Các cấu trúc cơ bản và thông dụng nhất trong Tiếng Anh

Question 66: I can’t cook as well as my mother can.
My mother ___________________________________________.
(Minh hoa 2015)
Question 5: The Moon is much closer to Earth ______, and thus it had greater influence on
the tides.
A. but the Sun is B. where the Sun is C. than is the Sun D. unlike the Sun
Đh A1 2013
Question 16: As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs. Smith paid ______ we
asked.
A. four time much than B. four times as much as
C. four times much as D. four time as many as
Question 26: ______, the less polluted the environment will be.
A. The more polluted landfills will be B. The more landfills are there
C. The less landfills are polluted D. The fewer landfills we have CĐ 2012

After the new technique had been introduced, the factory introduced ……cars in 2014 as the year
before
A. twice many as B. as twice many C. as many twice D. twice as many
( THPT QG 2015)
Question 77: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than using motorbikes.
A

B

C

D

(ĐH A1 2013)

Question 19: We all agree that she is ______ student in our class.

A. the cleverest B. a more clever C. most clever D. cleverest
ĐH D1 2013
Question 66: I have never used a more fascinating MP3 player than this one.
A. This is the most fascinating MP3 player I have ever used.
B. Like the other MP3 players, this one is fascinating to me.


C. This MP3 player does not fascinate me much.
D. I am very fascinated by the MP3 player I am using. CĐ 2012
Question 69: I think it is more enjoyable to play a sport than to watch it on TV.
A. In my view, playing a sport is as enjoyable as watching it on TV.
B. As far as I know, more people watch a sport on TV than they play it.
C. In my opinion, to play a sport is more enjoyable than to watch it on TV.
D. I think watching a sport on TV is more enjoyable than playing it.
CĐ 2012
After the new technique had been introduced, the factory introduced ……cars in 2014 as the year
before
A. twice many as B. as twice many C. as many twice D. twice as many
( THPT QG 2015)
Question 77: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than using motorbikes.
A

I.

B

Comparison:
1. Comparative: ( so saùnh hôn )
a. short adj/ adv – er + than
b. more + long adj/ adv + than

2. Superlative: ( so saùnh hôn nhaát)
a. the + short adj/ adv – est

C

D


b. the most + long adj/ adv
3. Positive: ( so saùnh baèng )
As + adj/ adv + as
 Notes: a. The + comparative + S - V + the + comparative + S + V ( caøng ……. Caøng )
b. short adj/ adv – er + and + short adj/ adv – er ( caøng ngaøy caøng )
more and more + long adj/ adv
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. Mike

is

1.7

meters

tall,

but

Harriet

Harriet

1.8

A. Mike is taller than Harriet.

B.

C. Mike and Harriet are both tall.

D. Mike is as tall as Harriet.

2. You and Luke are both better than --------------. A. I
3. Which

part

She

is

(A)

in

this

the

rich

taller

B. me

sentence
(B)

is

is

is

woman

than

C. my

incorrect
in

meters.

(C)

D. mine

in
the

Mike.

English?
(D)

world.

What is (A) the weather (B) like in (C) Ho Chi Minh city? – It is bader and bader. (D)
4. It

is

becoming

--------------

for

me

to

keep

A. the most difficult B. more and more difficult C. more difficult than
5. The

lesson

is

difficult.

up.

D. the more

We

try

hard.

A. The more difficult the lesson is, the more hard we try
B.

The

C.

The

more

hard

more

we

difficult

try,

the

the

lesson

more
is,

difficult

the

lesson

is.

the

harder

we

try.

D. The more difficult the lesson is and the harder we try.
6. Tom

is

the

best

football

player

A. No one is the best football player in this team.
football

in

this

team.

B. No one can play

better

than

C. The best football player in this team is not Tom.

Tom.

D. Tom can play football as well

as others in his team.
7. Jane

cooks

better

than

her

sister.

A. Jane can’t cook better than her sister.

B. Jane’s sister can cook better than her.

C. Jane’s sister can’t cook as good as her.

D. Jane’s sister can’t cook as well as her.


8. I

didn’t

spend

A. you are
9. They

as

much

B. your

money

C. you spend

speak

English

as

--------------.

D. you did

--------------

we

A. the most influently B. more influently than C. more and more fluently

do.
D. the more

fluently
PART: 14

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS.
(so sánh tính từ và trạng từ)

I. COMPARATIVE :
1- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives )
Ex1: Today is hotter than yesterday.
Ex2: He runs faster than I do.
- So s¸nh h¬n cã thÓ ®îc nhÊn m¹nh b»ng c¸ch céng thªm ‘much’ hoÆc ‘far’.
Ex3: Today is much hotter than yesterday.
S + V + ( much / far ) + Adj / Adv + er + than
- Hầu hết là tính từ có một âm tiết hoặc tính từ dài có hai âm tiết tận cùng là : “ y, er,
ow, ple, tle ”.Cấu trúc sử dụng là:
Ex :

- Happy ---- > happier

- Simple ---- > simpler

- Gentle ---- > gentler

- Easy ---- > Easier

- Clever ---- > cleverer

 Note: : + Đối với tính từ ngắn có một phụ âm tận cùng (trừ w,x,z) và trước đó là một
nguyên âm, ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm “ er ”
Ex:

- big - bigger;
- fat - fatter ,

- red - redder ,
- sad - sadder,

2- Tính từ dài : ( long adjectives )

- hot - hotter
- thin-thinner


Ex1 : The test A is more difficult than the test B
Ex2 : He speaks English more fluently than I do.
1. S + tobe ( is /am / are ) + more
2. S

+ V(thường) +

more

+ Adj(dài)

+ Adv

+

than .......

 Note: - So s¸nh kÐm h¬n:
Ex1: My TV is less beautiful than yours.
Ex2:

He drives less carefully than I think.

II. SUPERLATIVE :
1- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives ).
Ex1: This is the cleanest room in the house
S

+ V + the + Adj / Adv + est

+ N

2- Tính từ dài ( long adjectives ).
Ex2: First class is the most expensive way to travel
S

+ V + the + most

+ Adj / Adv

+ than ...

+ N

 Note: - So s¸nh kÐm nhất:
Ex3: Those shoes are the least expensive of all.


Mt s adj / adv bt qui tc:
- good/ well

better

the best

- bad/ badly

worse

the worst

- many/ much

more

the most

- little

less

the least

- far

farther

the farthest(về khoảng

further

the furthest( về thời

cách)
gian)
- near

nearer

the

nearest(về

khoảng

cách)
the next( về thứ tự)
- late

later

the latest( về thời gian)
the last( về thứ tự)

- old

older

the oldest( về tuổi tác)

elder

the eldest( về cấp bậc hơn là

tuổi tác)

III- SO SNH BNG : (SIMILARITY)
Ex1: He is as tall as his father
Ex2:

His

car

runs

as

fast

Ex3: John sings as well as his sister.
1. S + tobe ( is /am / are ) + as
2. S

+ V(thng) +

as

+ Adv

+ Adj
+

+ as ...
as .......

as

a

race

car.


 Note:

-

Nếu

là

câu

phủ

định,

as

thứ

nhất

có

thể

thay

bằng

so.

Ex1: He is not so tall as his father.
- Khi so sánh bằng danh từ, sử dụng cấu trúc sau:
Ex2:

My

house

is

as

high

=> My house is the same height as his.
S

+ V + the + same + N

+ as

+ N

IV. DOUBLE COMPARISON:
1- So sánh kép trong bản thân một sự vật , hiện tượng : ……..càng ngày càng ……..
a- Tính từ ngắn : ( Short adjectives )
Ex1: The weather is getting hotter and hotter
S + V + adi + er + and + adj + er
b- Tính từ dài ( long adjectives ) :
Ex2: She becomes more and more beautiful.
S

+ V +

more and more + adj / adv

2- So sánh kép liên quan đến hai hay nhiều sự vật , hiện tượng : .... càng …càng …
* Víi tÝnh tõ ng¾n: The adj. + er......., the adj. + er….
Ex1: The darker it gets, the colder it is.

* Víi tÝnh tõ dµi: The more adj......., the more adj.........
Ex2: The more beautiful she is, the more miserable her husband is.
* Víi ®éng tõ: the more...., the more......
Ex3: The more you learn, the more you forget.

as

his.


 Note: NhiÒu khi hai vÕ kh«ng cïng mét lo¹i tÝnh tõ dµi hay ng¾n nhng cã thÓ sö dông
lÉn lén víi nhau.( hoÆc vÕ tríc tÝnh tõ, vÕ sau ®éng tõ hoÆc ngîc l¹i...)
Ex4: The more she smiles, the more graceful she is.
3. Cµng Ýt........, th× cµng Ýt........ Cµng kÐm....., ....th× cµng kÐm......
* Víi tÝnh tõ: The less + adj........, the less + adj. .......
Ex5: The less difficult the lessons are, the less hard-working the students.
* Víi ®éng tõ : the less....., the less.....
Ex6: The less I live with him, the less I like him.
 EXERCISE:
I. Choose the best answer;
1. Sarah is ____ at chemistry than Susan.
A. good

B. well

C. better

D. best

2. I don’t work so hard ____ my father.

A. so

B. as

C. than

D. more

C. taller

D. tallest

3. Sam is the ____ student in my class.
A. tall

B. most tall

4. No one in my class is ____ beautiful ____ her.
A. as/as

B. more/as

C. as/than

D. the/more

B. as hard as

C. harder

D. so hard as

C. good

D. the best

5. He works ____ we do.
A. harder

6. I know him ____ than you do.
A. better

B. more well

7. Ann is 18 years old. Sue is 20 years old. Ann is ____ Sue.
A. older than

B. younger than

C. older

D. younger

C. careful

D. more carefully

8. Tom drives ____ than Jim does.
A. carefully

B. more careful

9. The little boy spoke English ____ his brother.
A. more fast

B. fast than

C. the fastest

10. China is the country with the ____ population.

D. faster than


A. larger

B. large

C. most large

D. largest

11.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

12.The deep oceans contain some of the ______ of all living creatures.
A. strangest

B. strange

C. as strange as

D. stranger

13.Mr. Lam cannot earn _______ his wife.
A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money
than
14.My car is _______ yours.
A. more fast and economical than

B. more fast and more economical than

C. faster and economical as

D. faster and more economical than

15. It’s becoming ______ to find a job.
A. more difficult and more

B. more and more difficult

C. most and more difficult

D. more difficult than

16.His house is _____ mine.
A. larger and more comfortable than

B. the most large and comfortable than

C. more large and comfortable than

D. the largest and more comfortable than

17.The younger you are, _______ it is to learn.
A. easier

B. you are easier

C. the easier

D. the easy

18.______we finish the project, _______ we can start the next one.
A. The soonest / the sooner

B. The soonest / the most soon

C. The sooner / the sooner

D. The soonest / the soonest

19.Mary is ______ in our class.
A. prettier

B. more pretty

C. most pretty

D. the prettiest

20.______ we jog, _______ we are.
A. the most / the healthiest

B. the most / the healthier

C. the more / the most healthy

D. the more / the healthier

21.The winter is coming, it is getting _______.
A. more cold

B. the most cold

C. colder and colder

D. the more cold


1. It gets ______ . let’s go swimming.
A. hot and hot

B. the more hot

C. more and more hot

D. hotter and hotter

2. The problem seems to be _____.
A. most serious

B. more serious than

C. more serious as

D. more and more

serious
3. Prices get ______.
A. high and high

B. highest and highest

C. more and more high D. higher and

higher
4. The more waste paper we recycle, _______ .
A. the more trees we preserve

B. the less trees we preserve

C. the most trees we preserve

D. the least trees we preserve

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
1. Peter plays the piano better I can .
A

B

C

D

2. Mary looks more prettier than she used to be.
A

B

C

D

3. Your computer works fast than mine .
A

B

C

D

4. This machine is not so modern than that one.
A

B

C

D

5. “Tomorrow Never Die” is one of the more exciting films.
A B

C

D

6. The more they advertise, the least expensive things are.
A

B

C

D

7. The more he earns, the most happy he is.
A

B

C

D

8. Mary looks more prettier than she used to be.


A

B

C

D

9. His father’s health gets worst and worst.
A

B

C

D

10.The most we work, the more money we earn.
A

B

C

D

11.The more fast you drive, the more dangerous you get.
A

B

C

D

12.The more that she tried to remove the strain from her shirt, the worst it looks.
A

B

C

Name:

D

Basis No 3

Mark

COMPARISONS
Class:

Exercise 1
1.

Peter is the______ student in my class.
a. taller than

2.

c. the tallest

d. tallest

The deep oceans contain some of the______ of all living creatures.
a. strangest

3.

b. so tall as
b. strange

c. as strange as

d. stranger

b. intelligent as

c. so intelligent as

Jane is not______ her brother.
a. more intelligent as

intelligent that
4.

He drives as______ his father does.
a. careful as

5.

What's the______ film you've ever seen?
a. good

6.

b. best

c. better

d. the best

Jane is______ age as Mary.
a. as same

7.

b. more carefullyc. the most careful d. carefully as

b. the most same c. the same

I'll be there______ I can.

d. more same

d.

so


a. sooner as
8.

d. soonest as

Hotels have developed______ restaurants.
a. as rapidly as

9.

b. no sooner as c. as soon as
b. so rapidly thatc. as rapid as

d. as rapid than

Commercial centres are______ they were many years ago.
a. as popular thanb. the most popular.

c. more popular than

d. most

popular than
10. Computer are considered as ______ tools today
a. much modern than

b. the most modern c. modern as

modern
11. A supermarket is______ a shopping centre.
a. less convenient as
c. less convenient than

b. not so convenient than
d. the most convenient as

12. Vietnam becomes______ to foreign tourists.
a. most and most attractive

b. the more attractive

c. much and ore attractive

d. more and more attractive

13. Can Tho is______ from Saigon than Bien Hoa is.
a. farther

b. further

c. far

d. farer

14. Bao Yen sings______ than this singer.
a. well

b. better

c. gooder

d. more good

15. Of all the ball-point pens, which one do you like______?
a. best

b. the best

c. most

d. the most

16. The______ we start, the sooner we will be back.
a. early

b. earliest

c. earlier

d. more early

c. good

d. more good.

17. The sooner, the______
a. better

b. best

18. The harder this farmer works, ______ he becomes.
a. the poorest

b. the poorer

c. the more poor d. poorer

19. My father is______ as yours.
a. old

b. as old

c. older

d. so old

d. more


20. HCM city is______ than Hanoi.
a. large
1d

11c

2a
12d

b. largest
3c
13a

4d
14b

5b
15a

c. more large
6c
16c

7c
17a

d. larger
8a
18b

9b
19b

10b

20d

Exercise 2
1.

She is the______ daughter in the family.
a. older

2.

b. clearly

c. clearness

b. as large

c. not so large

d. larger

b. not sharp

c. sharper

d. sharp

This car is ______ than mine.
a. less expensive b. as expensive c. more rich

6.

d. not so expensive

The______ he is, the more miserable he gets.
a. richer

7.

d. very clear

Your pencil is ______ as mine.
a. as sharp

5.

d. oldest

HCM city is ______ than Nha Trang
a. more large

4.

c. eldest

She speaks English as______ as you.
a. clear

3.

b. more old

b. more riches

c. more rich

d. none is correct

He is the______ student in this class.
a. very intelligent b. most intelligent

c. more intelligent

intelligent
8.

Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean______ the Atlantic Ocean.
a. as deep as

9.

b. is the same deep as c. deeper as

d. is as deep as

Sharon______ from other women I know.
a. different

b. as different

c. differs

d. more different

10. This one is prettier, but it costs______ as the one.
a. as much as

b. twice as much c. as many

11. You can take______ books as you want.

d. twice as many

d.

less


a. as many

b. as much

c. so much

d. too many

12. Of the two sisters, Linda______
a. is beautiful

b. the most beautiful

c. is more beautiful

d. is so

beautiful as
13. Tuition at an American university runs______ one thousand dollars a semester.
a. so high as

b. as high to

c. as high as

d. as high than

14. ______ I get to know her, the more I like her.
a. For more

b. More

c. The more

d. The most

15. I would have paid______ for my car if the salesman had insisted, because I really
wanted it.
a. as much twice b. much twice

c. twice as much d. times two

16. The______ students do not always do well in tests.

a. brighter

b. more bright

c. more brighter d. brighter more

17. The noise in Rome is ______ worse than in Florence.
a. much

b. far

c. A and B are wrong

d. A and B are correct

18. ______tobacco was sold in 1983 as in 1982,
a. Not as much

b. Not as many c. Not much

d. Not many

19. He eats with chopsticks______ the Chinese.
a. such

b. as if

c. like

d. as

20. Instead of slowing down, he drove______
a. more fastly
1d
11a

2b
12c

3d
13c

b. faster
4a
14c

5a
15c

c. more faster
6a
16a

7b
17d

d. faster more
8d
18a

9c
19c

Exercise 3
1.

2.

My new glasses cost me______ the last pair that I bought.
a. times three

b. three times more than

c. three times as much as

d. as much three times as

Although she is very popular, she is not______ her sister.

10b
20b


a. pretty as
3.

b. as pretty

c. we'd finish

d. we finish

b. different than c. different from d. different that

Ms. Jones isn't as nice______ Ms. Smith.
a. as

6.

b. we'll finish

This new soap is not much______ the others that I have tried.
a. different

5.

d. more pretty than

We are going to Florida as son as______ taking our final exams.
a. were finish

4.

c. prettier than

b. for

c. like

d. to

The rooms is Graduate Towers are______ Patterson Hall.
a. larger than

b. larger than that of

c. larger than those in

d. larger

than in
7.

We'll be there as soon as we______ a babysitter for our son.
a. will find

8.

b. found

d. are finding

The final will be______ the midterm.
a. alike

9.

c. find

b. like

c. same

d. similar

They are______ my other neighbors.
a. more friendlier than

b. friendly than

c. friendlier as

d.

friendly than
10. The lab is______ from the bus stop than the library.
a. far

b. farther

c. further

d. b and c

11. The______ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.
a. badest

b. most bad

c. worse

d. worst

c. most rapidly

d. more rapidly

12. He finished the test________ of all.
a. rapidly

b. the most rapidly

13. Many chemicals react________ in acid solutions.
a. more quick

b. more quickly c. quicklier

d. as quickly more

14. The younger you are ________ it is to learn.
a. easier

b. you are easier c. the easier

d. the easy

15. It's becoming________ to find a job.
a. more difficult and more

b. more and more difficult

more


c. most and more difficult

d. more difficult than

16. ________electricity you use, ________ your bill will be.
a. The more/ the higher

b. The most/ the higher

c. The more/ the high

d. More/ higher

17. The more I got to know Tom, ________ I liked him.
a. least

b. the less

c. the least

d. the fewer

18. The rooms in the front________ noisier than those in the back.
a. are more

b. are littler

c. are very

d. are much

19. ________ you are, ________ you concentrate
a. Tired/ the least hard

b. The more tired/ the harder

c. The tireder/ the harder

d. The tired/ the harder

20. I will return your notes as soon as________ copying them.
a. I will finish
1c
11d

2c
12b

3d
13b

b. I finish
4c
14c

5a

15b

c. I do finish
6c
16a

7c
17b

d. I be finished
8b
18d

9d
19a

10d
20c

Exercise 4
1.

The younger you are, _______ it is to learn.
a. easier

2.

d. the easy

_______ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals.

a. As

3.

b. you are easier c. the easier
b. Also

c. Like

d. When

The Romans used central heating systems very much like_______.
a. those of today b. to day's do

c. those they do

d. the systems which are now.
4.

The higher one rises in the atmosphere, _______ the temperature generally becomes.
a. colder than

5.

b. the colder than

c. the colder d. is colder

Nerve cells, or neurons, _______ in the human body.
a. the most complex cells are

b. are the most complex cells

c. most complex the cell are

d. most are the complex cells


6.

The United States spends more money on advertising_______ country in the world.
a. other

7.

b. are little

c. are very

d. are much

A microscope can reveal vastly_______ detail than is visible to the naked eye.
a. than

9.

c. than any other d. while other

The rooms in the front_______ noisier than those in the back.
a. are more

8.

b. other than

b. than more

c. more than

d. more

_______plants, which manufacture their own food, animals obtain nourishment by
acquiring and digesting their food.
a. Unlike

b. Different

c. Whereas

a. As much

10. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably_______
a. the less qualified
c. the most little qualified

b. the qualified less
d. the least qualified

11. These two girls_______ that I can't tell them apart.
a. are so like

b. are so alike

c. are too alike

d. alike enough

12. This house is_______ the others we've seen.
a. father more expensive than

b. far more expensive than

c. far most expensive

d. further more expensive

13. Apart from Pluto, the outer planets_______ the inner planets and are made mainly of
lighter materials such as hydrogen and helium.
a. are larger than b. are the largest c. large than

d. are large

14. This is_______ man of all I've been known.
a. best

b. better

c. good

d. the best

15. _______ 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

16. That child behaves_______ of all
a. the most carelessly
c. more carelessly than

b. the more carelessly
d. as carelessly

17. It is_______ that I have read it twice.


a. such an interesting book

b. so interesting a book

c. too interesting a book

d. a or b

18. For many children, nothing seems so exciting_______ their first airplane ride.
a. so does

b. as

c. same

d. is

19. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, _______ he is likely t smile and reach
our to another infant.
a. if

b. whenever

c. so that

d. whereas

20. The deep oceans contain some of the_______ of all living creatures.
a. strangest
1c
11b

2c
12b

3a
13a

b. strange
4c

14d

5b
15c

c. as strange as
6c
16a

7d
17d

d. stranger

8d
18b

9a
19d

10d
20a

Exercise 5
1.

2.

3.

4.

The curriculum at the public school is as good_____ of any private school.
a. or better than

b. as or better that

c. as or better than that

d. as or better than

_______ tilted toward the sun, the more heat it receives and the hotter it is.
a. As more as the earth is

b. most complicatedly

c. The earth is more than

d. The earth is most

Which group of languages has the _______ vest forms?
a. most complicated

b. most complicatedly

c. more complicated

d. as complicatedly

Of the two sisters, Linda_______

a. is beautiful

b. the most beautiful

c. is more beautiful
5.

d. is so beautiful as

As a rule, _______ the heart rate, the faster the pulse.
a. the more rapid b. the more rapidly c. rapid

6.

d. the most rapid

The woman was so beautiful_______
a. that I couldn't help looking at

b. that I couldn't help looking at her


c. for me looking at her
7.

Often weighing_______ 100 pounds, large dogs are used to pull sleds in the snow.
a. more than

8.

d. that for me to look at

b. just an

c. than it is

d. than

The greater the number of bacteria attacking the system_______
a. the sooner treatment must be begun b. sooner must begin treatment
c. begin treatment as soon as possible

9.

d. must begin treatment sooner

The bed is not clean enough_______
a. to lie in it

b. to lie in

c. for lying in

d. in which to lie

10. Jays are_______ and more colorful than crows.
a. short

b. shortest

c. more shorter

d. shorter

11. The foods that contain_______ are made of animal fat whereas vegetables have the lest
energy.
a. as much energy as

b. the more energy c. the most energy

d. more

energy than
12. Laser discs provide images of _______ than those of either television signals or video
tapes.
a. best quality

b. good quality c. better quality d. the best quality

13. This book is_______ to understand.
a. too hard far

b. too hard than c. far too hard

d. such too hard.

14. The old man and the Sea, a novel about an old fisherman's harrowing adventure
catching a huge fish, is one of Ernest Hemingway's_______ book.
a. most famous

b. the most famous

c. are most famous d. and most

famous
15. The waves on the beach on the west coast of Florida are not as high_______ those on the
east coast.
a. as

b. that

c. than

d. so

16. The man bought_______ books that he needed assistance to carry them.
a. such many

b. such much

c. too many

d. so many


17. _______250,000 species of fossils have been discovered in both organized, scientific
searches and by sheer accident.
a. As much as

b. As many as

c. As many

d. so many

18. I'll write to you_______ I can.
a. sooner than

b. as soonest as c. so sooner as

d. as soon as

19. This one is pretties, but it costs_______ as the other one.
a. as much as

b. twice as much c. as many

d. as soon as

20. Although both are mammals, the early stages of development on the part f placentals
fifer from _______ of marsupials.
a. that
1c
11c

2b
12c

b. it
3a

13c

4c
14a

c. those
5a
15a

6b
16d

7a
17b

d. this
8a
18d

9b
19b

10d
20c

Exercise 6
1.

The man was in _______ health that the family began to consider whether he could
continue to live in his home.

a. such bad

2.

b. too bad

c. such worst

d. so badly

A dancer, while always graceful and precise in her movements, trains _______ any other
athlete.
a. as strenuously

b. more strenuously as

c. as strenuously as
3.

The more I got to know Tom, _______I liked him.
a. least

4.

b. the less

c. the least

d. the fewer

There are not_______ violin makers today_______ there were in the past.
a. as many/ as

5.

d. as strenuously that

b. as much/ as

c. like many as

d. similar many/to

Although_______ other respect, birds and insects have both evolved efficient flying
capacities.
a. are dissimilar in almost every

b. is dissimilar in almost

c. dissimilar in almost every

d. it is dissimilar in almost every


6.

_______ electricity you use, _______ your bill will be.
a. The more/ the higher

b. The most/ the higher

c. The more/ the high
7.

d. More/ higher

Because aluminum is lighter and cheaper_______, it is frequently used for high-tension
power transmission.
a. such a nice weather

b. too nice weather c. such nice weather

d.

such

d.

such

weather nice
8.

It is_______ that I would like to go to the beach.
a. such a nice weather

b. too nice weather c. such nice weather

weather nice
9.

The treasures came from a second, _______ room.
a. the smallest

b. as small as

c. much smaller d. more small

10. He_______ to be offered the job.
a. was such inexperienced

b. was too inexperienced

c. not experienced enough

d. b or c

11. Today shire horses are seen more and more in their traditional role_______ work horse.
a. alike

b. as

c. like

d. as if

12. This book is_______ the one I read last month.
a. less much interesting

b. the less interesting

c. much less than interesting

d. much less interesting than

13. Mrs. Harrison is_______ he owns many palaces.
a. so a rich man that

b. such an rich man that

c. such a rich man that

d. that so rich a man

14. He_______ I was scared.
a. drover too fast that

b. drove so fastly that c. drove so fast that d. drove

such fast that
15. _______ the man gets, _______ he becomes.
a. The more old/ the more weak

b. The order/ the weaker

c. The older/ the weakest

d. older/ weaker

16. The possibility of being sued is _______ of construction companies.
a. often the greatest fear

b. often the fear greatest

c. the greatest often fear

d. the often greatest fear

17. _______ was debated, the more people became involved.
a. The longer the issue

b. The longer issue c. The long issue d. The longest

issue
18. Her fever is_______ to ignore
a. too much high b. high too much c. too high

d. so high

19. In the past six months, the company has already received twice_______ in the gross
revenues as it earned in the entire preceding year.
a. as much

b. more

c. as many

d. as more

20. The cook make_______ that some people were not served
a. so much food

b. so few food

c. so little food

1d
2b
3d
4d
5c
6a
7b
11c
12d
13c
14c
15b
16a
17a
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
(SO SAẽNH CUA TấNH Tặè VAè TRANG Tặè)
PHệN A: LYẽ THUYT
I. So saùnh bũng (Equal comparison)
1. Khúng õởnh:

AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

2. Phuớ õởnh:

NOT SO / AS + ADJ/ ADV + AS

Ex: This exercise is as difficult as that one.
She cooks as well as her mother does
He isnt so/ as intelligent as his brother.
John doesnt work so/ as hard as Mary
II. So saùnh hồn (Comparative)
1. Vồùi tờnh tổỡ vaỡ traỷng tổỡ ngừn (coù 1 ỏm tióỳt)
SHORT ADJ/ ADV + ER + THAN
Ex:

Nam is taller than his sister.

8c
18c

d. too little
9c
19a

10b
20c


He works harder than his friend.
* Chụ : + Khi tinh tỉì cọ 1 ám tiãút táûn cng bàòng phủ ám, cọ ngun ám âi trỉåïc
ta phi gáúp âäi phủ ám räưi måïi thãm “ER”
Ex: hot ..... hotter; big ...... bigger ; thin ...... thinner ; fat ...... fatter
+ Khi tênh tỉì cọ 1 ám tiãút táûn cng bàòng “y” cọ phủ ám âi trỉåïc âäøi “y”

thnh “i” räưi thãm “ER”, v táûn cng bàòng “e” thç chè thãm “R” vo sau tỉì âọ.
Ex: dry ....... drier ; large .........larger ; wide ........ wider
+ Khi tinhs tỉì cọ 2 ám tiãút táûn cng bàòng “y”, “le”, “ow”, “er” thç âỉåüc xem
l tênh tỉì ngàõn.
Ex: happy ...... happier ; gentle ...... gentler ; narrow ....... narrower ; clever ..... cleverer
III. So sạnh nháút (supperlative)
1. Våïi tênh tỉì/ trảng tỉì ngàõn:
THE + SHORT ADJ/ ADV + EST
Ex: The Nile is the longest river in the world.
She ran fastet in this competition.
2. Våïi tênh tỉì v trảng tỉì di:
THE MOST + LONG ADJ/ ADV
Ex: This is the most interesting.
He speaks French the most fluently.
*Chụ : Cọ nhỉỵng trỉåìng håüp giäúng nhỉ dảng so sạnh hån.
Ex: hot ..... the hottest ; large ..... the largest ; happy ..... the happiest

MÄÜT SÄÚ TÊNH TỈÌ V TRẢNG TỈÌ BÁÚT QUY TÀÕC
Tênh tỉì/ Trảng So sạnh hån

So sạnh nháút

tỉì
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 saùnh keùp (Double comparatives) : Coù 2 loaỷi
1. So saùnh õọửng tióỳn: ( caỡng ngaỡy caỡng ....... )
SHORT ADJ/ ADV + ER + AND + SHORT ADJ/ ADV + ER
MORE AND MORE + LONG ADJ/ ADV
Ex: The weather is hotter and hotter.
Mr Brown drives faster and faster.
Mrs White becomes more and more beautiful.
He speaks more and more quickly.
2. So saùnh luợy tióỳn: (Caỡng ...... caỡng.... )

THE + COMPARATIVE + S + V, THE + COMPARATIVE + S + V
Ex: The fatter they get, the more tired they feel.
The more difficult the lesson is, the harder we try.
The larger the house is, the more expensive it is.
The harder we study, the more easily we pass the exam.
PHệN B: BAèI TP
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He studies..........his two brothers.
a. much better than

b. more better than

c. more good than

d.

very better than
2. The worker was ..........his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.
a. more hard-working
than

b. as hard-working than

c. more hard - working

d. more hard - working as

3. ............... you study for the exams,................ you will do it.
a. The harder/ the better

b. The more/ the much

c. The harded/ the much

d. The more hard/ the more good

4. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that .................. it is at night ................ he plays
his music!
a. the less/ the more loud
d. the later/ the louder

b. the less/ less

c. the more/ the more loudlier


5. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become .............. .
a. more and more good

b. better and better

c. the more and more good

d. the more hard/ the more good

6. The Sea Towrer is ......................... building in Chicago.
a. taller

b. the more tall

c. the tallest

d.

taller and taller
7. Petrol is ...................... it used to.
a. twice as expensive as

b. tiwce expensive more than

c. tiwce more than expensive

d. more expensive than tiwce

8. Peter is ..................... John.
a. younger and more intelligent than

b. more young and intelligent

than
c. more intelligent and younger than

d. the more intelligent and

younger than
9. San Diago is .................... town in Southern in California.
a. more nice and nice

b. the nicer

c. the nicest

d. nicer

c. colder and colder

d. more

and nicer
10. It gets ................ when the winter is coming.
a. cold and cold

b. the coldest and coldest

and more cold
11. Robert does not have ..................... Peter does.
a. money more than

b. as many money as

c. more money as

d.

as

much money as
12. The Mekong Delta is ...................... deltas in Vietnam.
a. the largest of the two

b. the more larger of the two c. one of the largest

d.

one of the larger
13. As she did so, her parents becamr ......................
a. the angeriest
angrier and angrier

b. the most angry

c. the more angry

d.