17/ Hai couldn't listen to the teacher yesterday as attentively as his friend did.

® Hai's friend could

18/ She runs faster than me. ® I don't run as/so fast as her

19/ Thanh works harder now than last year. ® Last year Thanh

20/ He doesn't understand the lessons as well as last year. ® Last year he

21/ My sister usually gets up earlier than me. ® I usually

22/ Yesterday, Mr Pike didn't drink as much as Mr Withe.

® Yesterday Mr Withe

Rewrite the following sentences

1. his car runs fast but a race car runs faster.-His car does not .......

2.Lan's sister does't sing as beautiful as she does.- Lan sings.......

3.there is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.-Mr John is................

4.my father can't speak English as fluently as he used to.-My father used.....

5.have you get any bigger handbag than this one.-Is this............

6.there isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.-your mother........

IV. Rewrite.

1. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster. (not…as….as)

His car_________________________________________________________________.

2. His bag is red. My bad is red, too. (like)

The color of his bag_______________________________________________________.

3. Mai’s house is big. Hoa’s house is big, too. (as….as)

Mai’s house is___________________________________________________________.

4. It is hot today. It was hot yesterday. (like)

The weather today________________________________________________________.

5. Mr. Hung teaches English. Mr. Phong teaches History. (same subject)

Mr. Hung doesn’t teach___________________________________________________.

6. Brian speaks English. Hans speaks English, too. (same language)

Brian speaks____________________________________________________________.

7. She sings beautifully. Her younger sister doesn’t sing much beautifully. (as….as)

Her younger sister doesn’t sing_____________________________________________.

8. Her mother tongue is Spanish. Our mother tongue is Vietnamese. (different from)

Our mother tongue_______________________________________________________.

9. His behavior are good, but her behavior are not so good. (different from)

His behavior are_________________________________________________________.

10. I am 1.6 meters tall, and so is he. (the same as)

His height______________________________________________________________.

Rewrite the sentences 

1, Hoa studies Literature better than me.

-> I study...................................................

-> I don't study..........................................

2, Ahe didn't pick as many oranges as me.

-> I picked.................................................

-> She picked............................................

3, My electric bicycle í cheeper than his.

-> His........................................................

-> My electric bicycle isn't.........................

4, My sister can knit faster and more skillfully than me. 

-> I don't...................................................

2. Rewrite the sentences

1. Who did you meet yesterday?

 Who__________________________________________________________________

2. I like cooking best.

 My ___________________________________________________________________

3. No one in my class runs as fast as Nga.

 Nga __________________________________________________________________

4. We have never known such a gentle girl.

She __________________________________________________________________

5. There is no point planting this kind of flowers here. It is __________________________________________________________________

6. He couldn’t come to the meeting on time because of the bad weather.

 The bad weather stopped _________________________________________________

7. He used to take his little daughter to the local park.

 His little daughter ______________________________________________________

8. This dictionary is expensive and that one is, too.

-> That dictionary ________________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences

1. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

–> So………………………………………….

2. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.

–> No sooner……………………………………………………..

3. She had hardly begun to speak when people started interrupting her.

–> Hardly……………………………………………………………..

4. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

–> Only when……………………………………………………

5. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.

–> Nowhere…………………………………………..

6. The outcome of the election was never in doubt.

–> At no time…………………………………….

7. He didn’t remember about the gun until he got home.

–> Not until………………………………

8. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday.

–> Only by…………………………………………………………

9. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. -> Not only…………………………………………………………

10. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang. -> No sooner…………………………………………………………

11. I had hardly put the phone down when the boss rang back. -> Hardly …………………………………………………………

12. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang. -> Not until …………………………………………………………

13. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months. -> Only …………………………………………………………

14. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. -> Never in my life …………………………………………………………

15. A sleeping dog was lying under the table. -> Under the table …………………………………………………………

16. His brother had rarely been more excited. -> Rarely…………………………………………………………

17. The facts were not all made public until later. -> Only …………………………………………………………

18. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job. -> Had…………………………………………………………

19. The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff.

-> So …………………………………………………………

20. Some children are playing on the field.

-> On……………………………………………….