IV. Rewrite these sentences

This room is bigger than that one

Þ   That room is not as big as this one.

Þ   That room  is smaller than this one

2. Linda drives faster than Peter

Þ   Peter doesn't drive as fast as Linda.

Þ   Peter drives slower than Linda.

3.Your car is more expensive than mine

Þ   My car is cheaper than yours.

Þ   My car is not as expensive as yours.

Þ   My car is less expensive than yours

4. I play football better than my brother

Þ   My brother plays football worse than me.

Þ   My brother dosen't play football as well as me.

5. We can cook worse than him

Þ   He cooks better than us.

Þ   He doesn't cook as badly as us.

6. Anna isn’t as slim as me

=> I am slimmer than Anna.

7. This book isn’t as good as that one

Þ   That one is better than this book.

8. I don’t work as dangerously as he does

=> He works more dangerously than I do.

9. My bedroom isn’t so nice as yours

Þ   Your bedroom is nicer than me.

10. John didn’t speak English as fluently as Mary

=> Mary spoke English more fluently than John.

11. I can swim farther than my brother

=> My brother can’t swim as far as me.

12. Jack studies worse than Peter

=> Peter studies better than Jack.

=> Peter doesn't study as badly as Jack.

13. Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can

Dogs can  swim better than cats .

14. She drives more carelessly than me

=> I drives more carefully than she.

=>I don't drive as careless as she.

V.Cho dạng so sánh hơn hoặc so sánh nhất cùa các tính từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau:

1. Josh is the second (intelligent) _____most inteligent_______________ student in his class.

2. If only the traffic in my hometown was (convenient) more convenient than it is now.

3.Hanoi is amongst (polluted) the most polluted city in the world.

4. I wish that my house was (spacious) ______more spacious__.

5.By far, this is (stunning) _the most stunning__ scene I have ever seen.

6. He seems to be (tall) __the tallest____ amongst the children at his age.

7. You did a quite good job yesterday but I expected you to be (good) _____better______________. You got me down a little bit.

8. This must be (inspiring) the most inspiring speech of yours. Everyone in the room clapped their hands in delight.

9. Admittedly, I anticipated a (good) less better performance of yours. You didn’t prepare well for this, did you?

10. This is not (expensive) the most expensive car in the showroom. There are many other cars at higher cost.

VI.Nâng cao

Viết lại câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi, sử dụng dạng so sánh hơn của trạng từ hoặc tính từ.

0.  Living in the city is much more expensive than living in the countryside.

     ð Living in the countryside is much cheaper than living in the city.

1.  My current house is more spacious than the old one.

     ð My old house  is less spacious than my current one.

2.  He performed better than he was expected.

     ð He was expected his performance less better than he did.

3.  This time Mice run faster than his brother.

     ð This time Mike’s brother runs slower than he

4.  I think you will have a higher position in our company than Jim.             

     ð I think Jim will not have a higher position in our company than you.

5.  Jane decorated her cake more beautifully than I did.

     ð I didn't decorate my cake as beautifully as Jane did.

6.  This year Peter invested a larger amount of money on his business than last year.

     ð Last year Peter didn't invest as large amount of money on his business as this year.

7.  My computer is costlier than Jim’s.

     ð Jim’s computer is not costly as mine.

8.  Playing sports is more time-saving than playing computer games.

     ð Playing computer games is less time-saving than Playing sports.

II. Rewrite these sentences

1.      This street is narrower than that one

Þ    That street …isn't as narrow as this one…………………………………………..

Þ    That street …is bigger than this one………………………………………………

2. Linda drives more carefully than Peter

Þ    Peter……doesn't drive as carefully as Linda………………………………………

Þ    Peter…drives more carelessly than Linda………………………………………………..

3.Your car is more convenient than mine

Þ    My car ……isn't as convenient as.yours………………………………………………..

Þ    My car……is incovenient than yours………………………………………………..

4. We behave more politely than her

Þ    She………behaves less politely than us……………………………………………….

Þ    She ………doesn't behave as politely as us………………………………………………

5.I  cook better than my mother

Þ    my mother………doesn't cook as well as me……………………………………………………..

Þ    my mother ………cook more badly than me………………………………………………………

6. Anna isn’t as confident as me

=> I …am more confident than Anna………………………………….

7. This book isn’t as boring as that one

Þ    That book ….....is more boring than this one...................................................

8. I don’t work as effectively as he does

=> He ………work more effectively than me………………………………….

9. My bedroom isn’t so comfortable as yours

Þ    Your bedroom……is more comfortable than mine………………………..

10. John didn’t speak English as well as Mary

=> Mary ………spoke English better than John………………………………….

11. Peter can dance the most gracefully in my city

=> No one……can dance as gracefully as Peter in my city

…………………………………………….

=> No one………can dance more gracefully than ………………………………………

12. Kangaroo is the most unique animal in the world

=> No………animal in the world is more unique than Kangaroo……………………………………………..

=> No…………animal in the world is as unique as kangaroo…………………………………………….

13. No river in the world is longer than Nile

=> Nile ……is the longest river in the world……………………………………………

14. No student in my class learns Maths more intelligently than John

=> John………learns Math the most intelligently in my class ……………………………………………………………

15. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge

→ The more …books you read, the more knowledge you have………………………………………………………………….

16. He speaks too much and people feel bored.

→ The more …he speaks, the more bored people feel………………………………………………………………….

III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. The flower was.......... out of a single piece of valuable wood. 

A. carved              B. moulded       

C cast                   D. given

2. In this town, they_____ all the frames in steel.

A. make               B. have                     C. mould                    D. cast

3. She is skilled at ____ cloth.

A. giving               B. weaving                C doing                      D. carving 

4. If you like, I can_____ flowers on the cushion covers for you.

A. grow                B. make                    C. embroider               D. knit

5. Is it true that you.......... this woollen hat yourself?

A. knitted             B. wove                    C did                          D. carved

6. The doll has been.......... out of clay.

A. embroidered      B. cast                    C. woven                  D. moulded

7. I love going to this place _____ it's the quietest place in the city.

A. so                     B. though                  C. so that              D. as 

8. They keep changing the decoration of the shop_______ they can attract more young people.

A. so that              B. because                C. although           D when

9.________ he's young, she's the most famous artisan in the village.

A. When                B. Although                C. Whereas           D. In order to

10. Do you know who's______ his pottery workshop?

A. bring out           B. taking over            C. passing down    D. turning down

11. I've_______ the product catalogue and decided to buy this table.

A. found out          B. closed down            C. looked through   D. lived on

12. This sports centre is so small that it cannot______the demands of local residents.

A. keep up with        B. face up to            C. deal about            D. setup

13. When I turned up, the town hall was already_____ of teenagers.

A. full                   B. packed     C. crowded           D. jammed

14. She turned ______the new job in New York because she didn't want to move.

A. on                   B. down  C. off                   D. up

15. This city has one of the most___ underground rail networks in the world.

A. efficient                           B. fashionable   C . cosmopolitan                   D. fascinated

16. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs________ the other one.

A. so much as                  B. as many as     C. twice as much as         D. twice as many

17. Today's cities are____than cities in previous times.

A. lots larger                  B. much larger    C. as large                     D. the largest

18. After I found all the information I needed, I________the computer.

 A. turned off                 B. switched on    C. looked for                  D. put off

19. Japan is the__________ developed country in the world.

A. most second             B. second in most        C. second most             D. two most

20. Factories and offices should be built in __________areas only.

A. rural                        B. Coastal      C. culture                     D. urban

21. My grandfather is _____ the oldest person in my village

A. by far                       B. a lot                    C. second                               D. much

22. The last runner tried ____ better than the first one

A. by far                           B. third                 C. a bit                  C, more

1.      This street is wider than that one

=>    That street ……is narrower than this one………………………………………..

=>    That street …is not as wide as this one………………………………………………

2. Linda drives more carefully than Peter

=>    Peter……drives more carelessly than Linda………………………………………

=>    Peter………doesn't drive as carefully as Linda…………………………………………..

3.Your car is cheaper than mine

=>    My car is more expensive than yours……………………………………………………..

=>    My car………is not as cheap as yours……………………………………………..

4. I behave more politely than her

=>    She……behaves more impolitely than me………………………………………………….

=>    She ………doesn't behave as politely as me………………………………………………

5. We cook better than our mother

=>    Our mother…cooks worse than us…………………………………………………………..

=>    Our mother ……doesn't cook as well as us………………………………………………………

1.      This room is wider than that one

Þ    That room ……isn't as wide as this one………..

Þ    That room……is more narrow than this one…………

2. Linda drives more carefully than Peter

Þ    Peter……drives less carefully than Linda………

Þ    Peter……drives more carelessly than Linda…..

3.Your car is more convenient than mine

Þ    My car …isn't as convenient as yours……..

Þ    My car………is more inconvenient than yours………..

4. I talk more politely than her

Þ    She……doesn't talk as politely as I…….

Þ    She ……talk less politely than I……

5. We cook better than him

Þ    He………cooks worse than us……..

Þ    He ……doesn't cook as well as us………

6. I can swim faster than my brother

=> My brother can……not swim as fast as I can……

=> My brother can……swim more slowly than I can…………….

7. Jack studies worse than Peter

=> Peter……studies better than Jack……..

=> Peter ……doesn't study as badly as Jack……….

IV. Viết lại câu sau theo 2 cách

1.      This room is wider than that one

Þ    That room is bigger than this room.

Þ    That room different from this room.

2. Linda drives more carefully than Peter

Þ    Peter drives more uncarefully than Linda

Þ    Peter drives not as carefully as Linda  .

3.Your car is more convenient than mine

Þ    My car is more inconvenient than your car

Þ    My car different from your car.

4. I talk more politely than her

Þ    She talk less politely than I 

Þ    She talk different from I talk 

5. We cook better than him

Þ    He cooks worse than than we 

Þ    He cooks different from we cook 

6. I can swim faster than my brother

=> My brother can swim slower than I

=> My brother can swim different from I

7. Jack studies worse than Peter

=> Peter studies better than Jack

=> Peter studies different from Jack

I. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given:

1.      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.

2.      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.

3.      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.

4.      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 was younger.

      C. Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did.

      D. I don’t like going climbing any more.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.

A. The faster people drive, the more accidents happen.

B. The more fast people drive, the more accidents happen.

C. The much fast people drive, the more accidents happen.

D. The faster people drive, the much accidents happen.

8. I meet him much. I hate him much.

A. The better I meet him, the more I hate him.

B. The more time I meet him, the more I hate him.

C. The more I meet him, the more I hate him.

D. The better I meet him, the better I hate him

.II. Give the suitable comparion to complete each sentence. (cho dạng so sánh đúng)

1. The weather today is……hottest…. than it was yesterday. ( hot )

2. The ……largest ….. city in Canada is Toronto. ( large )

3. This story is ………funnier….. than that one. ( funny )

4. I’m taking four classes. My history class is the  ……most interesting…… of all.

( interesting )

5. The Pacific is ………deeper…. than the Mediterranean Sea. ( deep )

6. You can write …………better…… than I can ( well )

7. My father drives  ………more carefully………. than I do. ( carefully )

8. Indonesia is……larger.. than Japan in population. ( large )

9. Mt. Everest is ………the highest…… mountain in the world. ( high )

10. _______ths older___ my grandparents get, ________the happier_____ they are. (old – happy)

11. ______the hotter____ it is, ________the weaker___ Hoa is. (hot – weak)

I. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given:

1.      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.

2.      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.

3.      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.

4.      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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.

A. The faster people drive, the more accidents happen.

B. The more fast people drive, the more accidents happen.

C. The much fast people drive, the more accidents happen.

D. The faster people drive, the much accidents happen.

8. I meet him much. I hate him much.

A. The better I meet him, the more I hate him.

B. The more time I meet him, the more I hate him.

C. The more I meet him, the more I hate him.

D. The better I meet him, the better I hate him

.II. Give the suitable comparion to complete each sentence. (cho dạng so sánh đúng)

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

2. The ……largest….. city in Canada is Toronto. ( large )

3. This story is ……funnier…….. than that one. ( funny )

4. I’m taking four classes. My history class is the  ……most interesting…… of all.

( interesting )

5. The Pacific is ………deeper…. than the Mediterranean Sea. ( deep )

6. You can write ………better……… than I can ( well )

7. My father drives  …………more carefully……. than I do. ( carefully )

8. Indonesia is…larger….. than Japan in population. ( large )

9. Mt. Everest is ………the highest…… mountain in the world. ( high )

10. ____the older______ my grandparents get, _______the happier______ they are. (old – happy)

11. _____the hotter_____ it is, _______the weaker____ Hoa is. (hot – weak)

III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it

1. Jane can swim further than I can

I can’t swim as far as Jane.

2. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does

My mother can cook better than my sister.

3. I don’t play tennis as well as my brother does

My brother plays tennis better than me.

4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

Apples are not usually as cheap as apples.

5. Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can

Dogs can swim better than cats.

6. The dress is cheaper than the skirt

The dress is not as cheap as the dress.

7. Peter is the tallest boy in his class

No one in his class is as tall as Peter.

8. Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally

Sally is the cleverest in the class.

9. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?

Is this the cheapest carpet you have got?

10. They understand more than we do

We don’t understand as much as them.

11. Tom is the best football player in this team

Nobody in this team plays football as good as Tom.

12. Nothing is faster than the speed of light

The speed of light is the fastest.

13. His mother is taller than his father

His father is not as tall as his mother.

14. She’s a faster and more careless driver than I am

She drives faster and more carelessly than I do.

15. Jane is a better cook than Robert

Robert can’t cook as well as Jane.

I. Supply the correct verb form:

1. Where’s Mary? She (listen) ___is listening_______________ to a new CD in her room.

2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you today. You know it (be) ___is__________  the raining season now.

3. Jean always (learn) __learns________ English at this time every day but today she (not study) __isn't studying_____ at the moment.

4. What time ___does the meeting happen_________ (the meeting/ happen) tomorrow? I (not know) ________haven't known___________ it yet. I (wait) _______will wait__________ for the announcement.

5. Where ____have you lived___ (you/live) since you moved from your old house?

6. Look! The sun (rise) ____is rising______ over the ocean. This is the most amazing scene I (ever/ see) _____have ever seen_________.

7. He (speak) ____speaks_____ Japanese so well because He (come) _____comes______ from Japan.

8. _____Do you usually go___ (you/ usually/ go) for Christmas or ___Do you stay______ (you/stay) at home?

9. Look! Your friend (hold) ____is holding_______ some roses. They (look) _______look_____ lovely.

10. _______have u finished______ (you/ finish) your assignment yet? No, I ____haven't____________.

11. My father usually (walk) __walks________ to work but now he(drive) ___________is driving_______ his car.

13. My grandparents (bring) ___have brought_________ me up since I was very small.

14. How long _____has peter worked_______ (Peter/ work) in his firm?

16. I (just/ realize) ___have just realized____ that there are only four weeks to the end of them.

17. This is the second time I (be) _have been____ to London.

18. Now the children (not want) ___don't want____ to go to sleep. They (prefer) ____prefer_______ their mother to tell them bedtime stories.

20. Jim (cook) _____is _____ so tired now. He (work) _______has been working_________ non-stop since the morning

1. They (go) ___went __________ home after they (finish) _____had finished________ their work

2. The children (play) ____were playing_________ football when their mother (come) ____came_________ back

3. What (he /do) ____did he do_________ when he (be) _____waws________ young?

4. What (you/do) ____were u doing________when the phone (ring)______rang_____?

5. She (already, see) _________has already seen____ Dr. Rice. (she/ever/know)         ____Has she ever known_______him?

6. We (often/ come) ___often come__________ to the stadium, but  today we (watch)___are watching______the match at home.

7. He (sit) ______sits_______ in a café everyday although  he (not/like) ___doesn't like_______(drink) ____drinking___ coffee.

8. They (not eat) _____won't eat________ such kind of food next week.         

9. Many houses ( damage) ____were damaged__________ because of the storm last night.

10. After they (go) _____had gone________, I (sit) _____sat________ down and (rest) ______rested_______

11. Yesterday John (go) ___had gone__________ to the store before he (go) ____went_________ home

12. After taking a bath, he (go) _____went________ to bed

13. A bridge (build) ___was being built____________at this time 2 years ago.        

14. If she (work) ___works_____too , she will be tired . 

15. Would you like (hang out)___to hang______with me? What about (go) ___going_____ to the cinema.

16. Tom (see) _____saw________ a serious accident while he (stand) _____was standing________ at the bus stop

17. If John and I (not/get)_____didn't get______ to the theatre, they would get surprised.

18. English ( speak) ______is sopken_______ all around the world.

19. They (not/see)______haven't seen________ eachother since they (leave) __left_____school.

Bạn lưu ý lần sau đăng ít một thôi nhé

1) is listening

2) will be (không chắc vì ngăn cách bởi the)

3) learn / isn't studying

4) will the meeting happen / haven't know / have waited ( hơi khó)

5) have you lived 

6) is rising / have ever seen

7) speaks / comes

8) Do you usually go / you stay

9)  is holding / are looking

10)  Have you finished /  am working???

11)  walk / is driving

12)  don't think / is sleeping 

13)  have brought

14)  has Peter worked

15)  always complain / is 

16) have just realized 

17) have been

18) aren't wanting /  prefer

19)  Have they wanted /  have watched

20) has been cooking / has been working

1. They (go) ______went_______ home after they (finish) _____had finished________ their work

2. The children (play) __________were playing___ football when their mother (come) _______came______ back

3. What (he /do) ______did he do_______ when he (be) ______was_______ young?

4. What (you/do) _______were you doing_____when the phone (ring)_______rang____?

5. She (already, see) ____has already seen_________ Dr. Rice. (she/ever/know)         ______Has she ever known_____him?

6. We (often/ come) ______often come_______ to the stadium, but  today we (watch)___are watching______the match at home.

7. He (sit) _______sits______ in a café everyday although  he (not/like) ___doesn't like_______(drink) _____drinking__ coffee.

8. They (not eat) ______won't eat_______ such kind of food next week.         

9. Many houses ( damage) _____were damaged_________ because of the storm last night.

10. After they (go) __________had gone___, I (sit) ______sat_______ down and (rest) _______rested______

11. Yesterday John (go) _____had gone________ to the store before he (go) ___went__________ home

12. After taking a bath, he (go) _______went______ to bed

13. A bridge (build) ________was being built________at this time 2 years ago.        

14. If she (work) ___works_____too , she will be tired . 

15. Would you like (hang out)___to hang out______with me? What about (go) _______going_ to the cinema.

16. Tom (see) _______saw______ a serious accident while he (stand) ___was standing__________ at the bus stop

17. If John and I (not/get)___didn't get________ to the theatre, they would get surprised.

18. English ( speak) ________is spoken_____ all around the world.

19. They (not/see)_________haven't seen_____ eachother since they (leave) ____left___school.