COMPARISON ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC VÀ CAO ĐẲNG

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COMPARISON
A. STRUCTURE
SO SÁNH
BẰNG

CÔNG THỨC

VÍ DU

(AS…AS…)
She is as beautiful as her mother (is).
ADJ

S1 BE as ADJ as S2 be/O2

ADV

S1 V as ADV as S2
TĐT/O2

Adj/adv Ngắn
(-er…than)

1

She learns as well as her brother (does) /
him.
He doesn’t study as/so hard as I do/me.

as many/few + Ns/es

We have as few problems to solve as
yesterday.

as much/little + N[U]

I don’t have as much money as you do.

N

SO SÁNH
HƠN

This lesson is not as/so difficult as I think (it
is)

CÔNG THỨC

VÍ DU

- 1 âm tiết: big, small, hot, cold, thin,
fat,..

- Tom was stronger than he is
now.

- ADJ 2 âm tiết tận cùng là: [ADV
KHÔNG ĐƯỢC]

- They run faster than us.

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- er: clever, sober, eager,..

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- le: single, simple, little,…

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- ow: narrow

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- et: quiet

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- y: happy, easy, early, heavy,

- She looks happier than (she
did) yesterday.
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Notes:

LK verbs + adj

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lazy, lovely,..

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Notes: đuôi –ly

- N+ly = adj + ngắn
(friendly=friendlier)
- ADJ+ly = adv + dài (quickly=more
quickly)

Adj/adv
Dài

- 2 âm tiết trở lên

She is more beautiful than her

sister.

More N than

- She has more books than me.

Fewer N than

- They invested more money
than us.

(more..than)

N

Less N than …(xem bảng)

CÁC TỪ SO SÁNH HƠN DẠNG ĐẶC BIỆT:
adj/ adv

so sánh hơn

so sánh nhất

nghĩa

good/well

Better than

the best

tốt, giỏi

bad/badly

Worse than

the worst

tệ, tồi, dốt

much/many More than

the most

nhiều

little

Less than

the least

ít

far

farther/further than

the farthest/ the furthest

xa

old

older/elder than

the oldest/the eldest

già, cu

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So sánh nhất

Ví dụ

Ngắ
n

S be the adj-est

- He is the tallest (student) in my class.

S V the adv-est

- Our government solved the problem the quickest of all.

Dài

the most adj/adv

So sánh kép
Ngắn
So sánh
Cấp tiến

Dài

(càng..càng
)
N

- My mother is the most beautiful (woman) in the world.
- He ran the most slowly in the competition.

Cơng thức

Ví dụ

Adj/adv-er and
adj/adv- er

The summer is coming. It gets hotter and
hotter

more and more +
adj /adv
less and less +
adj /adv
more and more + N
The + SS + adj /
adv + S + V,

So sánh kép
(càng … càng)

the SS + adj / adv +
S+V

She is more and more attractive.

There are more and more people moving to big
cities to look for jobs.
The more difficult the exercise is, the more
interesting it is.
The more I eat, the fatter I become.

MỘT SỐ LƯU Ý TRONG CÂU SO SÁNH
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Không được dùng phủ định trong so sánh hơn và bắt buộc dùng so sánh bằng

Kate is taller than Blair.
Incorrect:

Blair is not taller than Kate.

Correct:

Blair is not as/so tall as Kate.

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So sánh với danh từ: [the same N as]

Chú ý các tính từ sau và các danh từ tương ứng của chúng.
Adj

N

– heavy, light

=>

weight

– wide, narrow

=>

width

– deep, shallow

=>

depth

– long, short

=>

length

– big, small

=>

size

– old

=>

age

Ex: My house is as high as his = My house is the same height as his.
Ex: His bag is as big as mine. = His bag has the same size as mine.
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Bổ nghĩa cho so sánh HƠN:

 Much/far/a lot : rất nhiều
 a little/ a bit/ slightly : 1 chút
Ex: A watermelon is much sweeter than a lemon.
Ex: His car is far better than yours.
Ex: I was slightly taller than my sister.

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Bổ nghĩa cho so sánh NHẤT: almost, altogether, by far, far, much, nearly, quite, the
very + so sánh nhất (tốt nhất đừng dịch, chỉ cần nhớ những từ đó + so sánh nhất)

Ex: She is by far the most beautiful girl in my class.
Ex: He is the very best student in our school.

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Further

[1] = father at or to a greater distance (xa hơn)
Ex: We had walked further than I had realized.
Ex: Two miles further on we came to a small town.

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[2] (nghĩa bóng) sâu hơn, rộng hơn, lâu hơn
Ex: further research
Ex: If you want further information, please call to the agent.
Ex: Next year he will come to the U.S for his further education.
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Sở hữu (song song)

Incorrect:
Correct:

My car is much better than him.
My car is much better than his (car).

Incorrect:
Correct:

His drawings are as perfect as his instructor.
His drawings are as perfect as his instructor’s (drawings).

Dùng “that of” cho danh từ số ít, “those of” cho danh từ số nhiều:
Incorrect:
Correct:

The salary of a professor is higher than a secretary.
The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary (that of = the salary of)

Incorrect:
The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than a teacher .
Correct:
The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than those of a teacher (those of =
the duties of)

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Gấp số lần: half, twice, three times, 500 times, phân số, phần trăm + as many/much N
as.

Ex: This encyclopedia costs twice as much as the other one.
Jerome has half as many records now as I had last year.
At the clambake last week, Fred ate three times as many oysters as Bob.
In many countries in the world with the same job, women only get 40% - 50% as much as salary
as men.

She received three-fourths as much money as Jim did.
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2 vật: so sánh hơn – 3 vật trở lên: so sánh nhất

Ex: Harvey is the smarter of the two boys.
Deana is the shortest of the three sisters.

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Mike is smarter than other students in the class.
So sánh đứng thứ mấy (số thứ tự + so sánh nhất)
Ex: Kanchenjunga is the THIRD highest mountain in the world.
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Tính từ KHƠNG đi với SO SÁNH NHẤT:
unique/extreme/perfect/supreme/top/absolute/ prime/primary

Ex: His drawings are perfect than mine.
Sai: That is the most perfect essay you have ever written.
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Cấu trúc so sánh đặc biệt: Adj + a + N

Ex: She swims as well as he does.
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She is as good a swimmer as he is.
She is more interesting a girl than I am.

B.Exercise
1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
-> Her new house isn’t so/as big as her old one.
2. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
-> Peter is the tallest in my class.
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
-> The white dress isn’t so/ as expensive as the black one.
4. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
-> According to me, Maths isn’t so/as easy as English.
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
-> Mary is the most intelligent in my group.

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6. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
-> The Nile is the longest river in the world.
7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
-> No mountain in the world is higher than Mount Everest.
8. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
-> She is the prettiest girl I have ever met.
9. He works much. He feels tired.
-> The more he works, the more tired he feels.
10. This computer works better than that one.
-> That computer doesn’t work so/as well as that one.
11. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
-> The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is.
12. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
-> The sooner the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
13. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
-> The better the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
14. She gets fat. She feels tired.
-> The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.
15. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.

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-> The older he gets, the less he want to travel.

16. The children are excited with the difficult games.
-> The more difficult the games are, the more excited the children are
17. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.
-> The faster people drive, the more accidents happen.
18. I meet him much. I hate him much
-> The more I meet him, the more I hate him.
19. My boss works better when he is pressed for time,
-> The less time my boss has, the better he works.
20. As he has much money, he wants to spend much.
-> The more money he has, the more he wants to spend.
21. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
-> The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.
22. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
-> The more he speaks, the more bored people feel.
23. The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.
-> The more the economy grows, the better people’s living condition is.

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Chuyên luyện thi môn Anh lớp 10,11,12 và Luyện thi THPT QG
Grade 10 FRIENDS AND GLOBAL

24. People learn a lot of things as they travel far.
-> The farther people travel, the more the learn.
25. Our car isn’t as economical as Vicky Chen’s car.
-> Vicky Chen’s car is more economical than our one/ ours.
26. AIDS is worse than cancer and tuberculosis.
-> Cancer and tuberculosis are not as bad as AIDS
-> Cancer and tuberculosis are less worse than AIDS
27. He traveled farther than other members of the family.
-> No other member in the family traveled as far as him
>He traveled the farthest of all members in the family
>He traveled farther than any other member in the family
28. She knows more songs than I do.
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I don’t have as many songs as her/she does
I know fewer songs than her/she does

29. He has more work at than I do.
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

I don’t have as much work as him
I have less work than him do

30. This car is half the price of that one. (use TWICE)
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That car is twice as pricey/expensive as this one

31. As it gets hotter, I drink more soft drink.

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The hotter it gets, the more water I drink

32. He is not such a big fool as you are.
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He is not so foolish as you are

33. The library is as large as the Tony’s bakery.


The library and the Tony’s bakery are the same size as

34. More people live to retirement age in Germany than in Viet Nam


Not as many people live to retirement age in Vietnam as in Germany

35. Your first attempt is far better than the second.


Your second attempt is not nearly as bad as the first.

36. No other stamp in the album is more good-looking than this one.


This stamp is the best-looking in this album.

37. To my knowledge, speaking English is easier than listening to conversations in English.


In my opinion, listening to conversations in English is more complicated than speaking
English. (COMPLICATED)

38. Helen's boss earns more money than she does.


Helen doesn’t earn as much money as her boss

39. Other oceans in the world aren't as large as the Pacific one.
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world

40. Minh runs the fastest in the competition.

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No other runners in the competition run as fast as Minh

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1. Ho Chi Minh City is much __________than Hanoi capital.
A. larger

B. smaller

C. higher

D. lower

Question 2. Living in the countryside is _____________than in cities.

A. less peaceful

B. more peaceful

C. most peaceful

D. least peaceful
Question 3. Your car is in ___________condition than mine.
A. worse

B. worst

C. bad

D. good

Question 4. That was the __________day in my life.
A. excited

B. happier

C. happiest

D. interesting
Question 5. Hoa doesn’t cook _________ her mother.
A. as bad as

B. as good as

C. as quick as

D.

as well as
Question 6. She is the __________beautiful girl I have ever met.
A. less

B. more

C. most

D. best

Question 7. The Queen of England is one of the _________women in the world.
A. richer

B. richest

C. most rich

D. as rich

as
Question 8. We often go camping when we go on holiday because it’s
_____than staying in the hotel.
A. much cheaper

B. more cheaper

C. less cheaper

D. the

most cheaper
Question 9. There were ___________people at this meeting than at the last one.

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A. less

B. much

C. many

D. fewer

Question 10. It’s __________film I have ever watched.
A. best boring

B. most boring

C. the best boring

D. the most

boring
Question 11. Your composition is much better _________his.
A. than

B. as

C. to

D. like

Question 12. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were _____those
of Galileo and Newton.
A. important than

B. more important

C. the most important

D. as important as
Question 13. That is ___________ story I have heard.
A. more incredible B. as incredible

C. the most incredible D. most

incredible
Question 14. Which is ___________, Lake Michigan or Lake Superior?

A. deeper

B. the deepest

C. deepest

D. deep
Question 15. She has a lot to be thankful for, but ______thing of all is that she
does not realize it.
A. the sadder

B. saddest

C. the saddest

D. saddest

Question 16. Both roads lead to the city centre, but the left-hand one is
probably a bit _____ and ______.
A. shorter – most direct
C. shortest – more direct

B. more short – more direct
D. shorter – more direct

Question 17. As I get __________ I notice the policemen seem to be getting
_______.

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A. older – youngest B. oldest – younger C. older – younger D. the oldest – the
youngest
Question 18. This exhibition is _________interesting than the previous one.
A. little

B. least

C. less

D. the

least
Question 19. This one is prettier, but it costs ________as the other one.
A. as much as

B. twice as much

C. as many

D.

twice as may
Question 20. You can take _________books as you want.
A. as many

B. as much

C. so much

D. too

many
Question 21. Of the two sisters, Linda __________.
A. is beautiful

B. the most beautiful C. is more beautiful

D. is so

beautiful as
Question 22. The younger you are, ________________it is to learn.
A. easier

B. you are easier

C. the easier

D. the easy

Question 23. ___________electricity you use, ________your bill will be.
A. the more – the higher

C. the more – the high

B. the most – the higher
D. More – higher

Question 24. __________you are, ___________you concentrate.
A. Tired – the least hard

B. The more tired – the harder

C. The tired – the harder

D. The tired – the harder

Question 25. _____________the man gets, ____________he becomes.
A. The more old – the more weak
C. The tired – the harder

B. The older – the weaker
D. The tired – the harder

Question 26. The more a car costs, _________it goes.

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A. faster

B. the faster

C. the more fast

D. the more faster

Question 27. Governments should take measures to protect wildlife soon, or
more and more animals will become endangered.
A. The sooner governments take measures to protect wildlife, the fewer
animals will become endangered
B. The more governments take measures to protect wildlife, the fewer
animals will become endangered
C. The more measures governments take to protect wildlife, the fewer
animals will become endangered
D. Governments take measures to protect wildlife, so that fewer animals will
become endangered.
Question 28. _________we finish the project, _________we can start the next one.
A. the soonest – the sooner

B. The sooner – the most soon

C. The sooner – the sooner

D. The soonest – the soonest

Question 29. ___________ I forget, _________I know.
A. The more – the less

B. The more – the little C. The many – the less D.

The many – the little
Question 30. _________the Sun is, ___________the shadow is.
A. The higher – the low

B. The more high – the more low

C. The higher – the lower

D. The more higher – the more lower

Question 31. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was _________ joke
I've ever heard.
A. the most funny

B. the funniest

C. more funny

D. funnier

Question 32. He is the_________ of all the students in his class.
A. tall

B. taller

C. tallest

D. more tall

Question 33. She is _________ person I have ever known.

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A. delightful

B. more delightful

C. the most delightful

D.

delightfuler
Question 34. It was_________ game of the season.
A. the exciting

B. exciting C. more exciting D. the most exciting

Question 35. He works _________ his brother
A. the harder than

B. harder than

C. hardest than

D. the hardest

than
Question 36. 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
Question 37. The harder you work, __________.
A. the sooner promoted you get

B. the more promoted you get

C. the sooner you get promoted.

D. All are incorrect

Question 38. _______________he gets____________.
A. The richer, the more friends he has
C. Richer, more friends he has

B. Richer, more he has friends

D. The richer, the more he has friends.

Question 39. It is____________ to find time for everything you want to do.
A. hardest and hardest

B. more and more

C. less and less

D. harder

and harder
Question 40. Their determination accounts for the_________ numbers of
spectators going to the
A. greater and greater B. more and more

C. better and better

D.

many and many
Question 41. Which sentence is correct?

A. The more ice cream does he eat, the more fatter does he get

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B. The more ice cream he eats, the more fatter he gets.
C. The more ice cream he eats, the fatter he gets.
D. The more he eats ice cream, the fatter he gets.
Question 42. The richer she is, ____________she becomes.
A. the more selfish

B. the more lazy

C. the more lazily

D. the

selfisher
Question 43. As the day went on, the weather got____________.
A. worse and worse

B. worst and worse

C. badly and badly

D. bad and bad
Question 44. Which sentence is correct?
A. More study you do, smarter you will become.
B. The more you study, the smarter you will become.
C. You study the more, you will become the smarter
D. Better you study, smarter you will become.
Question 45. The more you talk about the situation, ____________.
A. it seems the worse

B. it seems worseC. the worse it seems

D. the

worse does it seem
Question 46. Mr. Pike gets old so he often feels tired. This sentence means:.
A. When Mr. Pike gets old, he will feel tired.
B. Although Mr. Pike gets old, he often feels tired.
C. The older Mr. Pike gets, the more often he feels tired.
D. Mr. Pike likes to get old so that he often feels tired.
Question 47. ____________trees in the area are found having died from the
effect of polluted air.
A. The more and more B. More and more

C. Much more

D. Less and

less

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Question 48. She is the_________ of the two girls
A. tall

B. taller

C. tallest

D. more tall

Question 49. Jessie and Shauna are both smart. But I think Shauna is ______
smarter of the two.
A. Ø (no article)

B. an

C. the

D. a

Question 50. Staying in a hotel costs____________ renting a room in a dormitory
for a week.
A. as much as twice

B. twice as much as

C. twice more than

D.

twice as

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