DOUBLE COMPARATIVE
( SO SÁNH KÉP )

I. SO SÁNH KÉP MỘT MỆNH ĐỀà.
1. Tính từ ngắn : nghĩa : càng lúc càng . . ., càng ngày càng . . .
Công thức : _______________________________
Adj + er and Adj + er
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Ex: - Some people become richer and richer.
- It gets darker and darker.
2. Tính từ dài :
Công thức : _______________________________
More and more + Adj
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Ex : - The cost of living is more and more expensive.
GHI CHÚ :
- Những tính từ 2 vần tận cùng bằng : y, el, er, ow được coi như một vần, do đó khi so sánh , chỉ cần
thêm er vào sau tính từ mà thôi.
Ex : - happy ( happier simple ( simpler
- clever ( cleverer narrow ( narrower
- Một số tính từ có bậc so sánh bất quy tắc :
- bad ( worse good, well ( better
- many, much ( more little ( less
- far ( farther, further
II. SO SÁNH KÉP HAI MỆNH ĐỀ.
1. Tính từ ngắn: nghĩa : càng , , , càng . . .
Công thức : _______________________________________________
The Adj + er + S V, the Adj +er + S V
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Ex : The higher the sun rises, the warmer the weather is.
2. Tính từ dài.
Cơng thức : ____________________________________________________
The more + Adj + S V, the more + Adj + S V
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Ex : - The more difficult the test is, the more nervous the students are.
GHI CHÚ :
- So sánh kép vẫn có thể áp dụng cho Trạng từ, Danh từ, Động từ.
Ex : - The more books you read, the more knowledge you get. ( so sánh Danh từ )
- The more I meet him, the more I hate him. ( so sánh Động từ )
- The faster you drive, the sooner you arrive. ( so sánh Trạng từ )
- Hai vế so sánh có thể khác nhau.
Ex : - The longer he waited, the more impatient he became. ( so sánh Trạng từ và Tính từ)
- The more electricity you use, the higher your bill is. ( so sánh Danh từ và Tính từ )
- The faster people drive, the more accidents happen. ( so sánh Trạng từ và Danh từ )



EXERCISE

I. DOUBLE COMPARATIVE
1. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
- The bigger the apartment is, the higher the rent is..
2. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.
- The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.
3. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.
- The better the joke is, the louder the laughter is.
4. She gets fat. She feels tired.
- The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.
5. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
- The older he gets, the less he want to travel.
6. The children are excited with the difficult games.
- The more difficult the games are, the more excited the children are.
7. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.
- The faster people drive, the more accidents happen..
8. I meet him much. I hate him much
- The more I meet him, the more I hate him.
9. My boss works better when he is pressed for time,
- The less time my boss has, the better he works.
10. As he has much money, he wants to spend much.
- The more money he has, the more he wants to spend.
11. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge.
- The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.
12. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
- The more he speaks, the more bored people feel.
13. The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.
- The more the economy grows, the better people’s living condition is.
14. He learned a lot of things as he traveled far.
- The farther he travel, the more he learn.