Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same  or do as directed. 

1. We started to live here in 2012. 

 We have ___________________________________________________________________________ 

2. The journey was shorter than we thought at first.( not as……….as) 

3. Her book is not the same as mine.  

 Her book is  ______________________________________________________________________ 

4. The painting is bigger than the photograph.( not as……as) 

 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

5. The journey was longer than they thought at first.  

 The journey wasn’t  ________________________________________________________________ 

6. Long forgot to learn the new words, and his friend did, too.  

Long didn't remember  ________________________________________________________________ 

7. I think swimming is interesting and wonderful.  

 I find________________________________________________________________________ 

8. The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as …as)  

The photograph  ___________________________________________________________________ 

9. I didn't go to school because I was sick. (so)  ________________________________________________________________________________ 

10. Nhung/ already/ finish/ the homework/.(Make a complete sentence) 
  ________________________________________________________________________________  

11.  Jenny finds carving woods clever and attractive (think)  

  ________________________________________________________________________________ 

12.  His brother ate some seafood yesterday. He had a stomachache. (because)  

 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

13. Mr. Hai usually has stomach problems. He eats dinner very close to the bedtime. (so) 

 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

14. My dad has a lot of carved eggs. He has never sold any of them. (but)  
 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

15. You will get a breathing problem. Clean your bed room more regularly. (or) 

 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

16. It/ be/ good idea/ eat/ different/ kind/ fruit/ vegetable/ every day. (complete sentence) 

________________________________________________________________________________ 

17. My brother/ not like/ ice-skating/ because/ think/ it/ dangerous. (complete sentence) 

 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

18. I didn’t go to school because I was sick.  

I was sick, so
 ___________________________________________________________________ 

19. It will be good if you eat less meat and more vegetables.  

You should  _____________________________________________________________________ 

20. He likes playing computer games in his free time. 
 His hobby is _____________________________________________________________________ 

21. I am interested in watching TV in the evening.  
I enjoy __________________________________________________________________________ 

22. I think that learning English is important.  

à I find  ________________________________________________________________________________ 

23. Tien / find /making pottery / difficult/ because/ she/ not/ skillful.   (Make a complete sentence) 

_______________________________________________________________ 

24. Hue city is more historic than Da Nang city.      (Rewrite the sentence, using “not as…as”)           

_______________________________________________________________ 

25.  My uncle can sing well. My father can sing well.   (Using too/either to combine the sentences) 

_______________________________________________________________ 

26. Lan started collecting dolls when she was 7 years olds.       (using the present perfect tense) 

Lan has _________________________________________ 

27. the pancake /Serve/ some/with /vegetables.( Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.) 

________________________________________________________________________________ 

28. Listen/ music/ in/ free/ time/ is/ my/ favourite/ hobby/. (Make a complete sentence) 

________________________________________________________________________________ 

29. My brother/ enjoy/ play/ piano/ when/ he/ young/. (Make a complete sentence) 

________________________________________________________________________________ 

30. In/ future/ I travel/ around/ Viet Nam. (Make a complete sentence) 

________________________________________________________________________________ 

1. City life is different from life in the countryside. (not the same)

.............................................................................................................................

2. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as)

...............................................................................................................................

3. Money is not as important as health. (than)

.........................................................................................................................

rewrite the second sentences in the way that its meaning stays the same
1. We started to live here in 2012
=> We have.....................................................................
2. People grow coffee in Brazil
=> Coffee......................................................................
3. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
=> It's a good idea to....................................................
4. I like literature best
=> My favourite.........................................................
5. American students have more vacations than Vietnamese students
=> Vietnamese students................................................

Rewrite:

1. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.

- Because............................................................

2. The last time I met him was 3 years ago.

I haven't...........................................................

3. Lan went out because she finished her homework.(so)

- Lan................................................................

4. He is interested in doing morning exericise.

- He................................................................

5. We have learned English for 3 years.

- We started....................................................

6. The journey was shorter then we thought at first. (not as................as)

7. This flim is more interesting than the one one we saw last week. (not as............as)

8. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the same............as)

9. She speaks English very well and her sister speaks well too.(as..........as)

- She speaks..................................................................

10. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. (as well as)

- Giang can't................................................................

11. How many hours a week do you work?

- How much..............................................................?