Bài tập câu so sánh lớp 9 I. Lý thuyết 1. So sánh hơn
a. Đối với tính từ ngắn, trạng từ ngắn (tức là chỉ có một âm tiết)
- Cấu trúc: adj/ adv + ER + than
- Ví dụ: Lan runs faster than me
b. Đối với tính từ dài, trạng từ dài (tức là có hai âm tiết trở lên)
- Cấu trúc: more + adi/ adv + than
- Ví dụ: He is more handsome than his brother. 2. So sánh nhất:
a. Đối với tính từ ngắn, trạng từ ngắn (tức là chỉ có một âm tiết)
- Cấu trúc: the + adj/ adv + EST + than
- Ví dụ: She is the smartest student in her class
b. Đối với tính từ dài, trạng từ dài (tức là có hai âm tiết trở lên)
- Cấu trúc: the most + adj/ adv + than
- Ví dụ: This is the most difficult lesson in the book 3. Lưu ý
a. Các trường hợp đặc biệt So sánh hơn So sánh hơn nhất Good/ well (tốt) better best Bad/ badly (xấu) worse worst Many/ much (nhiều) more most Little (ít) less least Far (xa) farther/further farthest/furthest
b. Cách thêm “er” vào sau tính từ/ trạng từ ngắn
- Những tính từ/ trạng từ tận cùng là “e” thì thêm “r” Ví dụ: late => later
- Những tính từ/ trạng từ tận cùng là “y” thì bỏ “y” thêm “ier” Ví dụ: happy => happier
- Những tính từ/ trạng có 1 âm tiết, tận cùng là một phụ âm mà trước nó là một nguyên
âm thì nhân đôi phụ âm thêm “er” Ví dụ: hot => hotter
- Những trường hợp còn lại thêm “er” bình thường.
II/ Bài tập vận dụng
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one _________ (best/ the best).
2. John is (less/ the least) _________ energetic of all the men.
3. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) _________ of the two.
4. David is the (happier/ happiest) _________ person that we know.
5. The museum is (the father/ the farthest) _________ away of the three buildings.
Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives or
superlatives. Add “the” where necessary.
1. This is (good) _________food I’ve ever eaten in this country
2. Ha Noi is amongst (polluted) ______________ city in the world.
3. I wish that my house was (spacious)____________________.
4. Admittedly, I anticipated a (good)______________performance of yours. You didn’t
prepare well for this, did you?
5. This is not (expensive)__________________car in the showroom. There are many other cars at higher cost.
6. Nam’s house is (far) _____________ from the city center than my house.
7. Urban sprawl has happed (fast) ______________ than ever before.
8. Ha Noi is much (populous) ______________ than my hometown.
9. The city center is (densely) _____________popolated than the suburbs.
10. You can count on Peter. He is ( reliable) _________________ than he appears to be.
11. This singer performs (well) ___________ than she used to be three years ago.
12. This year we travel (far) ______________ than we did last year.
13. I notice that today my daughter looked (happy) ___________ than usual.
14. As people gets old, they try to maitain a ( healthy) _______________ lifestyle than when they are young.
15. Travelling by bus is much (slow) ____________ than travelling by bullet train.
Exercise 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. My current house is more spacious than the old one.
My old house ______________________________
2. This train is more convenient than all the others. (most)
This train _________________________________
3. Playing sports is more time-saving than playing computer games.
Playing computer games _____________________
4. I have never eaten a more delicious food than this one. (most)
This food _________________________________
5. This year Peter invested a larger amount of money on his business than last year.
Last year _________________________________
6. We have never stayed at a worse hotel than this.
This _____________________________________
7. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
Your kitchent ______________________________
8. No one in the class is taller than Dave.
Dave is ___________________________________
9. Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad.
Dad _____________________________________
10. Lan is better cook than Hoa
Hoa can’t __________________________________
11. No restaurant in the city is better than that one
That restaurant is ____________________________
12. This watch is worse than that one
That watch _________________________________
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answers
1. Tim’s grades are _____________ than John. A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad
2. Everyone looks much _____________ today than they did yesterday. A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier
3. Dianna is the _____________ of the three sisters. A. more short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
4. The Boeing 747 is twice _______________ the Boeing 707. A. bigger than B. as bigger as C. as big as D. too big than
5. Mr. Brown recieves a _____________ salary than anyone else in the company. A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
Exercise 5: Use comparative + and + comparative to complete the sentences below.
1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) .................................................. all the time.
2. Cathy got (bored) .................................................. in her job. In the end, she left.
3. My bag seemed to get (heavy) .................................................. as I carried them.
4. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ................................................
5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) ..................................................
6. Healthcare is becoming (expensive) ..................................................
7. As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) .................................................
8. These days, (many) .................................................. people are learning English.
III/ Đáp án bài tập vận dụng
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one _____the best____ (best/ the best).
2. John is (less/ the least) ___the least______ energetic of all the men.
3. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) ____prettier_____ of the two.
4. David is the (happier/ happiest) ____happiest_____ person that we know.
5. The museum is (the father/ the farthest) _____the farthest____ away of the three buildings.
Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives or
superlatives. Add “the” where necessary.
1. This is (good) ____the best_____food I’ve ever eaten in this country
2. Ha Noi is amongst (polluted) ______the most polluted________ city in the world.
3. I wish that my house was (spacious)_________more spacious___________.
4. Admittedly, I anticipated a (good)______better________performance of yours. You
didn’t prepare well for this, did you?
5. This is not (expensive)_________the most expensive_________car in the showroom.
There are many other cars at higher cost.
6. Nam’s house is (far) ______farther_______ from the city center than my house.
7. Urban sprawl has happed (fast) _______faster_______ than ever before.
8. Ha Noi is much (populous) _____more populous_________ than my hometown.
9. The city center is (densely) ______more densely_______popolated than the suburbs.
10. You can count on Peter. He is ( reliable) ________more reliable_________ than he appears to be.
11. This singer performs (well) ____better_______ than she used to be three years ago.
12. This year we travel (far) ________further______ than we did last year.
13. I notice that today my daughter looked (happy) _____happier______ than usual.
14. As people gets old, they try to maitain a ( healthy) _______healthier________
lifestyle than when they are young.
15. Travelling by bus is much (slow) ______slower______ than travelling by bullet train.
Exercise 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. My old house is smaller than the current one.
2. This train is the most convenient.
3. Playing computer games is more time-consuming than playing sports.
4. This food is the most delicious I have ever eaten
5. Last year Peter invested a small amount of money on his business than this year.
6. This is the worst hotel that we’ve ever stayed at.
7. Your kitchen is bigger than mine
8. Dave is the tallest in the class
9. Dad speakes English better than Mum
10. Hoa can’t cook as well as Lan
11. That restaurant is the best in this city
12. That watch is better than this one
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answers 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. C
Exercise 5: Use comparative + and + comparative to complete the sentences below.
1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) .....................bigger and
bigger............................. all the time.
2. Cathy got (bored) ................bored and bored.................................. in her job. In the end, she left.
3. My bag seemed to get (heavy) .......................heavier and heavier........................... as I carried them.
4. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ........................more and more
nervous........................
5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) ..........................worse and worse........................ 6. Healthcare is becoming (expensive) .................more and more
expensive.................................
7. As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) ......................more and more
talkative...........................
8. These days, (many) ......................more and more............................ people are learning English.