Cùng luyện bài tập so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất trong tiếng Anh

So sánh hơn – Comparative và so sánh nhất – Superlative là hai chủ đề ngữ pháp khá phổ biến trong tiếng Anh, được sử dụng thường xuyên trong giao tiếp hàng ngày cũng như trong các kỳ thi IELTS, đặc biệt là trong phần IELTS Writing Task 1.

Hôm nay, IELTS Vietop mời bạn tham gia việc làm lại sắp xếp kiến thức về So sánh hơn và So sánh nhất trong tiếng Anh thông qua một số bài tập so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất dưới đây.

1. Tổng quan về So sánh hơn và So sánh nhất trong tiếng Anh

Câu so sánh là câu sử dụng để đối chiếu một sự vật hoặc sự việc với một sự vật hoặc sự việc khác dựa trên một khía cạnh cụ thể, với mục đích so sánh hoặc nhấn mạnh nội dung của câu.

Eg:

• Do you prefer (thích hơn) this shirt or that shirt? (Bạn thích chiếc áo này hay chiếc áo kia?)
• Hmm, this shirt is smaller than that one, I don’t think it will fit me. (Hừm, cái áo này nhỏ hơn cái kia, tôi không nghĩ nó sẽ vừa với tôi.)
• But this shirt has a brighter colour, doesn’t it? And that shirt is more costly… (Nhưng chiếc áo này có màu sáng hơn, phải không? Và chiếc áo đó đắt hơn…)
• Well, I think the one over there is the most expensive one. (Chà, tôi nghĩ cái ở đằng kia là cái đắt nhất.)

→ Bạn có thể thấy trong đoạn hội thoại trên đã bao gồm 2 chủ điểm ngữ pháp So sánh hơn – Comparative và so sánh nhất – Superlative.

Trước khi chúng ta tiến vào việc bàn về hai chủ điểm ngữ pháp này, hãy tìm hiểu về tính từ ngắn và tính từ dài, cũng như trạng từ ngắn và trạng từ dài, các loại từ này sẽ được áp dụng trong các câu so sánh.

1.1. So sánh hơn (Comparative

Khi sử dụng So sánh hơn – Comparative, chúng ta đang thực hiện sự so sánh giữa hai hoặc nhiều sự vật, hiện tượng,… dựa trên một tiêu chí cụ thể, và một trong những sự vật hoặc hiện tượng này sẽ có đặc điểm HƠN hơn so với những sự vật hoặc hiện tượng còn lại.

Ta có hai dạng công thức sau:

Dạng 1 – với tính từ, trạng từ ngắn: S + V + “short” adj/adv + -er + than + O

Tính từ, trạng từ ngắn => thêm -er vào sau đuôi

E.g.:

• My brother is taller than me. (Em trai tôi cao hơn tôi.)
• He runs faster than me. (Anh ta chạy nhanh hơn tôi.)

Dạng 2 – với tính từ, trạng từ dài: S + V + more + “long” adj/adv + than + O

Tính từ, trạng từ dài=> thêm more vào trước

E.g.:

• Alex is more handsome than his brother. (Alex đẹp trai hơn em anh ta.)
• He sings more beautifully than her. (Anh ta hát hay hơn cô ta.)

Và bạn có thể thêm các trạng từ như far, much, a bit, a little, a lot, … để bổ nghĩa hay nhấn mạnh cho câu so sánh hơn.

1.2. So sánh nhất (superlative)

Khi sử dụng So sánh nhất – Superlative, chúng ta đang so sánh nhiều sự vật, hiện tượng,… dựa trên một tiêu chí cụ thể, và một trong những sự vật hoặc hiện tượng này sẽ có đặc điểm HƠN HẲN so với những sự vật hoặc hiện tượng còn lại.

Ta có hai dạng công thức sau:

Dạng 1 – với tính từ, trạng từ ngắn: S + V + the + “short” adj/adv + -est

Tính từ, trạng từ ngắn => thêm -est vào sau đuôi

E.g.:

• He is the tallest student in his class. (Cậu ta là học sinh cao nhất trong lớp.)
• He runs the fastest. (Cậu ta chạy nhanh nhất)

Dạng 2 – với tính từ, trạng từ dài: S + V + the most + “long” adj/adv + than + O

Tính từ, trạng từ dài=> thêm more vào trước

E.g.:

• This is the most difficult exercise. (Đây là bài tập khó nhất.)
• She sang the most impressively of all the competitors. (Cô ấy hát ấn tượng nhất trong tất cả các thí sinh.)

1.3. Các trường hợp cần lưu ý

Trong cấu trúc so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất, bạn cần lưu ý một số trường hợp bất quy tắc sau:

Từ	So sánh hơn	So sánh nhất	Chú ý
good/ well	better	the best
bad/ badly	worse	the worst
many/ much	more	the most
little	less	the least
far	farther	the farthest	(về khoảng cách)
far	further	the furthest	(về thời gian + khoảng cách)
near	nearer	the nearest	(về khoảng cách)
late	later	the latest	(về thời gian)
late	later	the last	(về thứ tự)
old	older	the oldest	(về tuổi tác)
old	elder	the eldest	(về cấp bậc hơn)

• So sánh hơn được sử dụng giữa 2 chủ thể, trong khi so sánh nhất sử dụng khi có 3 chủ thể trở lên.
• Khi sử dụng câu so sánh, bạn cần phải có hai chủ thể cùng loại (người, vật, sự việc,…).
• So sánh ít hơn: “fewer” dùng cho danh từ đếm được, “less” dùng cho danh từ không đếm được.

Eg:

• Comparative: Her cake is better than mine. (Bánh của cô ấy ngon hơn bánh của tôi.)
• Superlative: This is the best movie I’ve ever seen. (Đây là bộ phim tốt nhất mà tôi từng xem.)

2. Bài tập so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất chi tiết

Bài 1: Fill in the blank with the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs

1. The blue car is __________________ than the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is __________________ than Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is________________ than the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is __________________ than the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is_________________ than Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it’s ____________________ than yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was __________________ than the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is __________________ than lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is __________________ than Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is _________________ than gold. (not/heavy) 

Bài 2: Complete the sentences with the superlative form of these words

1. What’s the _________________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
2. It put me in the _________________ position. (awkward)
3. It was the _________________ question to answer. (difficult)
4. She was one of the _________________ friends I ever had. (good)
5. It was the _________________ feeling they had ever experienced. (remarkable)
6. His education was of the _________________ kind. (careful)
7. Our hotel was the _________________ than all the others in the town. (cheap)
8. It was the _________________ English word he had ever heard. (beautiful)
9. This is the _________________ storm we ever had. (bad)
10. This is one of the _________________ lights in the world. (wonderful)

Bài 3: Choose the correct option

1. Bugatti sold more expensive / the most expensive car ever made for $12.5 million.
2. He didn’t like the movie. So, he left early, apparently for a much more interesting / most interesting show.
3. During pandemics, governments’ bigger / biggest worry is public health.
4. Productivity does not mean working harder / hardest but working smarter / smartest.
5. Charlie Chaplin was one of more creative / the most creative talents in the era of silent movies.
6. Vanity is definitely the sillier / silliest of sins.
7. Airbags are amongst more important / the most important safety-relevant components of any vehicle.
8. Canada has the world’s longer / longest coastline.
9. I just had crazier / the craziest dream.
10. He was depressed and looked gloomier / gloomiest than ever.

Bài 4: Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets

1. This chair is ______________ than that one. (uncomfortable)
2. Your garden is ______________ than mine. (large)
3. The weather today is ______________  than it was yesterday. (cold)
4. The Amazon is one of ______________  rivers in the world. (long)
5. Chinese bicycles are ______________  than Japanese ones. (cheap)
6. Mathematics is ______________ than English, I think. (difficult)
7. Ho Chi Minh City is the ______________ city in Viet Nam. (big)
8. Tommy drives ______________ than his friend. (careful)
9. I read ______________  than my brother. (slow)
10. Mina is ______________  girl in our class. (old)
11. This exercise is ______________ than that one. (easy)
12. Who is ______________ person in your family? (talkative) 

Bài 5: Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets

1. Many people would argue that robots are becoming ______________ (intelligent) than humans.
2. The living cost in the countryside is ______________ (cheap) than that in big cities.
3. The USA is far ______________  (large) than Vietnam.
4. My garden is a lot more colourful ______________ (colourful) than this garden.
5. My sister is ______________ (quiet) than me.
6. Art-related subjects are ______________ (interesting) than science classes, I think.
7. My current apartment is ______________ (comfortable) than the one that I rented a year ago.
8. The weather this fall is even ______________  (nice) than last fall.
9. These products in this store are ______________  (natural) than those in that store.
10. My holiday this year is more memorable ______________  (memorable) than last year.

Bài 6: Write the Comparative and Superlative forms of the words

1. clean
2. cold 
3. small
4. young
5. wet
6. big
7. hot
8. thin
9. careful
10. normal
11. beautiful
12. interesting 
13. expensive
14. good
15. bad
16. little

Bài 7: Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets, using Superlative

1. It is the ___________ shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the ___________ day of the week. (bad)
3. Linton was the ___________ person in his family. (noisy)
4. Andy is the in the ___________ class. (popular)
5. Which is the ___________ subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jimmy is the ___________ player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the ___________ land animals. (heavy)
8. Let’s pick the ___________ apple of the tree. (big)
9. Catherine is the ___________ girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the ___________ sofa. (comfortable)

Bài 8: Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets, using Comparative

1. A rock is ___________ than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is ___________ than yours. (big)
3. The princess is ___________ than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a ___________ student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are ___________ than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is ___________ than January. (hot)
7. A lion is ___________ than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is ___________ than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are ___________ than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is ___________ than football. (boring)

Bài 9: Choose the correct option

1. I think living in Saigon is more expensive/expensiver than living in Ben Tre.
2. Is the North Sea more big/bigger than the Mediterranean Sea?
3. Are you a better/good student than your friend?
4. My dad is funny/funnier than my uncle.
5. Crocodiles are more dangerous than/as dolphins.
6. “Physics is badder/worse than chemistry”, she says.
7. Cars are much more safer/much safer than motorbikes.
8. Australia is far/further hotter than Ireland.
9. Often a coke is more expensive/ expensiver than a beer.
10. Non-smokers usually live more long/longer than smokers.

Bài 10: Rewrite the sentences using Comparative or Superlative

1. This year is hotter than last year.

➔ Last year __________________________.

2. No one in Amy’s team is more beautiful than her.

➔ Amy is _______________________________.

3. No house in my city is bigger than his house.

➔ His house is ____________________________.

4. Mary is the most intelligent student in her class.

➔ No one in her class _______________________.

5. One of the greatest tennis players in the world is Margaret Court.

➔ Margaret Court is _________________________________.

6. Liam is very intelligent but his brother is the most intelligent in his family.

➔ Liam’s brother is _______________________________ than him.

Đáp án

Bài 1:

1. The blue car is faster than the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is taller than Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is higher than the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is worse than the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is more optimistic than Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it’s less windy than yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was more delicious than the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is less sweet than lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is braver than Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is lighter than gold. (not/heavy)

Bài 2:

1. What’s the quickest way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
2. It put me in the awkwardest position. (awkward)
3. It was the most difficult question to answer. (difficult)
4. She was one of the best friends I ever had. (good)
5. It was the most remarkable feeling they had ever experienced. (remarkable)
6. His education was of the most careful kind. (careful)
7. Our hotel was the cheapest than all the others in the town. (cheap)
8. It was the most beautiful English word he had ever heard. (beautiful)
9. This is the worst storm we ever had. (bad)
10. This is one of the wonderfullest lights in the world. (wonderful)

Bài 3

1. Bugatti sold the most expensive car ever made for $12.5 million.
2. He didn’t like the movie. So, he left early, apparently for a much more interesting show.
3. During pandemics, governments’ biggest worry is public health.
4. Productivity does not mean working harder but working smarter.
5. Charlie Chaplin was one of the most creative talents in the era of silent movies.
6. Vanity is definitely the silliest of sins.
7. Airbags are amongst the most important safety-relevant components of any vehicle.
8. Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
9. I just had the craziest dream.
10. He was depressed and looked gloomier than ever.

Bài 4:

1. This chair is more uncomfortable than that one. (uncomfortable)
2. Your garden is larger than mine. (large)
3. The weather today is colder than it was yesterday. (cold)
4. The Amazon is one of the longest rivers in the world. (long)
5. Chinese bicycles are cheaper than Japanese ones. (cheap)
6. Mathematics is more difficult than English, I think. (difficult)
7. Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest city in Viet Nam. (big)
8. Tommy drives more carefully than his friend. (careful)
9. I read more slowly than my brother. (slow)
10. Mina is the oldest girl in our class. (old)
11. This exercise is easier than that one. (easy)
12. Who is the most talkative person in your family? (talkative)

Bài 5:

1. Many people would argue that robots are becoming more intelligent than humans.
2. The living cost in the countryside is cheaper than that in big cities.
3. The USA is far larger than Vietnam.
4. My garden is a lot more colourful than this garden. (Không cần dùng từ ngoặc)
5. My sister is quieter than me.
6. Art-related subjects are more interesting than science classes, I think.
7. My current apartment is more comfortable than the one that I rented a year ago.
8. The weather this fall is even nicer than last fall.
9. These products in this store are more natural than those in that store.
10. My holiday this year is more memorable than last year.

Bài 6:

1. clean – cleaner – cleanest
2. cold – colder – coldest
3. small – smaller – smallest
4. young – younger – youngest
5. wet – wetter – wettest
6. big – bigger – biggest
7. hot – hotter – hottest
8. thin – thinner – thinnest
9. careful – more careful – most careful
10. normal – more normal – most normal
11. beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful
12. interesting – more interesting – most interesting
13. expensive – more expensive – most expensive
14. good – better – best
15. bad – worse – worst
16. little – less – least

Bài 7:

1. It is the largest shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the worst day of the week. (bad)
3. Linton was the noisiest person in his family. (noisy)
4. Andy is the most popular in the class. (popular)
5. Which is the most difficult subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jimmy is the best player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the heaviest land animals. (heavy)
8. Let’s pick the biggest apple of the tree. (big)
9. Catherine is the thinnest girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the most comfortable sofa. (comfortable)

Bài 8:

1. A rock is heavier than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is bigger than yours. (big)
3. The princess is more beautiful than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a better student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are safer than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is hotter than January. (hot)
7. A lion is more dangerous than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is happier than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are more expensive than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is more boring than football. (boring)

Bài 9:

1. I think living in Saigon is more expensive than living in Ben Tre.
2. Is the North Sea bigger than the Mediterranean Sea?
3. Are you a better student than your friend?
4. My dad is funnier than my uncle.
5. Crocodiles are more dangerous than dolphins.
6. “Physics is worse than chemistry,” she says.
7. Cars are much safer than motorbikes.
8. Australia is far hotter than Ireland.
9. Often a coke is more expensive than a beer.
10. Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers.

Bài 10:

1. Last year was colder than this year.
2. Amy is the most beautiful in her team.
3. His house is the biggest in my city.
4. No one in her class is as intelligent as Mary.
5. Margaret Court is one of the greatest tennis players in the world.
6. Liam’s brother is more intelligent than him.

Hy vọng sau khi đọc bài viết trên về bài tập so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất. Bạn đã nắm vững hơn kiến thức về cách sử dụng So sánh hơn và So sánh nhất trong tiếng Anh, và có thể áp dụng chúng vào các tình huống khác nhau, bao gồm cả trong các kỳ thi IELTS và trong giao tiếp hàng ngày. Chúc bạn học tốt!