We can make comparatives with adverbs. Choose the correct option in the following examples.
1. Her bag costs more / much than mine.
2. This box is carved more beautifully / more beautiful than that one.
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 .....................………....... than mine. ( large) 3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot) 4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long) 5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad) 6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult) 7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big) 8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful) 9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful) 10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow) 11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old) 12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy) 13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat) 14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy) 15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good) EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: 1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes. A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful 2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants. A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid 3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam . A. long B shortest C. longest D. longer 4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as 5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners. A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as 6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ . A. best B. the best C. most D. better 7. She is the .………… girl in our town . A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully 8. The harder you learn............. A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be 9. Jim is the ................. in his class. A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever 10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier 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. A. This year it is as colder than last year. B This year it is colder than last year. C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than 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 ………………… A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct 15. The Nile River is ………………… of all. A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest 16. .................. we read, .................. we know. A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more C. Most/ most D. More/ more 17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming. A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter 18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary. A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster 19. The problem seems to be .................. A. more serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than 21. Prices get .................. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. A. the most products B. the products more C. the more products D. most products 23. ................. a car is ................. it is. A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable- 24. Of the five students. Mary is ................. A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent 25. Steel is ................ than wood. A. more heavy B. as heavy C. heavier D. more heavier 26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center. A. less convenient as B. less convenient than C. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as 27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists. A. more and most attractive B. the more attractive C. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive 28. This car is …………………… than mine. A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive 29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John. A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad 30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back. A. early B
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.
1 This room is smaller than that one => That room ............
2 She isn't intelligent as her sister => She is less ...........
3 My father speaks english the best of all => Nobody
4 No one can play the piano better than jane => Jane
5 My new shoes are less comfortable than my old shoes =>
6 My mother cooks better than me => I don't
7 Money is less important than health => Health
8 Maryy is the most intelligent in my class => No one in my class
9 I work as fast as Tom => Tom
10 Jane doesn't sing as beautifully as Mary => Mary
11 Nothing is more difficult than Maths => Maths
12 His car cheaper than mine => My car
13 No one in my class is more beautiful than jane => jane
14 When she grows older , she becomes more beautiful => The older
15 Nowhere is better than my house => My home
16 I can speak english as perfectly as my brother => My brother
17 A film star is more famous than a worked => A worker
18 We played football better than they did => We were better
19 Have you got any better ? => Is this
20 When he earns a lot of , he spends more => The more
1 This room is smaller than that one => That room is bigger than this one
2 She isn't intelligent as her sister => She is less intelligent than her sister
3 My father speaks english the best of all => Nobody can speak English better than my father
4 No one can play the piano better than jane => Jane plays the piano the best of all
5 My new shoes are less comfortable than my old shoes => My old shoes are more comfortable than my new shoes
6 My mother cooks better than me => I don't cook as well as my mother
7 Money is less important than health => Health is more important than money
8 Maryy is the most intelligent in my class => No one in my class is more intelligent than Mary
9 I work as fast as Tom => Tom works as fast as me
10 Jane doesn't sing as beautifully as Mary => Mary sings more beautifully than Jane
11 Nothing is more difficult than Maths => Maths is the most difficult
12 His car cheaper than mine => My car is more expensive than his
13 No one in my class is more beautiful than jane => jane is the most beautiful in my class
14 When she grows older , she becomes more beautiful => The older she grows, the more beautiful she becomes
15 Nowhere is better than my house => My home is the best
16 I can speak english as perfectly as my brother => My brother speaks English as perfectly as I do
17 A film star is more famous than a worked => A worker is less famous than a film star / is not as famous as a film star
18 We played football better than they did => We were better at playing football than they were
19 Have you got any better ? => Is this the best you got?
20 When he earns a lot of , he spends more => The more he earns, the more he spends
1 This room is smaller than that one => That room is bigger than this one
2 She isn't intelligent as her sister => She is less intelligent than her sister
3 My father speaks english the best of all => Nobody can speak English better than my father
4 No one can play the piano better than jane => Jane plays the piano the best of all
5 My new shoes are less comfortable than my old shoes => My old shoes are more comfortable than my new shoes
6 My mother cooks better than me => I don't cook as well as my mother
7 Money is less important than health => Health is more important than money
8 Maryy is the most intelligent in my class => No one in my class is more intelligent than Mary
9 I work as fast as Tom => Tom works as fast as me
10 Jane doesn't sing as beautifully as Mary => Mary sings more beautifully than Jane
11 Nothing is more difficult than Maths => Maths is the most difficult
12 His car cheaper than mine => My car is more expensive than his
13 No one in my class is more beautiful than jane => jane is the most beautiful in my class
14 When she grows older , she becomes more beautiful => The older she grows, the more beautiful she becomes
15 Nowhere is better than my house => My home is the best
16 I can speak english as perfectly as my brother => My brother speaks English as perfectly as I do
17 A film star is more famous than a worked => A worker is less famous than a film star / is not as famous as a film star
18 We played football better than they did => We were better at playing football than they were
19 Have you got any better ? => Is this the best you got?
20 When he earns a lot of , he spends more => The more he earns, the more he spends
ex2 choose the best answer
1 that building is..............than this one
a tall b taller c more tall d more taller
4 rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning
1 my house is behind the post office
2 nam is the tallest sudent in our class
3the square in ha noi is bigger than the square in hoi an
4 things in the market are cheaper than square in hoi an
5lfe in the countryside is quieter than lifein city
6this street is wider than that one
7 my house is more more modern than her house
ex2 choose the best answer
1 that building is..............than this one
a tall b taller c more tall d more taller
4 rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning
1 my house is behind the post office
=> The post office is in front of my house.
2 nam is the tallest sudent in our class
=> No one in our class is taller than Nam.
3the square in ha noi is bigger than the square in hoi an
=> The square in Hoi An is smaller than the square in Ha Noi.
4 things in the market are cheaper than square in hoi an
=> Things in Hois An are more expensive than things in the market.
5lfe in the countryside is quieter than lifein city
=> Life in the city is noisier than life in the countryside.
6this street is wider than that one
=> That one is narrower than this street.
7 my house is more more modern than her house
=> Her house isn't as modern as my house.
Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống trong các câu sau.
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
Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given:
21. They understand more than we do.
A. We don’t understand as much as they do.
B. We don’t understand anything at all.
C. They understand everything inside out.
D. They are very intelligent.
22. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French.
A. To speak French is more difficult than to speak English.
B. To speak English is more difficult than to speak French.
C. Speaking English is more difficult than to speak French.
D. Speaking French is not as difficult as to speaking English.
23. My interview lasted longer than yours.
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine.
B. Your interview was shorter than mine.
C. Your interview was as long as mine.
D. Your interview was longer than mine.
24. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now.
A. Now I don’t go climbing anymore.
B. I used to go climbing when I younger.
C. Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did.
D. I don’t like going climbing any more.
25. Your coffee is not as good as mine.
A. Mine is better than yours.
B. My coffee is better than your.
C. My coffee is better than yours.
D. My coffee is more good than yours.
26. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
A. My mother can cook better than I can.
B. My mother can’t cook better than I can.
C. My mother can cook well than I can.
D. I can cook better than my mother can.
27. Murder is the most serious of all crimes.
A. Murder is very serious.
B. No crime is more serious than murder.
C. Everyone is very afraid of murder.
D. Murder is the dangerous crime.
28. No one in this class as tall as peter.
A. Peter is taller than in this class.
B. Peter is the tallest in this class.
C. Peter is the most tall in this class.
D. Peter is more tall than in this class.
29. This is the best music I have ever heard.
A. I‘ve ever heard better music than this.
B. I‘ve ever heard such a good music as this.
C. I‘ve ever heard so good music as this.
D. This is the first time I‘ve heard this good music.
30. This is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read.
A. Knowing that the novel will be interesting, I read it.
B. If only I had known the novel was so interesting, I’d have read it earlier.
C. I don’t think it is the most interesting novel.
D. I have never read a more interesting novel than this.
1.C
2.D
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.D
10.D
11.C
12.C
13.C
14.A
15.A
16.C
17.B
18.A
19.C
20.B
21.A
22.B
23.B
24.B
25.A
26.C
27.B
28.B
29.D
30.D
VII) Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs adverbs given brackets.
1. I am faster worker than Tim is.(fast)
I work_____________________________.
2 Mai's singing is more beautiful than Mi's.(beautifully)
Mai sings___________________________.
3. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night.(early)
We arrived__________________________.
4. Phong's voice is louder than Nick's.(loudly)
Phong spesks_______________________.
5. My English is more fluent than my sister's.(fluently)
I speak English_______________________.
VII) Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs adverbs given brackets.
1. I am faster worker than Tim is.(fast)
I work__________faster than tim does___________________.
2 Mai's singing is more beautiful than Mi's.(beautifully)
Mai sings___more ____beautifullly than Mi does____________________.
3. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night.(early)
We arrived___earlier than the smiths were last night_______________________.
4. Phong's voice is louder than Nick's.(loudly)
Phong spesks_____loudly than nick's voice _________________.
5. My English is more fluent than my sister's.(fluently)
I speak English______more fuently than my ___sister______________.
1. I am faster worker than Tim is.(fast)
I work______________ faster than Tim _____________.
2 Mai's singing is more beautiful than Mi's.(beautifully)
Mai sings_________________ more beautifully than Mi ________.
3. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night.(early)
We arrived_____________ earlier at the party than the Smiths last night_____________.
4. Phong's voice is louder than Nick's.(loudly)
Phong spesks___________more loudly than Nick____________.
5. My English is more fluent than my sister's.(fluently)
I speak English___________ more fuently than my sister____________.
XXI. Choose one or more correct relative pronouns or relative adverbs to the following sentences. (Textbook, page 36)
1. That’s the boy who/whom/ that is bilingual in English and Vietnamese.
2. This is the room which/who/where we are having an English lesson this evening.
3. The girl who/whose/which father is my English teacher is reasonably good at English.
4. Do you remember the year where/when/that we started to learn English?
5. The teacher whom/which/who you met yesterday is fluent in both English and French.
6. That’s the reason where/when/why his English is a bit rusty.
7. The English girls which/ who/ whom/ where live next door to me can get by in Vietnamese.
8. That’s the village which/ who/ when/ where he was born.
9. Look up the new words in the dictionary which/ why/ whom/ when has just been published by Oxford University Press.
10. She can’t forget the day where/ when/ why/ whom she got the first prize in the English speaking contest.
11. The boy who/ whom/ which/ whose mother is a worker is the best student in my class.
XXI. Choose one or more correct relative pronouns or relative adverbs to the following sentences. (Textbook, page 36)
1. That’s the boy who/whom/ that is bilingual in English and Vietnamese.
2. This is the room which/who/where we are having an English lesson this evening.
3. The girl who/whose/which father is my English teacher is reasonably good at English.
4. Do you remember the year where/when/that we started to learn English?
5. The teacher whom/which/who you met yesterday is fluent in both English and French.
6. That’s the reason where/when/why his English is a bit rusty.
7. The English girls which/ who/ whom/ where live next door to me can get by in Vietnamese.
8. That’s the village which/ who/ when/ where he was born.
9. Look up the new words in the dictionary which/ why/ whom/ when has just been published by Oxford University Press.
10. She can’t forget the day where/ when/ why/ whom she got the first prize in the English speaking contest.
11. The boy who/ whom/ which/ whose mother is a worker is the best student in my class.
III. Pind one mistake in each of the follwing sentences and correct it
1. English is easier chinese
2.china s population more bigger than japan s
3.she is more happy today than she was yesterday
4. She is much intelligent than her brother
5. This car is badder that that one
III. Pind one mistake in each of the follwing sentences and correct it
1. English is easier ->easier than chinese
2.china s population more->X bigger than japan s
3.she is more happy->happier today than she was yesterday
4. She is much->more intelligent than her brother
5. This car is badder->worse than that one
III. Pind one mistake in each of the follwing sentences and correct it
1. English is easier than chinese
2.china s population more=> is bigger than japan s
3.she is more happy=> happier today than she was yesterday
4. She is much more intelligent than her brother
5. This car is badder=> worse that that one
III. Pind one mistake in each of the follwing sentences and correct it
1. English is easier than chinese
2.china s population more=> 0 bigger than japan s
3.she is more happy=>happier today than she was yesterday
4. She is much => much more intelligent than her brother
5. This car is badder that=>than that one
Underline word or phrase that needs correcting in each of the following sentences and provide correction
1. There have four people in our family.
2. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.
3. I have never seen a most expensive kite than this one.
4. Maria and her sister talked loud than the other guests.
5. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race.
6. Please speak cleaner because I hardly understand the instructions.
7. Farmers in the countryside gat up more earlier than workers in the city.
8. Life in the city are more peaceful than that in the countryside.
9. Do municipal people dress more colourfully to villagers do ?
10. They should walk more faster, or they will be late for the meeting.
11. Which one requires much expense, rural area and urban one ?
Underline word or phrase that needs correcting in each of the following sentences and provide correction
1. There have four people in our family.
=>are
2. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.
==>much worse
3. I have never seen a most expensive kite than this one.
=>more
4. Maria and her sister talked loud than the other guests.
=>loudlier
5. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race.
=>faster
6. Please speak cleaner because I hardly understand the instructions.
=>clearlier
7. Farmers in the countryside gat up more earlier than workers in the city.
=>earlier
8. Life in the city are more peaceful than that in the countryside.
=>is
9. Do municipal people dress more colourfully to villagers do ?
=>than
10. They should walk more faster, or they will be late for the meeting.
=>faster
11. Which one requires much expense, rural area and urban one ?
=>more
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1/This book is more interesting than that book -> That book
2/Hoa is more beautiful than Lan -> Lan is not
3/He drinks more than I do (not) -> I
4/She works more hours than he does -> He works
5/Ha is the most intelligent in her class -> No one is
6/Khoa is the cleverest student in his class -> No one in his class is
7/Hoa is the tallsest student in the group -> Nobody
8/ Tam is the biggest student in the group -> No body
9/ Tom is the youngest student in the class (than) -> No one
10/This house is the most beautiful in the village -> No house in the village
1/This book is more interesting than that book -> That book is more boring than this book
2/Hoa is more beautiful than Lan -> Lan is not as beautiful as Hoa
3/He drinks more than I do (not) -> I don't drink as much as he does
4/She works more hours than he does -> He works fewer hours than she does
5/Ha is the most intelligent in her class -> No one is more intelligent than Ha in her class
6/Khoa is the cleverest student in his class -> No one in his class is as clever as Khoa
7/Hoa is the tallsest student in the group -> Nobody in the group is as tall as Hoa
8/ Tam is the biggest student in the group -> No body in the group is as big as Tam
9/ Tom is the youngest student in the class (than) -> No one in the class is younger than Tom
10/This house is the most beautiful in the village -> No house in the village is more beautiful than this house
1/This book is more interesting than that book -> That book is more boring than this book
2/Hoa is more beautiful than Lan -> Lan is not as beautiful as Hoa
3/He drinks more than I do (not) -> I don't drink as much as he does
4/She works more hours than he does -> He works fewer hours than she does
5/Ha is the most intelligent in her class -> No one is more intelligent than Ha in her class
6/Khoa is the cleverest student in his class -> No one in his class is as clever as Khoa
7/Hoa is the tallsest student in the group -> Nobody in the group is as tall as Hoa
8/ Tam is the biggest student in the group -> No body in the group is as big as Tam
9/ Tom is the youngest student in the class (than) -> No one in the class is younger than Tom
10/This house is the most beautiful in the village -> No house in the village is more beautiful than this house