Comparison

THE COMPARISON
Comparison Forms Examples
1/Equal Comparison
(So sánh bằng)
AS + short/long ADJ/ADV +AS Tom is as tall as his friend
2/Negative Comparison
(So sánh không bằng)
NOT + SO(AS) + short/long ADJ/ADV + AS Tom is not so tall as his friend
3/Comparative
(So sánh hơn)
3.1/ short ADJ/ADV + ER + THAN I am taller than mary
3.2/MORE + long ADJ/ADV + THAN I am more beautiful than she
3.3/Good/Well - Better
Bad/Badly - Worse
Many/Much - More
Little - Less
Far - Farther/Further
He is better than his brother
3.4/ LESS+short/long ADJ/ADV+THAN Hanoi is less big than HCM city
This film is less interesting than the
one we saw last night.
4/Superlative
(So sánh nhất)
4.1/THE + short ADJ/ADV + EST Tom is the tallest boy
4.2/THE + MOST + long ADJ/ADV Tom is the most intelligent boy
4.3/Good/Well – the best
Bad/Badly – the worst
Many/Much – the most
Little – the least
Far – the farthest/the furthest
He is the best boy

5/Double comparison
(So sánh kép)
5.1/S+V+short ADJ+ER and shortADJ+ER She is taller and taller
5.2/S+V+MORE and MORE+long ADJ She is more and more studious
5.3/THE+short ADJ+ER+S+V,THE+short
ADJ+ER+S+V.
The fatter they get,the weaker they
feel.
5.4/THE+MORE+long ADJ+S+V ,THE+
MORE+long ADJ+S+V
The more comfortable the house is,
the more expensive it is
6/ Notes
(Ghi chú)
6.1/Hot-->Hotter-->Hottest
6.2/Large-->Larger-->Largest
6.3/Happy-->Happier-->Happiest
6.4/Clever-->Cleverer-->Cleverest

Today is hotter han yesterday was.
This city is larger than that one.
He is easier than his father.
She is cleverer than her sister.