Contents

1. Comparatives
2. Superlatives
3. Equal comparison
 SHORT ADJ LONG ADJ
Tính từ ngắn TÍNH TỪ DÀI

1.Comparatives ADJ + - ER THAN MORE + ADJ THAN

(SO SÁNH HƠN) E.X: COLDER, E.X: MORE BEAUTIFUL
TALLER

2.SUPERLATIVES THE + ADJ – EST THE MOST + ADJ

(SO SÁNH NHÂT) E.X: THE E.X: THE MOST
COLDEST BEAUTIFUL
THE TALLEST
3. EQUAL COMPARISONS AS + ADJ + AS AS + ADJ + AS
SO SÁNH BẰNG E.X: AS TALL AS AS INTERESTING AS
I. SHORT ADJ (TÍNH TỪ NGẮN)

ONE – SYLLABLE ADJ

II. LONG ADJ (TÍNH TỪ DÀI)
 NOTES
1. LESS + ADJ => ÍT HƠN

2. THE LEAST + ADJ => ÍT NHẤT

FUNNY (ADJ)

MARIO is funnier than Audition!

 Justin Bieber is
more handsome than
Joe Jonas
 Titanic is
the longest
movie I’ve seen.

LONG (ADJ)
Mario Galaxy is
the best video
game I have
played.
 Comparatives and Superlatives are
special forms of adjectives. They are used
to compare two or more things.

=> 2 OR MORE THAN 2

 USE OF COMPARATIVES

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You

can use sentences with “than”, or you can use a
conjunction like “but”.

a) Michael is taller than John.

b) John is tall, but Michael is taller.

Michael John
 USE OF SUPERLATIVES

Superlatives are used to compare more than two

things.

John is tall, and Michael is taller,

but Bryan is the tallest.

Bryan is the tallest.

Bryan Michael John

Irregular adjectives like good or bad change the
spelling:

a) Good

Comparative: better than

Superlative: the best

b) Bad
Comparative: worse than
Superlative: the worst
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