`COMPARISION OF ADJECTIVES

 Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown or do as directed in brackets:

No city in Viet Nam is more populous than Ho Chi Minh city

              Ho Chi Minh city is   ______________________________________________________

2.  Ho chi Minh city is more populous than Da Nang city.

       Da Nang city isn’t _______________________________________________________

3. No city in Viet Nam is more historic than Ha Noi city

      Ha Noi city is   ___________________________________________________________

4. The teacher says that no student in the school is noisier than I am!

      My teacher says that I’m ____________________________________________________

5. Nam is younger than Ba.

      Ba _____________________________________________________________________

6. I think there is no city in Viet Nam more liveable than Da Nang city

________________________________ most _________________________________

7. My brother isn’t as tall as me.

      My brother is ____________________________________ me.

8. This exercise is easier than the last one.

      This exercise is ____________________________________________ as the last one.

       This exercise _____________________________________________ than the last one.

9. There are more boys than girl in our class. (AS)

      There are __________________________________ as boys in our class.

10. No chair in the room is more comfortable than this one.

      This chair  _______________________________________________

11. No student in my class as clever as Hilary.

      Hilary is _____________________________________

12. Mr. Nam is more careful than Mr. Lam.

Mr. Lam ____________________________________________________________________

Mr. Lam ____________________________________________________________________

13.  Nobody in my class is taller than John.

John _______________________________________________________________________

14. Ba is more intelligent than any students in his class.

No ________________________________________________________________________

No ________________________________________________________________________

15.Lan is the best student in my class

No ________________________________________________________________________

No ________________________________________________________________________

15. She is better at English than me

I ____________________________

16. This camera is cheaper than that camera

That camera is not ___________________________

17. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha is ______________________________________

Ha is not ___________________________________

18. A city is noisier than a village.

A village __________________________________

19. Ha Noi is large. Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest.

Tokyo ____________________________ the three cities

20. The painting is bigger than the photograph (as…as)

         __________________________________________________

21. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha ________________________________________

22. A city is noisier than a village.

A village _______________________________________

A village _________________________________________

1. In summer, Da Nang is hot, but Vinh is hotter

Vinh _________________________________________

23. Hoi An isn’t as modern as Da Nang.

Da Nang ___________________________________

24. Kiet is the best at English in his class.

No student ______________________________________

25. No city in Viet Nam is more liveable than Da Nang city.

Da Nang _______________________________________

26. Nobody is older than my grandfather in my famiy.

My grandfather __________________________________

 27. Da Nang isn’t as polluted as Ho Chi Minh city.

       Ho Chi Minh city _________________________________

 28. Da Nang is noisier than Hoi An

       Hoi An _________________________________________

       Hoi An isn’t ________________________________________

29. This car is cheaper than that one.

      That car is ___________________________________________

      That car isn’t ________________________________________

30. My sister is more beautiful than me.

     I ___________________________________________________

     I ___________________________________________________

VIII. Rewrite.

1. Lan isn’t as good at Mathematics as Mai.

Mai is___________________________________________________________________.

2. No other city in Viet Nam is as large as Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City is the_____________________________________________________.

3. Nowadays thing are not as cheap as they were.

Nowadays things are more___________________________________________________.

4. Have you got a cheaper school bag than this?

Is this the________________________________________________________________?

5. This exercise is not as difficult as that one.

That exercise_____________________________________________________________.

6. Minh is 25 years old. Nam only 13 years old.

Nam is__________________________________________________________________.

7. Mai is not as intelligent as Hoa.

Hoa is__________________________________________________________________.

8. His birthday is on Sunday.

He is___________________________________________________________________.

9. The CD is 20,000 dong, the cassette is 12,000 dong. (expensive)

The CD​

10. The church is built in 1878 and the library in 1925. (old)

The church​

11. Andrew hasn’t many friends. Clare has lots of friends. (popular)

Clare​

12. The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long. (long)

The film​

13. It takes four hours to go by car and five hours to go by train. (slow) .

Going by train​

14. Laure’s room has a lot of pictures and flowers. Mark’s room doesn’t have any pictures. (interesting)

Laura's room​

15. Daneil can lift 9O kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos. (strong)

Matthew​

16. There are a lot of vehicles on the streets in the city. There are a few vehicles on the streets in the countryside. (crowded)

The streets in the city​

17. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run very hour. (frequent)

The buses​

18. Yesterday the temperature was six degrees. Today it's only three degrees. (cold)

It ​

19. Richard is younger than he looks (old)

Richard isn‘t​

20. This hotel is more comfortable than all the others. (most)

This hotel​

21. The table and the desk are the same size. (big)

The table​

22. I‘m not as fit as my brother. (am)

My brother is​

23. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. (expensive)

The skirt​

24. The living-room isn’t as big as the kitchen. (than)

The kitchen​

25. I’ve never read a more interesting story. (most)

It’s​

26. No one in my class is as clever as‘ John. (the)

John​

27. “Turn off all the lights when you go out,” Jane said to Tim.

Jane​

28. ‘You should take more exercises, Mr Roberts,’ the doctor said.

The doctor​

29. No one in the group is younger than Jane.

Jane is​

30. It’s nearly two years since we saw Joanna.

We haven’t​

31. My sister dances very well.

My sister is​

32. The last time I saw him was in 1985.

I haven’t​

33. When did you begin to learn English?

How long​

34. Are you and Jane the same age?

Are you as​

35. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o'clock. but they arrived at 2.30.

My friends​

36. “Don't walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.

The gardener​

Viết câu tương đương:

1. Lan isn't as good at Mathematics as Mai
=> Mai is

2. No other city in Viet Nam is as large as Ho Chi Minh City
=> Ho Chi Minh City is the

3. Nowadays things are not as cheap as they were
=> Nowadays things are more

4. Have you got a cheaper school bag than this?
=> Is this the

5. This exercise is not as difficult as that one
=> That exercise

6. Minh is 25 years old. Nam is only 13 years old
=> Nam is

7. Mai is not as intelligent as Hoa
=> Hoa is

8. His birthday is on Sunday
=> He is

Ho Chi Minh City is by far ________ City in Viet Nam.

A. biggestB. biggerC. the biggestD. as big as

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others./U/

A. sculptureB. culturalC. funD. fabulous

Tom: “Thank you very much.” - John: “ _____ ”

A. You're welcome.B. Are you worried?C. Nothing.D. Not all.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I drink some cups of tea, have a QUICK breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field.

A. weakB. strictC. slowD. thin

He _________her since they left school.

A. hasn’t seenB. haven’t seenC. doesn’t seeD. didn’t see

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. preferB. enjoyC. depressD. feature