Chuyên đề ôn thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh: So sánh

COMPARISONS
Positive, Comparative and Superlative
Adjs or advs
POSITIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
Short
AS + adj + AS
NOT SO / AS + adj + AS
adj - ER + THAN
THE + adj - EST
Long
MORE + adj + THAN
THE MOST + adj
Sánh hơn: ER ngắn, MORE dài
Ngang : AS, Kém: LESS, hoặc xài NOT SO
Sánh nhất: THE EST, THE MOST
Kém dùng THE LEAST nhớ lâu khơng mờ
2, Double comparatives:
FORMS
MEANINGS
EXAMPLES
2. Short adj - ER and short adj - ER 
 MORE and MORE + long adj 
Càng ngày càng... hơn
Betty is younger and younger
The food is more and more expensive
LESS AND LESS...
Càng ngày càng ... kém
He is less and less gay
He is less and less intelligent
1. The + comparative + S + V, 
 the + comparative + S + V
Càng  thì càng...hơn
The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel.
THE LESS... THE LESS...
Càng... thì càng ...kém
The less harder you are , the less successful you will be
CÀNG NGÀY CÀNG KHÁ dịch rằng
ER and ER ngắn, MORE and MORE dài
CÀNG NGÀY CÀNG KÉM TA XÀI
LESS AND LESS + Tính ngắn/dài nhớ AND
CÀNG THÌ CÀNG nối 2 phần
THE (ER/MORE/LESS) 2 lần nhớ THE
3.Irregalar Adis and Advs 
Adj & adv
Comparative
Superlative
Meaning
Good/ well
Bad/ badly
Many/ much
Little	
Far
Old
better 
worse 
more 
less 
farther / further
older/elder
the best
the worst
the most
the least
the farthest / the furthest
the oldest / the eldest
Tốt
Xấu
Nhiều
Ít
Xa
Già, lớn tuổi
EXERCISES
1. Of the four dresses, which is ..expensive?
A. the best	B. the most	C. the more	D. the greater
2. The larger the apartment, the ................... the rent.
	A. expensive	B. more expensive	C. expensively	D. most expensive
3. The faster we walk,.. we will get there.
	A. the soonest	B. the soon	C. the more soon	D. the sooner
4. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ... I could find. ”
	A. cheapest	B. cheapest ones	C. the cheapest ones	D. the most cheapest
5. She plays the piano  as she sings.
A. as beautifully	B. more beautifully 	C. as beautiful 	D. the most beautifully
6. The streets are getting more and  these days.
	A. crowded	B. less crowded	C. more crowded	 	D. most crowded
7. The larger the city,  the crime rate.
	A. highest	B. higher	C. the highest	D. the higher
8. 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
9. Pil is  person we know.
	A. the happier	B. the happiest	C. happier	D. happiest
10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is.
	A. smarter	B. the smarter	C. more smarter	D. more smart
11. Bill is 
	A. lazier and lazier 	B. more and more lazy 	 C. lazier and more lazy 	D. more lazy and lazier
12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ?
	A. noisier	B. more quiet	C. more noisy	D. quieter
13. ..the time passes, .I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming , but I have just finished half of it.
	A. The faster / the nervous	B. The more fast / the nervous
	C. The fast / the more nervous	D. The faster / the more nervous	
14. China is the country with..population.
	A. the larger	B. the more large	C. the largest	 	D. the most large
15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting .Finally she exploded. 
	A. more and more angry	B. the more angry	C. angrier and angrier 	D. the most angry
16. For .., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
A. the better or the worse 	B. the good or the bad C. good or bad	 	D. better or worse
17. Her grandfather’s illness was..we thought at first.
	A. more seriously as	B. as seriously as 	
C. more serious than	D. as serious than 
18. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed..usual. 
	A. more early than	B. as early as	C more earlier as	D. earlier than
19.His house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as 	B. as twice big as 	C. as two times big as 	D. as big as twice
_______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better 	B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best 	D. The more hard / the more good,
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. gooder and gooder
The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago.
A. taller 	B. the more tall 	C. the tallest 	D. taller and taller
San Diego is town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice 	B. the nicer 	C. the nicest 	D. nicer and nicer
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
As she did so, her parents became _______.
A. the angriest 	B. the most angry 	C. the more angry 	D. angrier and angrier
He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. _______ the food is, _______ he likes it.
A. The hotter / the more and more 	B. The hotter / the more
C. The more and more hot / the more 	D. The hottest / the most
It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.	
A. the more difficult 	B. more difficult than	C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult
No one in the team can play better than John.
A. John plays well but the others play better. 	B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well.
C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.	D. John is the best player of the team.
_______ he drank, _______ he became.	
A. More / more violent 	C. The more / the more violent
B. The most / the most violent	D. The less / less violent
French is a _______ language to learn than English is.
A. difficult 	B. more difficult	C. most difficult 	D. more and more difficult
Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, he is.
A. The more rich / the more happy 	B. The richest / the happiest
C. The richer / the happier 	 	D. Richer and richer / hap
My mother is fat but my sister is ________ .
A. the tallest	B. fattest	C. fatter	D. more fat
My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _______ it is at night, _______ he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud 	B. the less / less	
C. the more late / the more loudlier 	D. the later / the louder
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
Robert does not have _______ Peter does.
A. money more than 	B. as many money as 	C. more money as 	D. as much money as
The Mekong Delta is _______ deltas in Vietnam.
A. the largest of the two 	B. the more larger of the two
C. one of the two largest 	D. one of the two larger
37. . Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, _______ he is.
A. The more rich / the more happy 	B. The richest / the happiest
C. The richer / the happier 	 	D. Richer and richer / happier and happier
38. Many students think that ______ they graduate from university, ____ chance they have to find a good job.
A. the soon / the good B. sooner / the better 	C. the sooner / the better 	D. sooner -- better/
39. _______ the writer is, _______ his works are.
A. More famous / popular 	B. The more famous / more popular 
C. Famous / more popular 	D. The more famous / the more popular 
40. It is necessary for parents these days to be ______ in dealing with their children.
A. patient and patient 	B. more and more patient	
C. more patient and more 	 	D. more patient and more patient
41. Women's employment rate is getting _____
A. high and high B. higher and the highest	 C. high and higher 	D. higher and higher
42. There are ________ people listen to songs on radio. They just like to listen to the ones in their MP3 players.
A. fewer and fewer B. more and more	C. many and many 	D. few and few
43._______ you study, ______ you can get. 
A. Harder / higher 	B. The harder / the highest grade
C. Harder / the high grade 	D. The harder / the higher grade 
44.____ scientists have discovered mummies, _____ they appear to be.
A. More / mysterious 	B. The more / more mysterious
C. The more / mysterious 	D. The more / the more mysterious
45._____ my younger brother becomes, ______ . 
A. the elder / the more intelligent than me 	B/ the older / the more intelligent to me
C/ the elder / the more intelligent than me I am 	D/ the older / the more intelligent than me he is 
46. _______ you work , _______ you earn.
A. More hard / more and more	B. The harder / more and more 
C. The harder / the more 	D. The more / but less 
47. The faster we walk,.. we will get there.
	A. the soonest	B. the soon	C. the more soon	D. the sooner
48. . I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.
A. I learn more and more and remember more and more.	B. The less I learn, the more I remember.
	C. The more I learn, the less I remember.	D. I remember not only what I have learnt
49. Bill is 
	A. lazier and lazier 	B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy 	D. more lazy and lazier
50. ..the time passes, .I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming , but I have just finished half of it.
	A. The faster / the nervous	B. The more fast / the nervous
	C. The fast / the more nervous	D. The faster / the more nervous