13 CÁC CẤP SO SÁNH Các loại so sánh Công thức Thể khẳng định: S1 + V + as + adj/adv + as + S2 + V Ví dụ She is as beautiful as her mother She learns as well as her sister does Thể phủ định: S1 + V(phủ định) + as/so + adj/adv + as + S2 + V This exercise is not as/ so difficult as I think (it is) He doesn’t study as/so hard as I do/me So sánh (as as) Với danh từ đếm được: S1 + V + as many/few + N(số nhiều) + as + S2 + V Với danh từ không đếm được: SI + V + as much/ little + N(không đếm được) + as + S2+ V So sánh gấp nhiều lần: S + V + multiple numbers + as + much/ many/ adj + (N) + as + N/ pronoun * Multiple numbers số half/ twice/ 3,4,5 times; Phân số; Phần trăm So sánh (adj-er/ more than) We have as few problems to solve as yesterday I don’t have as much money as you In many countries in the world with the same job, women only get 40 - 50% as much as salary as men Thế tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn? Tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn tính từ/ trạng từ có âm tiết như: big (to), small (nhỏ), hot (nóng), cold (lạnh), thin (gầy), fat (béo), có âm tiết tận đuôi sau: - y: happy (hạnh phúc), easy (dễ dàng), early (sớm), heavy (nặng), lazy (lười biếng) - er: clever (thông minh, lanh lợi) - le: single (độc thân), simple (đơn giản) - ow: narrow (hẹp) - et: quiet (yên tĩnh) Lưu ý: tính từ / trạng từ âm tiết tận đuôi -y coi tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn thân có -y Ví dụ: lovely (đáng u) tính từ dài cấu tạo (love + ly => lovely) quickly (nhanh) trạng từ dài cấu tạo (quick + ly => quickly) Thế tính từ/ trạng từ dài? Tính từ/ trạng từ dài tính từ/ trạng từ có từ âm tiết trở lên khơng phải đuôi kể trên, như: beautiful (xinh đẹp), handsome (đẹp trai), intelligent (thông minh), hard-working (chăm chỉ) so sánh với tính từ trạng từ ngắn: S1 + V + adj/adv + er + than + S2 + V so sánh với tính từ trạng từ dài: S1 + V + more + adj/adv + than + S2 + V So sánh với danh từ: S1 + V + more + N + than + S2+ V Với tính từ trạng từ ngắn: S + V + the + adj/adv + est + (N) + So sánh (the adjest/most + adj) Với tính từ trạng từ dài: S + V + the + most + adj/adv + (N) +… Với danh từ: So sánh lũy tiến (càng càng) So sánh đồng tiến (càng càng) She is more beautiful than her sister She has more money than me He is the tallest (student) in my class My mother is the most beautiful (woman) in the world He is a billionaire He has the most money S + V + the + most + N + Ngoại lệ She looks happier than (she did) yesterday Tính từ/ trạng từ Nghĩa Dạng so sánh Dạng so sánh good/well tốt, giỏi better the best bad tệ, tồi, dốt worse the worst much/many nhiều more the most little less least far xa farther/further farthest/furthest old già, cũ older/elder oldest/eldest Với tính từ ngắn: Adj + er + and + adj + er The summer is coming It gets hotter and hotter Với tính từ dài: more/less and more/less + adj She is more and more attractive Với danh từ: more and more + N There are more and more people moving to big cities to look for jobs The + (so sánh hơn) adj/ adv+S + V, the (so sánh hơn) adj/adv + S + V The more difficult the exercise is, the more interesting it is BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG 16 The more ideas you have, _ you will develop A the projects more B the more projects C projects more D more projects _ Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters A The most famous B The more famous C The more famously D More famous _ are becoming fed up with the corruption in government A More and more B More people and more C More and less people D More and more people people In many countries in the world with the same job, women only get _ as men A 40%-50% many salary B 40%-50% as much salary C 40%-50% as many salary D 40%-50% much salary The more carefully you plan, _ the result will be A better B the more well C better and better D the better The more flowers you grow, _ your garden will be A more pretty B the more pretty C the prettier D prettier It’s becoming _ to find a job A more and more B more harder and more C less and less D harder and harder harder Many teenagers like facebooking _ doing sport A more than B much as C least than D so much as The more forests we cut down, _ the Earth becomes A the hotter B the hottest C the most hotly D C the more rapid D the hoter 10 The harder you work, _ you will obtain results A the more rapidly B more rapidly than the most rapidly 11 It gets _ when the winter is coming A cold and cold B the coldest and coldest C colder and colder D more and more cold 12 The cuisine of France is _ A more famous than that of England B famous than the cuisine of C more famous than which of England D as famous than that of England England 13 The more money he makes, _ things he buys A more expensive B the more expensive C most expensive D the most expensive 14 She doesn't really like vodka, so the _ a bottle you find, the _ it will be for us! A smaller /cheap B smaller / cheaper C small / cheaper D C as much fast as D as B higher C highest more B fewer and fewer C less and less D as few as smaller / good 15 His computer can download files _ their computer does A as faster as B as fastly as fast as 16 The larger the apartment is, the _ its price is A high D highly 17 He becomes _ interested in politics A less 18 The ‘Silver Arrow’ will be _ in the world when it is built A train faster than B the train fastest C the fastest train D B as two time big as C twice as big as D as faster train than 19 Her motor is _ mine A as big as twice twice big as 20 The more educated women are, _ they marry A later B the more late C the later D the more later 21 This yoghurt _ the one I bought yesterday A does not taste as better as B does not taste as good as C does not taste better as D does not taste good as 22 In the UK, the streets are _ than in the USA A more narrow generally B generally more narrow C narrower generally D generally narrower 23 The team _ it was five years ago A is still as best as B is still as good as C is as still best as B the less C the fewer D is as still good as 24 The older he gets, _ friends he has A less D more 25 The more active you are, _ you will have A less cardiovascular problems B the less cardiovascular C more cardiovascular problems D the fewer cardiovascular problems problems 26 She plays the piano _ as her sister does A as beautifully B more beautifully C as beautiful D the most beautifully 27 The streets are getting more and _ these days A crowded B less crowded C more crowded most crowded 28 She has _ than most people A as much problems B most problems D C as many problems D more problems 29 You must explain your problems _ A as clear as you can B as clearly as you can C as clear than you are D as clearly as you are 30 The bicycle costs _ the other one A three times as much as B third as much as C third as much D three times as much 31 The richer you are, _ A you may become more worried B you more worried may C the more worried you may become D the more worry you may become become 32 Is the North Sea _ than the Mediterranean Sea? A more big B bigger C more biger D biger 33 Of the three courses I did, this one is _ interesting A the hardest and more B harder but more C the harder but more D the hardest but most 34 December is _ month of the year in my country A coldest than B the coldest C the colder D colder than 35 The more I concentrate, _ my answers are A the more accurate B the most accurate C more accurate D the accurater 36 Of the two films we watched yesterday Titanic is _ A the more interesting B the most interesting C better interesting D as interesting 37 His house is a bit _ than a hotel A more comfortable B more comfortabler C the most comfortable D comfortabler 38 Who is _ person in your country? A powerfuler B most power C the most powerful D more powerful than 39 The more the sales assistant explains, _ I understand A the little B less C the less D more 40 _ you begin to learn a language, the easier it is A The younger B Younger C The youngest Youngest 41 _, the more serious the problems become A The more raining it is B The more it rains C The less raining it is D The less it rains 42 There are _ choosing English as a major D A more and more B more students and more C more and more students D few and few students students 43 He spoke for over an hour and his explanation got _ A more and more complicated B complicated and C more complicated and more D more complicated complicated 44 _ candidates there were, the more difficult the exam was A More B The less C Less D The more 45 _ you walk, _ you will be A Further / most exhausted B The farther / more C The further / the most exhausted D The farther / the more exhausted exhausted 46 A quick look would reveal that France has twice _ computers A as many televisions as B more televisions than C as many as televisions D many as televisions as 47 Tet holiday is _ Vietnamese traditional festival that he's ever attended A the most interesting B more interesting C so interesting as D the more interesting 48 _ you prepare for the exam, the _ you will be A The earlier / more successfully B The more early / the more C The earliest / the most successful D The earlier / the more successful successful 49 He had an accident last year Now, he drives _ than before A the most carefully B as carefully C more carefully D more careful 50 _ you consume, the more exercise you need to to burn them A More calories B The more calories C Calorier D The calorier .. .so sánh với tính từ trạng từ ngắn: S1 + V + adj/adv + er + than + S2 + V so sánh với tính từ trạng từ dài: S1 + V + more + adj/adv + than + S2 + V So sánh với danh từ: S1... the + adj/adv + est + (N) + So sánh (the adjest/most + adj) Với tính từ trạng từ dài: S + V + the + most + adj/adv + (N) +… Với danh từ: So sánh lũy tiến (càng càng) So sánh đồng tiến (càng càng)... + N + Ngoại lệ She looks happier than (she did) yesterday Tính từ/ trạng từ Nghĩa Dạng so sánh Dạng so sánh good/well tốt, giỏi better the best bad tệ, tồi, dốt worse the worst much/many nhiều