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Hồ Ngọc Minh Thư - HCMUE TEFL Student

Comparisons
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COMPARISON OF
EQUALITY

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Structure Example

As + Adj/Adv + As I’m as smart as her.

Not As/So + Adj/Adv + As I’m not as tall as her.
I bought as many books as
he did.
His house is three times as
big as mine.
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COMPARISON OF
EQUALITY

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Structure Example

The same as (Không dùng His shirt is the same as the

Adj/Adv sau “the same” mà one I bought yesterday.
phải dùng Noun) She is as tall as me.
-> She is the same height as
me. (CORRECT)
-> She is the same tall as me.
(WRONG)
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COMPARISON OF
EQUALITY

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Structure Example

Look/Sound/Taste/Feel/Smell Tony looks like a mature

+ Like man today.
This dish smells like chicken
soup.
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COMPARATIVE &
SUPERLATIVE

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Tính từ ngắn Tính từ dài

Có 1 âm tiết (Ex: loud, short, Có 1 âm tiết và kết thúc bằng -ed (Ex:
bored, tired, pleased...)
long, fast, late, soft...)
Có 2 âm tiết, không kết thúc bằng -y
Có 2 âm tiết và kết thúc bằng
(Ex: useful, afraid, often, correct...)
-y (Ex: happy, lovely, lucky, Có 3 âm tiết trở lên (Ex: exclusive,
pretty...) intelligent...)
Tất cả các trạng từ kết thúc bằng -ly
(Ex: cheaply, happily, beautifully...)
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NOTE
“clear; free; keen; safe; sure; true;
wise; able; clever; common; cruel;
feeble; friendly; gentle; handsome;
narrow; pleasant; polite; quiet;
shallow; simple; sincere; stupid”
được xem vừa là tính từ ngắn
vừa là tính từ dài.
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COMPARATIVE
COMPARISON

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Structure Example

Tính từ ngắn: Her house is smaller than mine.

Adj/Adv-er + Than
Tính từ dài: Today, they spoke more
More + Adj/Adv + Than convincingly than yesterday.
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NOTE

1. Đối với tính từ vừa là tính từ

ngắn, vừa là tính từ dài:
Ex 1: She is cleverer than him. = She
is more clever than him.
Ex 2: Tom felt surer than I did. = Tom
felt more sure than I did.
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NOTE

2. “Than” có thể được bỏ đi khi đối

tượng so sánh thứ hai không được
đề cập
Ex: What do you think about these two
inventions? - I think this one is more
practical.
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NOTE

3. Có thể dùng danh từ trong cấu

trúc so sánh hơn
Ex 1: She is a better player than her
sister.
Ex 2: This is a more comfortable hotel
than the one we stayed last week.
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NOTE

4. Dùng “less” để diễn tả ý ít hơn

Ex: This project is less successful than
their previous one.
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NOTE

5. Có thể sử dụng “even, much, far,

a lot” để tăng mức độ so sánh
Ex: He is even better than her.
This book is much more expensive.
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NOTE

5. Có thể sử dụng “a bit, a little” để

giảm mức độ so sánh
Ex: He studies a bit better than me.
This dog is a little more intelligent.
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SUPERLATIVE
COMPARISON

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Structure Example

Tính từ ngắn: This film is the longest of the

The + Adj/Adv-est three.
Tính từ dài: Doni is the most outgoing
The most + Adj/Adv person in class.
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NOTE

1. Đối với tính từ vừa là tính từ

ngắn, vừa là tính từ dài:
Ex: This is the commonest mistake.
= This is the most common mistake.
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NOTE
2. Sau cấu trúc so sánh nhất, có thể
dùng cụm giới từ bắt đầu bằng
“in/of”
Ex 1: He is the smartest student in
class.
Ex 2: This book is the most interesting
of the three (books).
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NOTE

3. Dùng “least” để diễn tả ý ít nhất

Ex: This proposal is the least practical
one.
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NOTE
4. Dùng “ever, by far, of all” để tăng
mức độ so sánh
Ex 1: They painted the biggest ever
painting for the exhibition.
Ex 2: She’s by far the best.
Ex 3: This idea is the most important
of all.
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NOTE

5. Dùng “one of” để giảm mức độ

so sánh
Ex: He is one of the smartest students
in class.
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NOTE

6. Có thể dùng số thứ tự (second,

third, fourth... KHÔNG DÙNG
“first”) với cấu trúc so sánh nhất
Ex: He is the third best student in
class.
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CÁC TRƯỜNG HỢP
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BẤT QUY TẮC

Nguyên mẫu So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
good/well better best
bad/badly worse worst
much/many more most
little less least
far further/farther farthest/furthest
old older/elder oldest/eldest
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NOTE

1. Có thể dùng “more badly” và

“the most badly”
Ex 1: I feel more badly than yesterday.
= I feel worse than yesterday.
Ex 2: I feel the most badly today. = I
feel the worst today.
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NOTE

2. Farther/further có nghĩa là xa hơn

về không gian. Further còn có
nghĩa là nhiều hơn.
Ex 1: His house is further/farther away
than mine.
Ex 2: For further information, please
call 1900.
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NOTE

3. Elder/Eldest luôn đứng trước

danh từ và chỉ tuổi. Older/Oldest
dùng cho mọi đối tượng.
Ex 1: He is my oldest/eldest brother.
Ex 2: My friend is older than me.
-> CORRECT
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NOTE

4. “Inferior”, “superior”, “junior”,

“senior” cũng mang nghĩa so sánh
và theo sau bởi “to”
Ex: This model is technically superior
to its competitors.
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NOTE

5. “Interior”, “exterior”, “ulterior”,

“major”, “minor”, “anterior”,
“posterior”, “prior” mang nghĩa so
sánh nhưng không dùng trong cấu
trúc so sánh. Những từ này luôn
đứng trước danh từ.
Ex: He suffered from major injuries.
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CÁC CỤM TỪ SAU CẤU
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TRÚC SO SÁNH
Mệnh đề Đại từ Cụm danh từ
Ex: Apples are not so
Ex 1: I drank as Ex: I didn’t watch
expensive as mangoes.
much coffee as she more movies than Ex 2: Mr. Lee is more serious
did. her. than our previous professors.
Ex 2: It was good that Ex 3: To tell her the truth is
she didn’t come later easier than to lie her.
Ex 4: Roller skating is not as
than we thought.
dangerous as wind-surfing.
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NOTE (ĐẠI TỪ)
1. Có thể dùng đại từ chủ ngữ, đại từ
tân ngữ, chủ ngữ + trợ động từ tùy
vào mức độ trang trọng
Ex: She speaks faster than I. -> Trang trọng
nhất.
She speaks faster than I do.
-> Trang trọng
She speaks faster than me.
-> Ít trang trọng nhất.
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NOTE (ĐẠI TỪ)
2. Dùng “that”, “those” để thay cho cụm danh
từ sau cấu trúc so sánh. “That” thế cho danh
từ số ít, “those” thế cho danh từ số nhiều.
Ex: The air of your city is more polluted than the
air of my city. -> CORRECT
The air of your city is more polluted than that
of my city. -> CORRECT
The air of your city is more polluted than my
city. -> WRONG
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NOTE (ĐẠI TỪ)
3. Đại từ sở hữu và sở hữu cách cũng được
dùng sau cấu trúc so sánh.
Ex 1: Your car is more expensive than Mr. Kim’s
(car). -> CORRECT
Your car is more expensive than Mr. Kim.
-> WRONG
Ex 2: Your car is more expensive than mine.
-> CORRECT
Your car is more expensive than me.
-> WRONG
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #1
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Complete the sentences with the adjectives or

adverbs in the brackets. Use Comparison of Equality
when you see “as/so”.
1. I think English is not so ..... (difficult) Math.
2. That is ..... (incredible) movie I have ever watched.
3. What is ..... (deep) point on the Earth?
4. This test is much ..... (easy) the one we had two
days ago.
5. Your grandfather looks far ..... (well) he did last
week.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #1
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Complete the sentences with the adjectives or

adverbs in the brackets. Use Comparison of Equality
when you see “as/so”.
6. In my opinion, ..... (annoying) thing is to interrupt
others when they are speaking.
7. She wants to be ..... (good-looking) she was before.
8. My friend said that Ronald talks ..... (attractively) in her
school.
9. A storm can be ..... (destructive) an earthquake.
10. No one is as ..... (messy) my little brother.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #1
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Complete the sentences with the adjectives or

adverbs in the brackets. Use Comparison of Equality
when you see “as/so”.
1. I think English is not so difficult as (difficult) Math.
2. That is the most incredible (incredible) movie I
have ever watched.
3. What is the deepest (deep) point on the Earth?
4. This test is much easier than (easy) the one we had
two days ago.
5. Your grandfather looks far better than (well) he did
last week.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #1
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Complete the sentences with the adjectives or

adverbs in the brackets. Use Comparison of Equality
when you see “as/so”.
6. In my opinion, the most annoying (annoying) thing is
to interrupt others when they are speaking.
7. She wants to be as good-looking as (good-looking)
she was before.
8. My friend said that Ronald talks the most attractively
(attractively) in her school.
9. A storm can be as destructive as (destructive) an
earthquake.
10. No one is as messy as (messy) my little brother.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #2
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence

1. Tom is as a(n) ..... person as one of my classmates.

A. amusing B. more amusing C. most amusing D. so amusing
2. Both typhoons last November was of the same ..... .
A. strong B. stronger C. strength D. as strength
3. The players are training as ..... they can to win the championship this season.
A. hard than B. harder so C. hard as D. harder like
4. The food is Gusteus’ is a bit ..... the one in our neighborhood.
A. delicious as B. less delicious as C. delicious than D. less delicious than
5. This spaghetti tastes ..... the one in the famous Italian restaurant on the corner.
A. so B. as C. than D. like
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #2
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
6. Try to use water ..... . You are wasting it.
A. more economically B. most economically
C. as economically D. like economically
7. Stanley drives ..... of all of my friends.
A. fast B. as fast as C. faster than D. the fastest
8. I can’t stand the noise around here. It is ..... place I’ve ever been to.
A. noisy B. the noisiest C. noisier than D. more noisy than
9. Scott is ..... member in our class. He rarely participates in any of our discussions.
A. less active than B. more active than
C. the least active D. the most active
10. In the past, people thought that French was ..... English.
A. as much superior as B. more superior
C. superior than D. superior to
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #2
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence

1. Tom is as a(n) ..... person as one of my classmates.

A. amusing B. more amusing C. most amusing D. so amusing
2. Both typhoons last November was of the same ..... .
A. strong B. stronger C. strength D. as strength
3. The players are training as ..... they can to win the championship this season.
A. hard than B. harder so C. hard as D. harder like
4. The food is Gusteus’ is a bit ..... the one in our neighborhood.
A. delicious as B. less delicious as C. delicious than D. less delicious than
5. This spaghetti tastes ..... the one in the famous Italian restaurant on the corner.
A. so B. as C. than D. like
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #2
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
6. Try to use water ..... . You are wasting it.
A. more economically B. most economically
C. as economically D. like economically
7. Stanley drives ..... of all of my friends.
A. fast B. as fast as C. faster than D. the fastest
8. I can’t stand the noise around here. It is ..... place I’ve ever been to.
A. noisy B. the noisiest C. noisier than D. more noisy than
9. Scott is ..... member in our class. He rarely participates in any of our discussions.
A. less active than B. more active than
C. the least active D. the most active
10. In the past, people thought that French was ..... English.
A. as much superior as B. more superior
C. superior than D. superior to
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #3
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Rewrite the sentences with the word given
1. No one in the world can run faster than Usain Bolt. (FASTEST)
-> Usain Bolt is ..... .
2. Professor Smith teaches anthropology the most comprehensively. (MORE)
-> No instructor ..... .
3. Korean isn’t as difficult to learn as other Asian languages. (LEAST)
-> Korean ..... .
4. Whales are considered the biggest creatures on Earth. (THAN)
-> No creature ..... .
5. Football is the sport that has the most fans. (AS)
-> No sport ..... .
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Rewrite the sentences with the word given
6. My math scores are higher than those of other subjects this semester.
(HIGHEST)
-> My math scores ..... .
7. Karen is elected the most graceful player in this tournament. (AS)
-> No other players ..... .
8. They come later than we expected. (AS)
-> They didn’t ..... .
9. Hawaii is said to have the most beautiful beaches in the world. (MORE)
-> No beaches ..... .
10. Peter is more successful than his sister.
-> Peter’s sister ..... .
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #3
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Rewrite the sentences with the word given
1. No one in the world can run faster than Usain Bolt. (FASTEST)
-> Usain Bolt is the fastest runner in the world.
2. Professor Smith teaches anthropology the most comprehensively. (MORE)
-> No instructor teaches anthropology more comprehensively than Professor
Smith.
3. Korean isn’t as difficult to learn as other Asian languages. (LEAST)
-> Korean is the least difficult Asian language to learn.
4. Whales are considered the biggest creatures on Earth. (THAN)
-> No creature on Earth is considered to be bigger than whales.
5. Football is the sport that has the most fans. (AS)
-> No sport has as many fans as football.
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Rewrite the sentences with the word given
6. My math scores are higher than those of other subjects this semester.
(HIGHEST)
-> My math scores are the highest (of other subjects) in this semester.
7. Karen is elected the most graceful player in this tournament. (AS)
-> No other players can play as gracefully as Karen in this tournament.
8. They come later than we expected. (AS)
-> They didn’t come as soon as we expected.
9. Hawaii is said to have the most beautiful beaches in the world. (MORE)
-> No beaches in the world are more beautiful than Hawaii.
10. Peter is more successful than his sister. (LESS)
-> Peter’s sister is less successful than he/he is/him.
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SO SÁNH TĂNG DẦN

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Structure Example

Comparative + and + He is working harder and

comparative (Càng ngày harder.
càng...) The rivers are getting more an
more polluted.
Fax is less and less used
because of the popularity of
email.
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SO SÁNH SONG SONG

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Structure Example

The comparative + S + V, The harder he works, the higher

the comparative + S + V he will be promoted.
(Sự thay đổi của sự kiện 1 là The more vehicles we use, the
nguyên nhân của sự thay đổi more polluted the environment is,
của sự kiện 2) The fewer exams we offer to
students, the less pressure they
are under.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’5 EXERCISES #4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence

1. Many scientists claim that classical music makes babies ..... .

A. as smart B. the smartest C. smarter D. smarter than
2. Robin always turns up ..... others.
A. later than B. the most later than C. more later than D. later
3. Many students think that ..... they graduate from university, ..... the 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
4. ..... tourists are coming back to our country after the disaster.
A. Much B. Less C. More and more D. Many and many
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’5 EXERCISES #4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
5. ..... the painters are, ..... their works are.
A. More famous - valuable
B. The more famous - more valuable
C. Famous - more valuable
D. The more famous - the more valuable
6. 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
7. Women’s employment rate is getting ..... .
A. high and high B. higher and high
C. high and higher D. higher and higher
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’5 EXERCISES #4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
8. There are ..... people who listen to songs on the radio. They just like to listen to the
ones on their MP3 players.
A. fewer and fewer B. more and more
C. many and many D. few and few
9. ..... you study, ..... you can pass the final exam.
A. Harder - easier B. The harder - easier
C. Harder - the easier D. The harder - the easier
10. ..... scientists have discovered about mummies, ..... they appear to be.
A. More - mysterious B. The more - more mysterious
B. The more - mysterious D. The more - the more mysterious
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’5 EXERCISES #4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence

1. Many scientists claim that classical music makes babies ..... .

A. as smart B. the smartest C. smarter D. smarter than
2. Robin always turns up ..... others.
A. later than B. the most later than C. more later than D. later
3. Many students think that ..... they graduate from university, ..... the 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
4. ..... tourists are coming back to our country after the disaster.
A. Much B. Less C. More and more D. Many and many
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’5 EXERCISES #4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
5. ..... the painters are, ..... their works are.
A. More famous - valuable
B. The more famous - more valuable
C. Famous - more valuable
D. The more famous - the more valuable
6. 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
7. Women’s employment rate is getting ..... .
A. high and high B. higher and high
C. high and higher D higher and higher
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’5 EXERCISES #4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
8. There are ..... people who listen to songs on the radio. They just like to listen to the
ones on their MP3 players.
A. fewer and fewer B. more and more
C. many and many D. few and few
9. ..... you study, ..... you can pass the final exam.
A. Harder - easier B. The harder - easier
C. Harder - the easier D. The harder - the easier
10. ..... scientists have discovered about mummies, ..... they appear to be.
A. More - mysterious B. The more - more mysterious
B. The more - mysterious D. The more - the more mysterious
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #5
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Rewrite the sentences with the word given
1. If you do your job too quickly, you may make more mistakes. (THE MORE)
-> The ..... .
2. I don’t want to wait long because I will get impatient easily. (LONGER)
-> The ..... .
3. We don’t have as much free time as we had in the past because of the project.
(LESS AND)
-> We have ..... .
4. The newly-built skyscrapers are always higher than the previously-built ones.
(HIGHER AND)
-> The ..... .
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #5
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Rewrite the sentences with the word given
1. If you do your job too quickly, you may make more mistakes. (THE MORE)
-> The more quickly you do your job, the more mistakes you may make.
2. I don’t want to wait long because I will get impatient easily. (LONGER)
-> The longer I wait, the easier I will get impatient.
3. We don’t have as much free time as we had in the past because of the project.
(LESS AND)
-> We have less and less free time than we had in the past.
4. The newly-built skyscrapers are always higher than the previously-built ones.
(HIGHER AND)
-> The newly-built skyscrapers are getting higher and higher.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #6
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best sentence that is formed from the words given
1. what / good / TV show / you / see / ?
A. What TV show is best that you have ever seen?
B. What is the best TV show you have ever seen?
C. What is as good as the TV show that you have ever seen?
D. What is the better than the TV show that you have ever seen?
2. rules / American football / not / same / soccer
A. The rules of American football are not the same as soccer.
B. The rules of American football are not the same as those of soccer.
C. The rules of American football are not so same as that of soccer.
D. The rules of American football are not same with soccer.
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPARISONS’ EXERCISES #6
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Choose the best sentence that is formed from the words given
3. everything / family / decide / old / member / our grandfather
A. Everything in my family is decided by the eldest member, who is our
grandfather.
B. Everything in my family is decided by the old member, who is our grandfather.
C. Everything in my family is decided by the older member, who is our grandfather.
D. Everything in my family is decided by the elder member, who is our grandfather.
4. Venus / call / Earth / sister / it / same size / our planet
A. Venus is called Earth’s sister, so it has the same size like our planet.
B. Venus calls Earth sister because it is the same size as our planet.
C. Venus is called the Earth’s sister because it is the same size as our planet.
D. Venus calls Earth sisters because it has the same size than our planet.
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Choose the best sentence that is formed from the words given
5. zoology / sound / subject / zoo animals / it / more / that
A. Zoology sounds like a subject on zoo animals, but it is much more than that.
B. Zoology sounds as a subject on zoo animals, but it is much more than that.
C. Zoology sounds like a subject on zoo animals, but it a lot that more.
D. Zoology sounds the same as a subject on zoo animals, but it far that more.
6. seem / high / technology / many / diseases / discover
A. People seem that higher technology create the most discovered diseases.
B. Higher technology seems to bring much more discovered diseases.
C. It seems that the higher technology grows, the more diseases are discovered.
D. We seem to have higher and higher technology which makes more and more
discovered diseases.
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Choose the best sentence that is formed from the words given
7. classmate / mine / handsome / Tom Cruise
A. A classmate of mine is a lot more handsome than Tom Cruise is.
B. A classmate of mine is by far the most handsome in compared with Tom Cruise.
C. A classmate of mine is much handsomer than Tom Cruise is.
D. A classmate of mine is one of the handsomest as Tom Cruise.
8. university / wisely / learn / good / result / have
A. At university, the more wisely you learn, the better result you will have.
B. University students get wiselier and wiselier, but the results they have are not
good.
C. If you learn wiselier at university, you will get good result.
D. The wisely you learn at university, the better result you will have.
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Choose the best sentence that is formed from the words given
9. sea level / high / year / seaside countries / under / dangerous / threat
A. The fact that sea level rises higher each year puts seaside countries under a
more dangerous than threat.
B. Sea level rises more highly than every year, putting seaside countries under
even dangerous threat.
C. Higher sea level every year puts more dangerous seaside countries than under
threat.
D. Sea level is a bit higher every year, putting seaside countries under a
more dangerous threat.
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Choose the best sentence that is formed from the words given
10. easy / people / life / many / festivals / celebrate
A. The more easier people’s life is, the more festivals are celebrated.
B. When people’s life becomes easier, more and more festivals are
celebrated.
C. The easier people’s life is, the more and more festivals are celebrated.
D. The easier and easier people’s life is, more festivals are celebrated.
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COMPARATIVE &
SUPERLATIVE

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Structure Example

Tính từ ngắn: Adj/Adv-er + Her house is smaller than mine.

Than
Tính từ dài: More + Adj/Adv + Today, they spoke more
Than convincingly than yesterday.
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BE GOING TO

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Usage Example
Diễn tả một quyết định, kế hoạch
Peter is going to study
đã được dự định sẵn trong tương
lai.
abroad next month.
Dự đoán điều gì đó được phân Look! It’s cloudy. It’s going to
tích trên cơ sở tình hình hiện tại, rain.
có khả năng xảy ra cao. Kathy is going to pick up all
Khi cần ra lệnh hoặc muốn nói
of those toys right now! Her
rằng điều gì đó là bắt buộc cần
làm. room is a mess!
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FUTURE CONTINUOUS

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Usage Example
Diễn tả về hành động có trong The show will be starting at 6 p.m
thời gian biểu tomorrow.
Diễn tả về hành động kéo dài She will be working in the garden
suốt một quãng thời gian dài
every weekend during the
Diễn tả về hành động, một sự
summer.
việc đang xảy ra thì một hành
I will be cooking for you when you
động, sự việc xen vào
arrive home.
Diễn tả một hành động trong
At 9 p.m tonight, I will be studying
tương lai tại một thời điểm xác
định
for my final exam
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FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

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Usage Example
Diễn tả sự liên tục của một When I get my degree, I will
hành động kéo dài so với
have been studying at
một hành động khác
Cambridge for four years.
Diễn tả một hành động xảy
By April 28th, I will have
ra và kéo dài liên tục đến
một thời điểm nào đó trong
been working for this
tương lai company for 19 years.
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SIGNS

At + point of time...,at this

time + tomorrow, next
week, next month,…
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FUTURE PERFECT

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Usage Example
Diễn tả một hành động, sự I will have graduated from
việc được hoàn thành trước
my university by the end of
một thời điểm hoặc một sự
next week.
việc, hành động trong tương
This time next month, I will
lai
Diễn tả một hành động kéo have worked at my company
dài đến một thời điểm cụ thể for exactly 10 years, so I
trong tương lai plan to change my job.
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SIGNS

By + point of time, một sự

việc, một hành động, by
the time, by the end of ...,
before
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SIGNS

By then, by ..., by the end

of this week/month/year,
by the time + 1 mệnh đề ở
simple present
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1. ..... your sister ..... ..... ..... (get) pregnant for 7 months?
2. My grandfather ..... ..... ..... (write) this novel for 2 months
by the end of this month.
3. She ..... ..... ..... ..... (work) for this company for 5 years by
the end of this year.
4. I ..... ..... ..... ..... (do) my homework for 2 hours by the time
my father gets home from work.
5. My mother ..... .... ..... ..... (cook) dinner for 3 hours by the
time our guests arrive at my house.
6. By the time you come home, I ..... ..... ..... (write) the
essay.
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1. Will your sister have been getting (get) pregnant for 7

months?
2. My grandfather will have been writing (write) this
novel for 2 months by the end of this month.
3. She will have been working (work) for this company
for 5 years by the end of this year.
4. I will have been doing (do) my homework for 2 hours
by the time my father gets home from work.
5. My mother will have been cooking (cook) dinner for 3
hours by the time our guests arrive at my house.
6. By the time you come home, I will have written (write)
the essay.
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7. By this time next week, they ..... ..... ..... (visit) London.
8. By the time she intends to get to the airport, the plane
..... ..... ..... (take) off.
9. By the year 2050, many people ..... ..... ..... (lose) their
houses.
10. I know by the time Jack and Marry come to my house
this afternoon, I ..... ..... ..... (go) out for a walk.
11. I hope they ..... ..... ..... (finish) building the stadium by the
time we come back next winter.
12. By 2020, the number of schools in our city ..... ..... .....
(double).
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7. By this time next week, they will have visited (visit)

London.
8. By the time she intends to get to the airport, the plane
will have taken (take) off.
9. By the year 2050, many people will have lost (lose)
their houses.
10. I know by the time Jack and Marry come to my house
this afternoon, I will have gone (go) out for a walk.
11. I hope they will have finished (finish) building the
stadium by the time we come back next winter.
12. By 2020, the number of schools in our city will have
doubled (double).
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13. These machines ..... ..... ..... (work) very well by the
time you come back next week.
14. They are staying at the hotel in London. At this time
tomorrow, they ..... ..... ..... (travel) in Vietnam.
15. When they ...... (come) tomorrow, we ..... ..... .....
(swim) in the sea.
16. My parents ..... ..... ..... (visit) Europe at this time next
week
17. Daisy ..... ..... ..... (sit) on the plane at 9 am tomorrow.
18. At 8 o’clock this evening my friends and I ..... ..... .....
(watch) a famous film at the cinema.
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13. These machines will have worked (work) very well by

the time you come back next week.
14. They are staying at the hotel in London. At this time
tomorrow, they will be travelling (travel) in Vietnam.
15. When they come (come) tomorrow, we will be
swimming (swim) in the sea.
16. My parents will be visiting (visit) Europe at this time
next week
17. Daisy will be sitting (sit) on the plane at 9 am
tomorrow.
18. At 8 o’clock this evening my friends and I will be
watching (watch) a famous film at the cinema.
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19. She ..... ..... ..... (play) with her son at 7 o’clock tonight.
20. He ..... ..... ..... (work) at this moment tomorrow.
21. They ..... ..... ..... (make) their presentation at this time
tomorrow morning.
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19. She will be playing (play) with her son at 7 o’clock

tonight.
20. He will be working (work) at this moment tomorrow.
21. They will be making (make) their presentation at this
time tomorrow morning.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it’s

incorrect, find the mistakes and correct it.
1. I'll buy the red shoes if they still have them
in the store.
2. I don't have that much money, I'll ask my
mother for a loan.
3. Oh look how angry the manager is. He's
going to shout at us for not working hard
enough.
4. He'll help you if you will ask him.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it’s

incorrect, find the mistakes and correct it.
1. I'll buy the red shoes if they still have them in
the store. (Correct)
2. I don't have that much money, I'll ask my
mother for a loan. (Correct)
3. Oh look how angry the manager is. He's going
to shout at us for not working hard enough.
(Correct)
4. He'll help you if you will ask him. (Incorrect -
He’ll help you if you ask him.)
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it’s

incorrect, find the mistakes and correct it.
5. The next episode of "Youth Today" is
going to be on at the same time next week.
6. Sheila's going to work for her father for a
year.
7. When we will get to the cinema, I'll call
you.
8. That pot is going to boil over, Tim. Turn
down the gas.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it’s

incorrect, find the mistakes and correct it.
5. The next episode of "Youth Today" is going to
be on at the same time next week. (Incorrect -
is on/will be on)
6. Sheila's going to work for her father for a year.
(Correct)
7. When we will get to the cinema, I'll call you.
(Incorrect - When we get...)
8. That pot is going to boil over, Tim. Turn down
the gas. (Correct)