VII. Comparative.

      1.Mary is (pretty) as pretty as her sister.

2. A new house is (expensive) more expensive than an old one.

3. His job is( important)  more important than mine.

4.The weather today is ( warm) warmer than the weather yesterday.

5.This film is not (good)as good as the one we saw last week.

6.Holidays are( pleasant) more pleasant than working days.

7.Which is ( high) the highest mountain in your country?

8. A house is ( strong) stronger than a dog.

9. Robert is ( fat) fatter than his brother.

10.The Pacific is ( large)  the largest ocean in the world.

II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets

(chia về các dạng so sánh đúng)

1. Mary is (pretty) ________________ as her sister

2. A new house is (expensive) ________________ than an old one

3. His job is (important) ________________ than mine

4. Of the foour ties, I like the red one (well) ________________

5. Nobody is (happy) ________________ than Miss Snow

6. Today English is the (international) ________________ of language

7. John is much (strong) ________________ than I thought

8. Benches are (comfortable) ________________ than arm-chairs

9. Bill is (good) ________________ than you thought

10. Mr. Bush is the (delightful) ________________ person I have ever know

EX12. Viết lại câu, sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh “as…as”.

1. My doll is pretty but her doll is prettier than mine.

=> My doll ________________________________________________________.

2. Travelling by train is quite exciting but travelling by plane is more exciting.

=> Travelling by train => ____________________________________________.

3. My salary is high, but my husband’s is higher.

=>My salary ______________________________________________________.

4. I am disappointed about my team’s score. Ann is disappointed too.

  => I___________________________________________________________.

5. It’s warm today, but it was much warmer yesterday.

=> Today it ________________________________________________________.

6. I still feel a bit tired, but I am better than yesterday.

=> I don’t feel ______________________________________________________.

7. Tom’s essay is very good and mine is good too.

=> Tom’s essay _____________________________________________________.

8. The Smiths have lived here for quite a long time, but we’ve lived here longer.

=> The Smiths haven’t _______________________________________________.

VII. Comparative.

      1.Mary is (pretty) as her sister.

2. A new house is (expensive) than an old one.

3. His job is( important) than mine.

4.The weather today is ( warm) than the weather yesterday.

5.This film is not (good) as the one we saw last week.

6.Holidays are( pleasant) than working days.

7.Which is ( high) mountain in your country?

8. A house is ( strong) than a dog.

9. Robert is ( fat) than his brother.

10.The Pacific is ( large) ocean in the world.

VIII: Chuyển sang câu bị động

1.    Many people watched some eagles flying in the sky.

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2.    Jack noticed his father leave home.

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3.    She saw two children steal the bike.

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4.    The guy felt danger approaching him.

=>

1.    She is having her uncle fix the fan.

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2.    I had someone break into my flat yesterday.

=>

3.    We will have some painters paint the wall.

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4.    They have the laundry keep all their clothes.

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5.    He had her housemaid scratch his gem.

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1. Mary is ( pretty) …………..  as her sister.

2. A new house is (expensive) … ………..than an old one.

3. Nobody is (happy) …………..than Miss snow.

4. John is much (strong)…strong……….. than I thought.

5. Bill is (good) better ……..than you thought. 

6. Thanks to the progress of science, human life is (good)better ….. and (good)…better

7. The teacher speaks English (fluently)…….. than we do 

8. Jim has (few ) ……..opportunities to play tennis as I have.

9. Traveling by air, or by car, which is ( interesting) ……..?

10. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ( quiet) …..?

16. Lulu is pretty, and her sister is pretty too. ( as………….as)

Lulu is ……………………………………………………………..…

17. Cats aren’t friendly, but dogs are friendly.( different from)

Cats are ……………………………………………………………..

18. Nga loves reading books in her free time.

 Nga likes …………………………………………………………………

19. Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it.

-> Lan has……………………………………………………………………..........................

20. The sun was shining. It wasn’t very warm.

-> Although……………………………………………………………………………............

21. Nam doesn’t live with his parents any more.

-> Nam used ………………………………………………………………….......................….

22. I like traditional dances better than modern ones.

-> I prefer………………………………………………………………..................................

23. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.

 Dogs can swim ........................................................................................................................

16. Lulu is pretty, and her sister is pretty too. ( as………….as)

Lulu is ……………………………………………………………..…

17. Cats aren’t friendly, but dogs are friendly.( different from)

Cats are ……………………………………………………………..

18. Nga loves reading books in her free time.

 Nga likes …………………………………………………………………

19. Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it.

-> Lan has……………………………………………………………………..........................

20. The sun was shining. It wasn’t very warm.

-> Although……………………………………………………………………………............

21. Nam doesn’t live with his parents any more.

-> Nam used ………………………………………………………………….......................….

22. I like traditional dances better than modern ones.

-> I prefer………………………………………………………………..................................

23. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.

 Dogs can swim ........................................................................................................................

24. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.

 Minh really enjoys ...................................................................................................................

25. Playing beach games is very interesting.

 It is ............................................................................................................................................

26. He uses all his free time to look after his garden

 He spends ..................................................................................................................................

27.Would you please change this T-shirt for me?

 Do you mind ......................................................................................................……………..?

28. A horse can run 80km/hr while a camel can run only 12km/hr.

 A horse can ................................................................................................…………………...

29. People have used the Internet all over the world.

The Internet .................................................................................................................................

30. My house is smaller than your house.

 Your house .............................................................................................................……………