Topic: degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs Equal comparisons
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- Điều hướng trang này:
- Comparative Superlative
- Some adjectives have two possible forms of comparison.
- Double comparatives. Càng ngày ….. càng: Short adj/ adv
- More and more + adj/ adv
- If two halves have (it is) we can omit it.
- The more adj/ adv + S + V …., the more adj/ adv ….
- Others . No sooner ….. than = Vừa mới …. Thì đã….
- S + no longer + positive verb
- Comparisons with number multiple.
- Note: “ To be different from”, “ the same as”, “ like/enjoy …. Best/most” The subject after “as”, “than” Excercises
| How to end “er/est”
Ending “e”: + r/st. Eg: large – larger/ largest + 111 - ? 2 consonants + er/est. Eg: thin – thinner/ thinnest + Ending “y” before consonant – i + er/est. Eg: dry – drier/driest Note:
Some adjectives have two possible forms of comparison.
Double comparatives. Càng ngày ….. càng: Short adj/ adv:
Eg: It’s getting colder and colder Long adj/adv:
Eg: She becomes more and more beautiful. He speaks English more and more fluently. Càng ngày càng ít
Eg: My grandfather is less and less strong. Càng thì …… càng Short adj/ adv:
Eg: The richer he gets, the weaker he is. The darker it gets, the colder it is. If two halves have (it is) we can omit it. Eg: The more (it it ), the merrier (it is ). The sooner (it is ), the better (it is ). Long adj/ adv:
Eg: The more beautiful she is, the more miserable her husband is. Logical comparisons Possesion. Eg: His drawings are as perfect as his instructor. ( Incorrect) His drawings are as perfect as his instructor’s. ( Correct) That of + singular noun Eg: The salary of a professor is higher than a secretary. ( Incorrect) The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary. ( Correct) ( that of = the salary of)
Those of + plural noun Eg: The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than a teacher. ( Incorrect) The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than those of a teacher. ( Correct) ( those of = the duties of)
Others. No sooner ….. than = Vừa mới …. Thì đã….
Eg: No sooner had we started out for California than it started to rain. (Past) No sooner will he arrive than he wants to leave. ( will is used for future) No sooner …. than = Hardly/ Scarely …. when Eg: Scarely had they felt in love each other when they got married. Note: No longer ….. = not …. any more = không …. nữa.
Eg: He no longer studies at the university = He doesn’t study at the university any more.
Eg: Henry is the smarter of the two boys. Of the two shirts, this one is the prettier. Comparisons with number multiple.
Eg: Their house is about twice as big as mine. Note: “ To be different from”, “ the same as”, “ like/enjoy …. Best/most” The subject after “as”, “than” Excercises 1. Peter is ______ student in my class. a. taller than b. so tall as c. the tallest d. tallest 2. The deep oceans contain some of the______ of all living creatures. a. strangest b. strange c. as strange as d. stranger 3. Jane is not______ her brother. a. more intelligent as b. intelligent as c. so intelligent as d. so intelligent that 4. He drives as______ his father does. a. careful as b. more carefully c. the most careful d. carefully as 5. What's the______ film you've ever seen? a. good b. best c. better d. the best 6. Jane is______ age as Mary. a. as same b. the most same c. the same d. more same 7. I'll be there______ I can. a. sooner as b. no sooner as c. as soon as d. soonest as 8. Hotels have developed______ restaurants. a. as rapidly as b. so rapidly that c. as rapid as d. as rapid than 9. Commercial centres are______ they were many years ago. a. as popular than b. 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 d. more modern 11. A supermarket is______ a shopping centre. a. less convenient as b. not so convenient than c. less 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 17. The sooner, the______ a. better b. best c. good d. more good. 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 20. HCM city is______ than Hanoi. a. large b. largest c. more large d. larger 21. She is the______ daughter in the family. a. older b. more old c. eldest d. oldest 22. She speaks English as______ as you. a. clear b. clearly c. clearness d. very clear 23. HCM city is ______ than Nha Trang a. more large b. as large c. not so large d. larger 24. Your pencil is ______ as mine. a. as sharp b. not sharp c. sharper d. sharp 25. This car is ______ than mine. a. less expensive b. as expensive c. more rich d. not so expensive 26. The______ he is, the more miserable he gets. a. richer b. more riches c. more rich d. none is correct 27. He is the______ student in this class. a. very intelligent b. most intelligent c. more intelligent d. less intelligent 28. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean______ the Atlantic Ocean. a. as deep as b. is the same deep as c. deeper as d. is as deep as 29. Sharon______ from other women I know. a. different b. as different c. differs d. more different 30. This one is prettier, but it costs______ as the one. a. as much as b. twice as much c. as many d. twice as many 31. You can take______ books as you want. a. as many b. as much c. so much d. too many 32. Of the two sisters, Linda______ a. is beautiful b. the most beautiful c. is more beautiful d. is so beautiful as 33. 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 34. ______ I get to know her, the more I like her. a. For more b. More c. The more d. The most 35. 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 36. The______ students do not always do well in tests. a. brighter b. more bright c. more brighter d. brighter more 37. 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 38. ______tobacco was sold in 1983 as in 1982, a. Not as much b. Not as many c. Not much d. Not many 39. He eats with chopsticks______ the Chinese. a. such b. as if c. like d. as 40. Instead of slowing down, he drove______ a. more fastly b. faster c. more faster d. faster more 41. 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 42. Although she is very popular, she is not______ her sister. a. pretty as b. as pretty c. prettier than d. more pretty than 43. We are going to Florida as soon as______ taking our final exams. a. were finish b. we'll finish c. we'd finish d. we finish 44. This new soap is not much______ the others that I have tried. a. different b. different than c. different from d. different that 45. Ms. Jones isn't as nice______ Ms. Smith. a. as b. for c. like d. to 46. 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 47. We'll be there as soon as we______ a babysitter for our son. a. will find b. found c. find d. are finding 48. The final will be______ the midterm. a. alike b. like c. same d. similar 49. They are______ my other neighbors. a. more friendlier than b. friendly than c. friendlier as d. more friendly than 50. The lab is______ from the bus stop than the library. a. far b. farther c. further d. b and c 51. The______ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway. a. badest b. most bad c. worse d. worst 52. He finished the test________ of all. a. rapidly b. the most rapidly c. most rapidly d. more rapidly 53. Many chemicals react________ in acid solutions. a. more quick b. more quickly c. quicklier d. as quickly more 54. The younger you are ________ it is to learn. a. easier b. you are easier c. the easier d. the easy 55. 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 56. ________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 57. The more I got to know Tom, ________ I liked him. a. least b. the less c. the least d. the fewer 58. The rooms in the front________ noisier than those in the back. a. are more b. are littler c. are very d. are much 59. ________ 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 60. I will return your notes as soon as________ copying them. a. I will finish b. I finish c. I do finish d. I be finished 61. The younger you are, _______ it is to learn. a. easier b. you are easier c. the easier d. the easy 62. _______ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals. a. As b. Also c. Like d. When 63. 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. 64. The higher one rises in the atmosphere, _______ the temperature generally becomes. a. colder than b. the colder than c. the colder d. is colder 65. 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 66. The United States spends more money on advertising_______ country in the world. a. other b. other than c. than any other d. while other 67. The rooms in the front_______ noisier than those in the back. a. are more b. are little c. are very d. are much 68. A microscope can reveal vastly_______ detail than is visible to the naked eye. a. than b. than more c. more than d. more 69. _______plants, which manufacture their own food, animals obtain nourishment by acquiring and digesting their food. a. Unlike b. Different c. Whereas d. As much 70. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably_______ a. the less qualified b. the qualified less c. the most little qualified d. the least qualified 71. 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 72. 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 73. Apart from Pluto, the outer planets_______ the inner planets and are made mainly of lighter materials such as hydrogen and helium. a. are larger thank b. are the largest c. large than d. are large 74. This is_______ man of all I've been known. a. best b. better c. good d. the best 75. _______ we finish the project, _______ we can start the next one. a. The soonest/ the sooner b. The sooner/ the most soonc. The sooner/ the sooner d. The soonest/ the soonest 76. That child behaves_______ of all a. the most carelessly b. the more carelessly c. more carelessly than d. as carelessly 77. 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 78. For many children, nothing seems so exciting_______ their first airplane ride. a. so does b. as c. same d. is 79. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, _______ he is likely smile and reach our to another infant. a. if b. whenever c. so that d. whereas 80. The deep oceans contain some of the_______ of all living creatures. a. strangest b. strange c. as strange as d. stranger 81. 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 82. _______ 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 83. Which group of languages has the _______ vest forms? a. most complicated b. most complicatedly c. more complicated d. as complicatedly 84. Of the two sisters, Linda_______ a. is beautiful b. the most beautiful c. is the more beautiful d. is so beautiful as 85. As a rule, _______ the heart rate, the faster the pulse. a. the more rapid b. the more rapidly c. rapid d. the most rapid 86. 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 d. that for me to look at 87. Often weighing_______ 100 pounds, large dogs are used to pull sleds in the snow. a. more than b. just an c. than it is d. than 88. 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 d. must begin treatment sooner 89. The bed is not clean enough_______ a. to lie in it b. to lie in c. for lying in d. in which to lie 100. Jays are_______ and more colorful than crows. a. short b. shortest c. more shorter d. shorter 101. The foods that contain_______ are made of animal fat whereas vegetables have the least energy. a. as much energy as b. the more energy c. the most energy d. more energy than 102. 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 103. This book is_______ to understand. a. too hard far b. too hard than c. far too hard d. such too hard. 104. “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_______ books. a. most famous b. the most famous c. are most famous d. and most famous 105. 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 106. The man bought_______ books that he needed assistance to carry them. a. such many b. such much c. too many d. so many 107. _______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 108. I'll write to you_______ I can. a. sooner than b. as soonest as c. so sooner as d. as soon as 109. 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 110. Although both are mammals, the early stages of development on the part of placentals differ from _______ of marsupials. a. that b. it c. those d. this 111. The man was in _______ health that the family began to consider whether he could continue to live in his home. a. such bad b. too bad c. such worst d. so badly 112. 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 d. as strenuously that 113. The more I got to know Tom, _______I liked him. a. least b. the less c. the least d. the fewer 114. There are not_______ violin makers today_______ there were in the past. a. as many/ as b. as much/ as c. like many as d. similar many/to 115. 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 116. _______ 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 117. It is_______ that I would like to go to the beach. a. such a nice weather b. too nice weather c. such nice weather d.such weather nice 119. The treasures came from a second, _______ room. a. the smallest b. as small as c. much smaller d. more small 110. He_______ to be offered the job. a. was such inexperienced b. was too inexperienced c. not experienced enough d. b or c 111. Today shire horses are seen more and more in their traditional role_______ work horse. a. alike b. as c. like d. as if 112. 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 113. Mr. 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 114. He_______ I was scared. a. drover too fast that b. drove so fastly that c. drove so fast that d. drove such fast that 115. _______ 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 116. 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 117. _______ was debated, the more people became involved. a. The longer the issue b. The longer issue c. The long issue d. The longest issue 118. Her fever is_______ to ignore a. too much high b. high too much c. too high d. so high 119. 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 120. The cook make_______ that some people were not served a. so much food b. so few food c. so little food d. too little tải về 38.99 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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