Add er after S-adj Small – smaller Short- shorter b.. Adjectives ending in “e” add “r” large – larger d.. Comparative irregular Adv S1 + V + irregular Adv + than +S2 She speaks English b
Trang 11 Comparative S – Adj
S1 + to be + S- Adj +er + than + S2
I am taller than her
* Form S- Adj +er
a Add er after S-adj
Small – smaller
Short- shorter
b y - ier Happy – happier Lazy – lazier Two syllable adjectives ending in “le”, ”ow”,
“er” add “er”
gentle – gentler Narrow- narrower clever - cleverer
c Adjectives ending in “e” add “r”
large – larger
d One syllable Adj ending in “one
vowel + one consonant” - double the
consonant add “er”
- Thin –thinner
- Big- bigger
e Irregular Adj good- better little – less bad – worse far - farther/ further many/ much - more
2 Comparative L -Adj
S1 + to be + more/ less + L- Adj + than +S2
Hanoi is more ancient than Ho Chi Minh city
This car is less expensive than that one
Notes.
S1 + to be + much/ a bit / far/ 5 years old/
$50 + comparative Adj + than + S2
This car is $1,000 cheaper than that one
Ho Chi Minh city is much more modern than Hanoi
My father is five years older than my mother
Trang 2Comparative Adv
S1 + V + more/ less + Adv + than +S2
He speaks English more fluently than me (I
do)
They run more quickly than us (we do)
Comparative irregular Adv S1 + V + irregular Adv + than +S2 She speaks English better than me (I do) Good- well- better fast- fast- faster Bad- badly- worse late- late- later Hard- hard- harder
Early- early - earlier
3 Superlative S- adj
• S + to be + the S-adj + est
He is the tallest in my family.
• Form S-Adj +est
Tall- tallest
Large- largest
Big- biggest
Happy- happiest
Irregular Adj.
good – best bad - worst many/ much – most little- least
far- farthest/ furthest She is one of the best employees in my company
4 Superlative L- Adj
• S + to be + the most/the least + L –
Adj
• This is the most expensive car in the
showroom.
• That is the least polluted river in this
country.
Superlative Irregular Adv
• S + V + the irregular adv
He works the hardest of the three workers
Good- well- best fast- fast- fastest Bad- badly- worst late- late- latest Hard- hard- hardest
Early- early - earliest
Trang 3Superlative L- Adv
• S + V + the most/the least + L –Adv
She dances the most beautifully in my
class.
He drives the least carelessly of the three
men
Notes
• She is the taller of the two girls
• This is the more economical of the two cars
• She is the tallest of the three girls
• That is the most economical car of all
5 S1 + to be + as +Adj + as + S2
• I am as tall as her
• This car is as expensive as that one
• S1 + to be not + as (so)+ adj + as
+s2.
• I am not as (so) good at English as you
• This house isn’t as (so) comfortable as
that one
S1 + V + as + Adv+ as S2
I speak English as fluently as him ( he does)
S1 + V ( negative) + as (so)+ ADV +
as + S2
I didn’t learn English as well as him (he did)