• more friendlier
• friendlier
• friendlier than

Multiple Choice

Smalla towns are much more .............. than big cities

• quiter

• quieter

• quter

Multiple Choice

Chose the correct opposite word:

quieter

• louder

• more interesting

• more attractive

Multiple Choice

Chose the correct opposite word:

uglier

• more attractive

• more famous

• fiercer

Multiple Choice

Chose the correct opposite word:

heavier

• lighter

• smaller

• bigger

Open Ended

Football is more exciting than Rugby .

Rugby ______________________

Open Ended

Kuwait is smaller than Jordan.

Jordan _________________________________

Multiple Choice

I have no idea why he spoke … than before.

• more gently

• gently

• gentlier

• gentle

Multiple Choice

Ms. Moni has two jobs, so she is ____________ her sister.

• more busy

• busyer than

• busier

• busier than

Các trường hợp so sánh bất quy tắc

Multiple Choice

Swimming is ...... exercise than walking.

• gooder

• more good

• better

Multiple Choice

Rita can walk … than you think.

• more far

• further

• furthest

• farer

Multiple Choice

1. The lab is from the bus stop than the library.

• A. far

• B. farther

• C. further

• D. B and C

Multiple Choice

Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is ... than Julie.

• older

• elder

• more old

Multiple Choice

Carrots are good for you, cakes are bad for you.

• Carrots are worse for you than cakes.

• Cakes are better for you than carrots.

• Carrots are better for you than cakes.

Multiple Choice

We have twenty five geese. They have thirty geese. They have ____________ geese than we have.

• more

• most

• many

• the most

Multiple Choice

My (old) brother is working in London.

• elder

• older

• eldest

• oldest