EXERCISE 1 Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets: 1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable) 2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. ( large) 3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot) 4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long) 5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad) 6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult) 7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big) 8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful) 9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful) 10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow) 11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old) 12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy) 13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat) 14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy) 15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good) EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: 1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes. A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful 2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants. A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid 3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam . A. long B shortest C. longest D. longer 4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as 5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners. A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as 6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ . A. best B. the best C. most D. better 7. She is the .………… girl in our town . A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully 8. The harder you learn............. A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be 9. Jim is the ................. in his class. A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever 10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier 11. Your house is ................. mine. A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big 12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year. A. This year it is as colder than last year. B This year it is colder than last year. C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year. 13. She is older than me. A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her. C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her. 14. The test is not ………………… A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct 15. The Nile River is ………………… of all. A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest 16. .................. we read, .................. we know. A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more C. Most/ most D. More/ more 17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming. A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter 18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary. A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster 19. The problem seems to be .................. A. more serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than 21. Prices get .................. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. A. the most products B. the products more C. the more products D. most products 23. ................. a car is ................. it is. A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable- 24. Of the five students. Mary is ................. A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent 25. Steel is ................ than wood. A. more heavy B. as heavy C. heavier D. more heavier 26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center. A. less convenient as B. less convenient than C. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as 27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists. A. more and most attractive B. the more attractive C. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive 28. This car is …………………… than mine. A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive 29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John. A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad 30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back. A. early B

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences : 

1. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.

A. This year it is as colder than last year.        C. This year it is colder than last year.

B. This year it isn’t as cold as last year.           D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.

2. She is older than me.

A. I’m more younger than her.           C. I’m as younger as her.

B. I’m more young than her.             D. I’m younger than her.

3. “How I should overcome this problem ?”, he wondered.

A. I wondered how to overcome that problem

B. He wondered how I should overcome that problem

C. He wondered if to overcome that problem

D. He wondered how to overcome that problem

4. His class will have a trip to a traditional craft village, so he is excited.

A. Because he is excited, his class will have a trip to a traditional craft village.

B. Because his class will have a trip to a traditional craft village, so he is excited.

C. His class will have a trip to a traditional craft village or he is excited.

D. Because his class will have a trip to a traditional craft village, he is excited.

5. The artisan moulded the clay so that he could make a mask.

A. The artisan moulded the clay but he could make a mask.

B. The artisan moulded the clay so as to make a mask.

C. The artisan moulded the clay in order he could make a mask.

D. B & C

6. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.

A. that he did not feel very well                 B. despite of the fact not feeling well

C. because he did not feel very well         D. despite not feeling very well

7. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.

A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

8. “What should I wear to the fancy dress party?” Trang asked.

A. Trang wondered what to wear to the fancy dress party.

B. Trang wondered what I should wear to the fancy dress party.

C. Trang wondered what wear to the fancy dress party.

D. Trang wondered what to wearing to the fancy dress party.

9. “Who can I turn to for help with my homework now?” Phuc said.

A. Phuc had no idea who to turn to for help with my homework then.

B. Phuc had no idea who to turn to for help with his homework now.

C. Phuc had no idea who to turn to for help with his homework then.

D. Phuc had no idea who turn to for help with his homework then.

10. “We will visit you next week.” , they said

A. They said that they will visit us the week after.

B. They said that they would visit us next week.

C. They said that they would visit you the week after.

D. They said that they would visit us the week after.

11. “What do you do in your free time ?”, he asked me

A. He asked me what he does in his free time.

B. He asked me what I did in my free time.

C. He asked me what I did in his free time.

D. He asked me what I do in my free time.

12. The council had to cancel the football match because of the storm.

A. The council had to call of the football match because of the storm.

B. The council had to call over the football match because of the storm.

C. The council had to call off the football match because of the storm.

D. The council had to call out the football match because of the storm.

13. He asked “Why did she take my pen?”- He asked why .

A. she took his pen                            C. did she take his pen

B. she had taken his pen                   D. she has taken his pen

14. “You must come to my party,” she told me.

A. She told me I come to her party.             C. She told me to come her party.

B. She told me I had to come to her party.  D. She told me I came to her party.

15. They cancelled the match because of the heavy rain.

A. They called of the match because of the heavy rain.

B. They called off the match because the rain is heavy.

C. They cancelled the match because it rained heavy.

D. They called off the match because it rained heavily.

16. “Should I help Chau with the money my mum gave to me?” she wondered.

A. She couldn't decide whether to help Chau with the money her mum had given to her.

B. She couldn't decide help Chau with the money her mum had given to her.

C. She couldn't decide whether to help Chau with the money her mum gave to her.

D. She couldn't decide whether to help Chau with the money my mum had given to her.

11. Your house is ................. mine.

A. as bigger as B. many times as big as

C. much big as D. not many times big

12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.

A. This year it is as colder than last year. B. This year it  is colder than last year.

C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.

13. She is older than me.

A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her.

C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her.

14. The test is not …………………

A. as difficult as it was last month.      B. so difficult as it was last month        

C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct        

15. The Nile River is ………………… of all.

A. longer B. the longest

C. long D. longest

16................... we read, .................. we know.

A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more

C. Most/ most D. More/ more

17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming.

A. hot and hot B. the more hot         

C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter

18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary.

A. more fast B. more fast than

C. more fast D. faster

19. The problem seems to be ..................

A. more serious B. more serious than

C. more serious as    D. more and more serious 

20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife.

A. as many money as B. as much money as

C. as many money than    D. as much money than

1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes

.A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful

2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants

.A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid

3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam.

A. long B. shortest C. longest D. longer

4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton.

A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as

5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.

A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as

6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ .

A. best B. the best C. most D. better

7. She is the .………… girl in our town

.A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully

8. The harder you learn.............

A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be

9. Jim is the ................. in his class
A. clever B. cleverestC. cleverer D. more clever

10. Of the two shirts, this one is ...................

A. the prettiest B. the most prettyC. prettier D. the prettier

11. Your house is ................. mine.

A. as bigger as B. many ti es as big asC. much big as D. not many times big

12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year

.A. This year it is as colder than last year. B. This year it is colder than last year.C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.

13. She is older than me.

A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her.C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her.

14. The test is not …………………

A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct

15. The Nile River is ………………… of all.

A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest

16. .................. we read, .................. we know.

A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the moreC. Most/ most D. More/ more

17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming.

A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter

18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary.

A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster

19. The problem seems to be ..................

A. more serious B. more serious thanC. more serious as D. more and more serious

20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife.

A. as many money as B. as much money asC. as many money than D. as much money than

21. Prices get ..................

A. high and high B. highest and highestC. more and more high D. higher and higher

22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell.

A. the most products B. the products moreC. the more products D. most products

23. ................. a car is ................. it is

.A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable

24. Of the five students. Mary is .................

A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent

25. Steel is ................ than wood

.A. more heavy B. as heavyC. heavier D. more heavier

26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center

.A. less convenient as B. less convenient thanC. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as

27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists

.A. more and most attractive B. the more attractiveC. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive

28. This car is …………………… than mine.

A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive

29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John.

A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back.A. early B. earliest C. earlier D. more earl

11. Your house is ................. mine.

A. as bigger as            B. many times as big as

C. much big as                        D. not many times big

12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.

A. This year it is as colder than last year.                  B. This year it is colder than last year.

C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year.                                 D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.

13. She is older than me.

A. I’m more younger than her.                       B. I’m as younger as her.

C. I’m more young than her.              D. I’m younger than her.

14. The test is not …………………

A. as difficult as it was last month.                B. so difficult as it was last month

C. more difficult as it was last month.                       D. Both A & B are correct

15. The Nile River is ………………… of all.

A. longer         B. the longest  C. long D. longest

16. .................. we read, .................. we know.

A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more           C. Most/ most D. More/ more

17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming.

A. hot and hot             B. the more hot           C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter

18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary.

A. more fast                B. more fast than                    C. more fast                D. faster

19. The problem seems to be ..................

A. more serious                      B. more serious than   C. more serious as      D. more and more serious

20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife.

A. as many money as              B. as much money as

C. as many money than                      D. as much money than

Rewrite each sentence with the word(s) in parentheses.
1. My watch is less attractive than yours. (not as . . . as)
->My watch isn’t as at ractive as yours.
2. Sally’s shoes aren’t as fancy as Jill’s. (less)

->
3. Adam exercises less frequently than he used to. (not as . . . as)

->
4. This supermarket isn’t as expensive as the one across the street. (less)

->
5. The actor’s new movie isn’t as exciting as his last one. (less)

->
6. This gym is less convenient than the one near my house. (not as . . . as)

->
7. This review is less positive than that one. (not as . . . as)

->
8. The new tablet doesn’t start up as quickly as the old one. (less)

->

19. The villagers are          they were years ago. There is no change at all.

     A. as friend as      B. as friendly as     C. different from      D. not as friendly as

20.This year’s musical festival is not                it was last year.

     A. as good as          B. as well as         C. different from             D. worse

21. How many             do you eat every day?

     A. orange                B. milk                C. apple                   D. apples

22. There isn’t                   for dinner, so I have to go to the market.

     A. some left            B. any leaning         C. some leaving               D. any left

23.           water should I put into the glass?

     A. How             B. How much             C. How many               D. What

24.        tomatoes do you need to make the sauce?

     A. How much         B. How many            C. How long               D. How often

25. There is                  tofu, but there aren’t              sandwiches.

   A. some - some         B. any - any         C. some - any          D. any - some