Read the learn this! Box. Write true sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives
1. Dog/ humans(intelligent)
--> humans are more intelligent than dogs.
2. Ferraris/nissans (expensive)
3. Africa/asia ( big)
4. Sweden/spain (cold)
5. Ice/water(heavy)
6. Akiing/reading magazines(dangerous)
7. Sharks/ whales (large)
Read the learn this! Box. Write true sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives 1. Dog/ humans(intelligent) --> humans are more intelligent than dogs. 2. Ferraris/nissans (expensive) 3. Africa/asia ( big) 4. Sweden/spain (cold) 5. Ice/water(heavy) 6. Akiing/reading magazines(dangerous) 7. Sharks/ whales (large)
PREPOSITION + COMPARISON
3. Write comparative from of the adjectives in parentheses:
1. My brother is (good-looking)....................................than I am.
2. This book is (wonderful)...................................than that comic book.
3. Nina is (nice)........................................than Jinny.
4. She is (happy).........................................than I am.
5. This bike is (cheap)..........................................than mine.
6. This house is much (comfortable)........................................than mine.
7. A dog is (haevy)..........................................than my cat.
8. My pencil is (long).....................................than your.
9. My teacher is (beautiful)............................................than old one.
10. Ho Chi Minh City is (large).......................................than Bien Hoa.
11. The red jacked is (cheap).........................................than the blue jacked.
12. The shoes are (nice)..........................................than the boots.
13. The pink socks are (expensive).............................................than the white socks.
14. The brown sweater is (good)............................................than the blue sweater.
15. The chocolate looks (bad).................................................than the candy.
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box.
warm comfortable cheap intelligent lucky simple boring hot difficult happy
1. - This exercise is too easy.
- Can’t we try a .................................................. one?
2. - England is too cold in spring.
- Let’s go to Spain where is ..................................................
3. - She comes top in all exams.
- She must be .................................................. girl in the class.
4. - The temperature in July reaches forty-four degrees.
- It’s .................................................. month of the year.
5. - Let’s buy this video. It doesn’t cost too much.
- It’s .................................................. the other one.
6. - When I passed my driving test, it was the .................................................. day of my life.
7. - Lying down in bed is .................................................. sitting on a hard chair.
8. - I could hardly keep awake.
- It was .................................................. film I’ve ever seen.
9. - She’s .................................................. person I know. She is always winning prizes in lotteries.
10. - I can’t do this test - can you give me a .................................................. one?
Exercise 6. Use comparative + and + comparative to complete the sentences below.
1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) .................................................. all the time.
2. Cathy got (bored) .................................................. in her job. In the end, she left.
3. My bag seemed to get (heavy) .................................................. as I carried them.
4. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ................................................
5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) ..................................................
6. Healthcare is becoming (expensive) ..................................................
7. As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) .................................................
8. These days, (many) .................................................. people are learning English.
9. The company’s share price went (high) ..................................................
10. Life got (good) .................................................. for boss Bob Watt as the company became (successful) ..................................................
11. Life in the modern world is becoming (complex) ..................................................
12. When I get excited, my heart beats (fast) ..................................................
13. The little boy seemed to get (upset) ..................................................
14. It’s getting (difficult) .................................................. to find a job.
15. The noise got (loud) .................................................. as we approached the house.
Exercise 7. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
1. His previous CD wasn’t as popular as this one.
This CD
2. I am not as interested in football as you are.
You
3. The film was less interesting than I had expected.
The film
4. Britain isn’t as warm as Greece.
Greece
5. I have been to fewer countries than you have.
I haven’t
6. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this
7. Long is not as careful as Thang.
Thang
8. He has never behaved so violently before.
He is behaving
9. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more
10. Tom works better when he is happy.
The
Exercise 8. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
1. As she did so, her parents became ...............
A. the angriest B. the most angry
C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier
2. People should eat ............... and do ............... to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less fat/ more exercise
B. less and less fat/ the more exercise
C. the less fat/ the more exercise
D. fatter/ more exercise
3. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food ............... the food is, ............... he likes it.
A. The hotter/ the more and more
B. The hotter/the more
C. The more and more hot/ the more
D. The hottest/ the most
4. Of course you can come to the party ...............
A. The more the merrier
B. The more and the merrier
C. The more and merrier
D. The more and more merrier
5. I feel ............... I did yesterday.
A. much more tired than B. many more tired than
C. as many tired as D. as more tired as
6. She is ............... a spectator.
A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than
C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than
7. His house is ............... mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as
C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
8. ............... live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country.
A. As much as people B. More people
C. As many as people D. People more
9. It gets ............... to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult B. more difficult than
C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult
10. You must drive more slowly in built up areas ............... you drive in the city, it is ............... that you will have an accident.
A. The faster and faster/ the more
B. The faster/ the more probable
C. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable
D. The more fastly/ the probable
11. The party was ............... I had expected.
A. more a hundred times funny than
B. a hundred times funny more than
C. a hundred times funnier than
D. a hundred times more funny than
12. He finds physics ............... other science subjects.
A. far more difficult than B. many more difficult than
C. too much more difficult than D. more much difficult than
13. ............... he drank, ................ he became.
A. More/ more violent C. The more/ the more violent
B. The most/ the most violent D. The less/ less violent
14. Mary was ............... of the two sisters.
A. the clever B. as clever as
C. the cleverer D. the cleverest
15. French is a ............... language to learn than English is.
A. difficult B. more difficult
C. most difficult D. more and more difficult
16. The cuisine of France is ...............
A. more famous than that of England
B. famous than the cuisine of England
C. more famous than which of England
D. as famous than that of England
17. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. ............... he becomes, ............... he is.
A. The more rich/ the more happy
B. The richest/ the happiest
C. The richer/ the happier
D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier
18. The faster we finish, ...............
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner
C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
19. Of all athletes, Alex is ...............
A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified
C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified
20. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got ...............
A. more panicked B. the more panicked
C. more than panicked D. more and more panicked
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets :
1. He is (clever) student in my group.
2. She can't stay (long) than 30 minutes.
3. It's (good) holiday I've had.
4. Well, the place looks (lean) now.
5. The red shirt is better but it's (expensive) than the white one.
6. I'll try to finish the job (quick).
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) than being a builder.
8. Lan sings (sweet) than 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) than last summer.
15. Your accent is (bad) than mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) than hamburgers.
17. They live in a (big) house, but Fred lives in a (big) one.
18. Of the four ties, I like the red (well).
19. John is much (strong) than I thought.
20. Today English is the (international) of language.
21. Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow.
Use the correct form of the verb given in each bracket
1. Mary and I enjoy (go) ......................... to the park in the evening.
2. Stop (make) ............................. noise, please! I am studying.
3. You always (talk) ......................... during the lesson.
4. If she (have) .......................... time this morning, she will finish this drawing.
5. Do you mind if I (smoke) .......................... in your room?
6. When they came home, their children (play) ......................... video games.
7. We're going to have our house (repaint) ........................... next month.
8. While (stand) .............................. in front of the school gate this morning, I saw Nam.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. Peter doesn't have the key, so he can't get into the house.
---> If Peter ......................................................................................
2. Mary is reading an English novel. It is interesting.
---> The English novel which ..................................................................
Write complete sentences using the suggested words
1. It / be / such / cold day / we / decide / not / go out.
---> ................................................................................................
2. Not only / he / intelligent / but / he / also / hard-working.
---> .......................................................................................................
Correct form of the word!!!!!!!!!
Can you imagine what it's like to be swimming underneath brightly colored and swerve to avoid a tropical jellyfish?
Or (1 ) ____ find yourself hurting towards an atom's nucleus? The cost (2)____ 75 minutes of time plus the purchase price of a movie ticket. (3)____ will only carry you so far. But as more than 500 million (4)_____ will attest , the expensive of a big screen with 3-D imagery is wonderful. That's the story of IMAX. It's the closest thing to passive virtual (5) ____ . It combines information with (6)_____ . IMAX movies are very realistic. This cinematic techique marks the real ( 7) ____ between what we once knew and what's developing now. IMAX is a (8)_____ newcomer to the scene. The formula has been working well, (9) ____ in the Asia Pacific region, where most of IMAX's (10) ____ has occurred. There are 144 IMAX theatres operating in 21 countries worldwwide.
1. SUDDEN 2. APPROXIMATE 3. IMAGINE
4. VIEW 5. REAL 6. ENTERTAIN
7. DIFFER 8. RELATE 9. SPECIAL 10. GROW
write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences, but using the word given:
1 No one I know is more intelligent than he is (The most)
2 I don't know anything about her family(wish)
3 I advise you to put a hat on when you go out (Had better)
4 All the students love their form teacher. He is very kind(because of)
5 Peter is fat because he eats so many chips (If)
Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (2.5 points)
SHARKS
Sharks are some of the most frightening creatures in our oceans. They are well prepared for feeding under water because they can (1) _____ very well, and they can also (2) _____ movement through special lines on the sides of their bodies. These make sharks very (3) _____ for smaller sea creatures that become their food.
Although sharks are similar (4) _____ other fish in a number of ways, their bodies are different. For example, unlike other fish, most sharks (5) _____ to swim all the time in order to breathe and stay alive, (6) _____ they hardly sleep at all. Also, if sharks are turned over on their backs, the can stop moving (7) _____ . This is a very useful technique for reasearchers (8) _____ are often required to (9) _____ sharks. It allows them to (10) _____ out more about these fascinating creatures.
1. A. watch B. look C. notice D. see
2. A. touch B. feel C. know D. catch
3. A. dangerous B. difficult C. serious D. important
4. A. with B. from C. to D. of
5. A. ought B. need C. must D. should
6. A. so B. as C. but D. or
7. A. perfectly B. finally C. fully D. completely
8. A. which B. who C. what D. whose
9. A. sort B. care C. deal D. handle
10. A. discover B. search C. find D. study
1. at time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )
2. Thay have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )
3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )
4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp are preserved ( using double comparative )
5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")
6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")
7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enogh")
8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"
