Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brack.Use Than where necessary 1,he is a famous athlete so of course he runs____me(fast) 2,my grandfather says that farmers in the past worked_____farmers nowadays(hard)3,my new teacher explained the lessons______my old teacher(clear)4,Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it___next time(good)5,people in rural areas wear___those in cities(simple)6,Robert arrived at the meeting___Francis(late)7,my mother always gets up___everybody else in the house (early)8,trang speaks_____the other ESL students in the class(fluently)9,they smiled_____before (happily)10,Mary dances____any one else(gracefully)11,could you speak____?(loudly) Help me :))) mình cần gấp!

Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets. Use "than" where necessary.

1. A cellphone would be a __________ present. (useful)

2. It's a long way from here to the station __________ I thought. (far)

3. Can't you think of anything __________ to say? (intelligent)

4. It was __________ usual in town today. (busy)

5. Unfortunately her illness was __________ we thought at first. (serious)

6. Health and happiness are __________ money. (important)

7. You need to draw it __________. (carefully)

8. I like living in the country. It's __________ living in the town. (peaceful)

9. We can't hear. Could you speak a little __________? (slowly)

10. I can't stay __________ half an hour. (long)

Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.

1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.

2. In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the animals.

3. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.

4. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband’s.

5. Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks _______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.

6. Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.

7. Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office.

8. Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.

8. This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.

10. Shaun sings even __________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she has ___________________ (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between TWO AND FIVE WORDS in each gap.

1. I have never watched a better movic than this one.  EVER

=> This is the ______________________________

2. Nobody has ever been this far into the desert.          THE

=> This is ________________________has ever been into the desert. THE

3. I was told that Ellie was the most industrious student in the class.

=> I was told that ______________________ than Ellie.    NO

4. This is the oldest palace in this urban area.

=> This _____________________ the others in this urban areas.  THAN

5. The paiting Ruby colored is the worst one you can imagine.

=> You can’t imagine __________________than Ruby colored.

PART C: EXTRA EXERCISE – READING

Exercise 1: Answer these following questions.

Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle.

They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.

After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.

In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.

1. What does his uncle grow on his farm?

___________________________________________________

2. What can a tractor do?

___________________________________________________

3. What is typical of a combine harvester?

___________________________________________________

4. Which kinds of cattle are raised in Uncle Brown’s farm?

___________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Fill out the table below and note them down on your Vocabulary-Grammar notebook.

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.Add THE or THAN  where necessary. 
1.Pre-school teaching is a lot _______ (demanding) most people think.
2.This handbag is probably_______ (expensive) accessory i bought last week
3.Today is even _____(warm) it was yesterday
4._________(far) evidence was required before the police could charge him with the crime.
5.My sister is much ________ (old) me
6.That's _____ (silly) excuse I've ever heard

 

Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets.

I speak English (fluent) ___________________ now than last year.

She greeted me (polite) ___________________ of all.

She smiled (happy) ___________________ than before.

This girl dances (graceful) ___________________ of all.

Could you write (clear) ___________________?

Planes can fly (high) ___________________ birds.

He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful) _____________________ before.

Jim can run (fast) _____________________ John.

Our team played (bad) _____________________ of all.

He worked (hard) _____________________   ever before.

She speaks (quiet) _____________________ than her boss. 

He cooks well, but (slow) _____________________   than his workmates. 

II: Choose the best answer A,BB,C or D.

1. She is ....... singer I’ve ever met.

A. worse                     B. bad                                   C. the worst               D. badly

2. Mary is ....... responsible as Peter.

A. more                      B. the most                            C. much                      D. as

3. It is ....... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily                   B. more noisier                     C. noisier                   D. noisy

4. She sings ……….. among the singers I have known.

A. the most beautiful                     B. the more beautiful    

C. the most     beautifully                                          D. the more beautifully

5. She is ....... student in my class.

A. most hard-working                                             B. more hard-working        

C. the most hard-working                                    D. as hard-working

6. The English test was ....... than I thought it would be.

A. the easier              B. more easy                          C. easiest                   D. easier

7. English is thought to be ....... than Math.

A. harder                  B. the more hard                   C. hardest                  D. the hardest

8. Jupiter is ....... planet in the solar system.

A. the biggest          B. the bigger                          C. bigger                    D. biggest

9. She runs …… in my class.

A. the slowest           B. the most slow                    C. the slowly              D. the most slowly

10. My house is ....... hers.

A. cheap than            B. cheaper                             C. more cheap than     D. cheaper than

11. Her office is ....... away than mine.

A. father                     B . more far                           C. farther                  D. farer

12. Tom is ....... than David.

A. handsome                                                            B. the more handsome        

C. more handsome                                                 D. the most handsome

13. He did the test ……….. I did.

A. as bad as               B. badder than                      C. more badly than     D. worse than

14. A boat is ....... than a plane.

A. slower                   B. slowest                              C. more slow             D. more slower

15. My new sofa is ....... than the old one.

A. more comfortable                                             B. comfortably         

C. more comfortabler                                              D. comfortable

16. My sister dances ……….. than me.

A. gooder                   B. weller                               C. better                     D. more good

17. My bedroom is ....... room in my house.

A. tidier than                                                            B. the tidiest                         

C. the most tidy                                                       D. more tidier

18. This road is ....... than that road.

A. narrower               B. narrow                   C. the most narrow                 D. more narrower

19. He drives ……. his brother.

A. more careful than                                    B. more carefully

C. more carefully than                              D. as careful as

20. It was ....... day of the year.

A. the colder                         B. the coldest            C. coldest                   D. colder

III.Fill in the correct adverb form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. He is (clever) _____________________   student in my group.
2. She can’t stay (long) _____________________    30 minutes.
3. It’s (good) _____________________    holiday I’ve had.
4. Well, the place looks (clean) _____________________   now.
5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) _____________________    the white one.
6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick) _____________________   .
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) _____________________    being a builder.
8. Lan sings (sweet)  _____________________    Hoa
9. This is (exciting) _____________________    film I’ve ever seen.
10. He runs (fast ) _____________________    of all.
11. My Tam is one of (popular) _____________________     singers in my country.
12. Which planet is (close) _____________________   to the Sun?
13. Carol sings as (beautiful) ___________________   as Mary, but Cindy sings the (beautiful) _____________________   
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) __________ last summer.
15. Your accent is (bad ) _____________________    mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) _____________________    hamburgers.
17. They live in a (big) ____________   house, but Fred lives in a (big) ___________one.
18. French is considered to be (difficult) _____________________    English, but Chinese is (difficult)  _____________________    language.
19. It’s (large) _____________________    company in the country.

IV. Rewrite the second sentences without changing meanings
1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
-> Her new _________________________________________________________    

2. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
-> Peter ____________________________________________________________

3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
-> The white dress ____________________________________________________

4. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
-> According to me, Maths ______________________________________________

5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
-> Mary  _____________________________________________________________

6. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
-> The Nile ___________________________________________________________

7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

-> No mountain _______________________________________________________

8. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.

-> She is _____________________________________________________________

9. He works much. He feels tired.

-> The more __________________________________________________________

10. This computer works better than that one.

-> That computer ______________________________________________________

16.Write the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets. 2. School days are the (happy) __________________ of my life.

I. Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb).

1. Tom is (slow)......... . He works .

2. Sue is a (careful)........ girl. She climbed up the ladder .

3. The dog is (angry)....... . It barks .

4. He acted (excellent)........ . He's an actor.

5. They learn English (easy)........ . They think English is an language.

6. Max is a (good)......... singer. He sings .

7. It's (awful)..... cold today. The cold wind is .

8. Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good)........ . If that is true, why does dog food smell so (terrible)....... ?

9. The little boy looked (sad)..... . I went over to comfort him and he looked at me .

10. I tasted the soup (careful)..... but it tasted (wonderful).....