1. Lan is not as tall as Hoa

-> Hoa is taller than Lan

2. The red table is not as big as the blue table

->The blue table is bigger than the red one

3.The blue shirt is not as expensive as the white shirt.

->The white shirt is more expensive than the blue shirt

4.No one in the class is taller than Hoa

->Hoa is the tallest in the class

5. No one in the club is more beautiful than Lan

->Lan is the most bautiful in the club

6.she has never seen such a beautiful building.

->It is first time she has never seen such a beautiful building

7. The magazine is not as interesting as the comic book.

->The comic book is more interesting than the magazine

TRANSFORMATION

1. Lan is not as tall as Hoa

-> Hoa is taller than Lan

2. The red table is not as big as the blue table

->The blue table is bigger than the red one

3.The blue shirt is not as expensive as the white shirt.

->The white shirt is cheaper than the blue one

4.No one in the class is taller than Hoa

->Hoa is the tallest in the class

5. No one in the club is more beautiful than Lan

->Lan is the most beautiful in the club

6.she has never seen such a beautiful building.

->It is the first time she has seen such a beautiful building.

7. The magazine is not as interesting as the comic book.

->The comic book is more interesting than The magazine

a.The weaher is still cold today but yesterday it was colder

The weather isn't......as warm as yesterday it was....................( as...as)

b.I'm 14 yeasr old and she is 14 years old,too

She is the same age as me( the same as)

c.Your bag is made in Korea but my bag is made in Vietnam

My school bag.....is different from yours ......( different from)

d.Hanoi is colder than HCM City

HCM City....is not as cold as hanoi..................(nots as...as)

e.I had a grammar mistake in the English test.She had a grammar mistake,too

She had.....the same grammar mistake as me............(the same........as)

f. Hoa's picture describes the river and Nam's picture describes the sea

Nam's picture.....is different from hoa's..............( different from)

g.The examination was easier than we expected

The examination wasn't....as difficult as we expected...............(as..as)

h.This book is big but that book is small

That book..is not as big as this one..................( not as................as)

i.This red car is $ 50000 and that blue car 50000,too.Oh! It's too expensive

That car...is the same price as this one......................( the same..........as)

j.DA Nang is very large and it;s more beautiful than my hometown

My hometown is...not as beautiful and large as danang.............(as......as)

k.That green ball is big but my ball is too samll

My ball...is different from that green ball.................( different from)

Week 12: COMPARISION
Excercises.
2.1 Rewrite these sentences, using: (not)as…as, the same as, different from.
a/ The weather is still cold today but yesterday it was colder.
The weather isn’t……AS COLD AS IT WAS YESTERDAY…………………(as….as).
b/ I’m 14 years old and she is 14 years old, too.
She……IS THE SAME AGE AS ME……………………..(the same as)
c/ Your bag is made in Korea but my bag is made in Vietnam.
My school bag…IS DIFFERENT FROM YOURS…………………(different from.)
d/ Hanoi is older than HoChiMinh City.
HoChiMinh City …ISN'T AS OLD AS HN…………….(not as….as).
e/ I had a grammar mistake in the English test. She had a grammar mistake,too.
She had…THE SAME GRAMMAR MISTAKE AS I DID…………………………….(the same……as)
f/ Hoa’s picture describes the river and Nam’s picture describes the sea.
Nam’s picture …IS DIFFERNT FROM MINE………………(different from).
g/ The examination was easier than we expexted.
The examination wasn’t………AS DIFFICULT AS WE HAD EXPECTED……………..(as……..as)
h/ This book is big but that book is small.
That book …ISN'T AS BIG AS THIS BOOK……………..(not as …..as)
i/ This red car is50000, too. Oh! It’s too expensive.
That car…COSTS THE SAME MONEY AS THIS CAR………………………..(the same……as).
j/ DaNang is very large and it ‘s more beautiful than my hometown.
My hometown is…………NOT AS LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL AS DA NANG………………….(as……as)
k/ That green ball is big but my ball is too small.
My ball………IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT GREEN BALL………………….(different from)

1. I haven,t come here before.

-> It's the first time i have come here

2. The blue house is not as big as the green one.

-> The green house is bigger than The blue house

3. He drives carefully.

->He is a careful driver

4. He began to study English 5 years ago.

->He has studied English for 5 years

5. This house is larger than that house.

->That house isn,t as large as this house

1. I haven,t come here before.

-> It's.........the first time i have come here...................

2. The blue house is not as big as the green one.

-> The green house......is biggêr than the blue house..........................

3. He drives carefully.

->He is a.......careful driver.......................

4. He began to study English 5 years ago.

->He has.........studied english for 5 years..........................

5. This house is larger than that house.

->That house isn,t..........as large as this house........................

EXERCISE 1 Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets: 1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable)  

2. Your flat is ....................larger.………....... than mine. ( large)

3. The weather today is .............hotter...........……… than it was yesterday. (hot)

4. The Nile is the ........................…longest…………………….. river in the world. (long)

5. Chinese bicycles are ................….worse.......……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad)

6. Mathemas is ........................more difficult…………………...….. than English. (difficult)

7. Ho Chi Minh is the .......................biggest.....………………. city in Viet Nam. (big)

8. He drives ..............................more carefully... .. ……………than his friend. (careful)

9. She sings ........................…most beautifully…………………….. in this school. (beautiful)

10. I read .........................more slowly...……………………….. than my sister. (slow)

11. Grace is ...........................the oldest………………….. girl in our class. (old)

12. This exercise is ....................easier.....…….…………..than that one. (easy)

13. He is twice ........................latter.…….…………..as you. (fat)

14. Nam is .........................the noisiest…….………….. student of all. (noisy)

15. My cold is .........................better…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good)

EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences:

1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes.

           D. the more graceful

2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants.

             A. as rapidly as           

3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam

      C. longest

4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton

 D. as important as

5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.

  B. fast as 

6. Both are informative arles, but this one is ................ .B. the best 

7. She is the .………… girl in our town  C. most beautiful 

8. The harder you learn............. D. The better your English will be

9. Jim is the ................. in his class.  B. cleverest 

10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... C. prettier r

11. Your house is ................. mine. A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big

12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.

C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year.

13. She is older than me.

A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her. C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her.

14. The test is not ………………… . D. Both A & B are correct

15. The Nile River is ………………… of all. B. the longest

16. .................. we read, .................. we know.B. The more/ the more C

17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming. D. hotter and hotter

18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary.  D. faster

19. The problem seems to be ..................  D. more and more serious

20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. B. as much money as  

21. Prices get ..................  higher and higher

22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. C. the more products

23. ................. a car is ................. it is. C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable -

24. Of the five students. Mary is .................   D. the most intelligent

25. Steel is ................ than wood.  C. heavier

26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center.  B. less convenient than

27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists.  D. more and more attractive

28. This car is …………………… than mine. A. less expensive

29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John. A. worse \

30. The …………ealier………… we start, the sooner we will be back.

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1. This red car is 50000 and that blue car is 50000, too. Oh! It's expensive.

=> That car is the same price as this car.

2. Da Nang is very large and it's more beautiful than my hometown.

=> My hometown is not as beautiful as Da Nang.

3. That green ball is big but my ball is too small.

=> My ball is different from that green ball.

Bài 1 : Sử dụng " not as ..... as "

1. The hotel in NewYork was better than the hotel in VN

=> The hotel in VN wasn't as good as the hotel in NewYork.

Bài 2 :

1. The journey was shorter than we thought at first ( not as ...... as )

=> The journey wasn't as long as we though at first.

2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week ( not as ..... as )

=> The film we saw last week wasn't as interesting as this film.

Bài 3 :

1. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting ( as .... as )

=> Classical music is as interesting as folk music.

2. This picture is 800.000 VND. That picture is 600.000 VND ( price ... different )

=> The price of this picture is different from the price of that picture.

3. Mr.Brown speaks English . Mrs.Kent speaks English ( same language )

=> Mr.Brown speaks the same language as Mrs.Kent.

4. Mr.Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs.Ha teaches history of music ( same subject )

=> Mr.Phong teaches the same subject as Mrs.Ha

5. This painting is green . That painting is green ( coulor ......... different )

=> Đề có vấn đề!

6. The new sculpture is 4 metres high. The old sculpture is 4.2 metres high ( as ... as )

=> The new sculpture isn't as tall as the old sculpture.

7. Van Gogh is Ducth . Picassso is Spanish ( nationality ....... different )

=> The nationality of Van Gogh is different from Picasso.

8. Hoa sings beautifully .. Hoa's sister sings more beautifully than her ( as ........ as )

=> Hoa doesn't sing as beautifully as her sister.

Bài 1 : Sử dụng " not as ..... as "

1. The hotel in NewYork was better than the hotel in VN

=> The hotel in VN ........WAS NOT AS GOOD AS THE HOETL IN NEW YORK..........

Bài 2 :

1. The journey was shorter than we thought at first ( not as ...... as )

.........THE JOURNEY WAS NOT LONG AS WE THOUGHT AT FIRST...................

2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week ( not as ..... as )

...THIS FILM IS NOT AS BORING AS THE ONE WE SAW LAST WEEK ....

Bài 3 :

1. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting ( as .... as )

=> ...... CLASSICAL MUSIC IS AS INTERESTING AS FOLK MUSIC..........

2. This picture is 800.000 VND. That picture is 600.000 VND ( price ... different )

=> ...THIS PICTURE'S PRICE IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT PICTURE'S PRICE......

3. Mr.Brown speaks English . Mrs.Kent speaks English ( same language )

=> .......MR BROWN SPEAKS THE SAME LANGUAGE AS MRS KENT.........

4. Mr.Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs.Ha teaches history of music ( same subject )

=> ..........MR PHONGTEACHES THE SAME SUBJECT ASMRS HA........

5. This painting is green . That painting is green ( coulor ......... different )

=> ........THIS PAINTING'S COLOUR IS NOT DIFFERENT FROM THAT PAINTING'S ...........

6. The new sculpture is 4 metres high. The old sculpture is 4.2 metres high ( as ... as )

=> .....THE NEW SPULPTURE IS NOT AS TALL AS THE OLD SCULPTURE.......

7. Van Gogh is Ducth . Picassso is Spanish ( nationality ....... different )

=> .......VAN GOGH'S NATIONALITY IS DIFFERENT FROM PICASSSO'S NATIONALITY.......

8. Hoa sings beautifully .. Hoa's sister sings more beautifully than her ( as ........ as )

=> ..........HOA DOESN'T SING AS BEUTIFULLY AS HOA'S SISTER DOES .............

An TrầnHuy Thắng NguyễnPhương VyChippy LinhLinh NguyễnĐức MinhTrần Nguyễn Bảo QuyênXuân DinhLinh DiệuTú QuyênLâm Tử Nguyệt Nguyễn Thị NguyệtPhương An

1. John is more ………………… than Alex.
A. intelligent B. intelligent than C. intelligently D. inteligenter
2. Mai plays the violin ………………… than Lan.
A. gooder B. better C. less D. more good
3. The pink pen is ………………… than the blue one.
A. beautifuller B. more beautiful C. beautiful D. more beautifuler
4. I am ………………… than my sister.
A. heavy B. more heavy C. heavier D. more heavier
5. She is coming ………………… than I.
A. earlier B. more early C. early than D. more earlier
6. My headache is ………………… than it was last week.
A. good B. worse C. worst D. more better
7. My television is ………………… his television.
A. modern B. more modern C. moderner than D.more modern
than
8. The weather today is ………………… it was yesterday.
A. bad than B. bader than C. worsethan D. worst than
9. John is ………………… than David.
A. cleverer B. more cleverer C. clever than D. cleverer than
10.Class 7A1 has ………………… students than class 7A2.
A. much B. many C. a lot D. more

1 A

2 B

3 B

4 C

5 A

6 B

7 D

8 C

9 A 

10 D

IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>.......the photograph is not as big as the paiting...........................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.....the film we saw last week was not as interesting as this one........................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>.....the journey was not as long as we thought as first........................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.......at the same age as hoa......................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......speak english as well as her sister................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t .............paint as well as khanh.........................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is .......different from mine..........................................................