1.     Choose the word that is different from the rest in each group.

Tablet            chocolate                 medicine                  pill

2.     Choose the word that is different from the rest in each group.

love                like                  enjoy              hate

3.     Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

comb             lamb               club                climb

4.     Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Repeat                       spell               jet                  sell

5.     Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

tour                trouser                                  cloudy                        loud

6.     I bought some _____ at the bakery.

Beef                bread                        drinks                       fruits

7.     A/ an _____ is a young child whose age ranges between one and three years old.

Teen               senior                       youth                        toddler

8.     The diesel engine was named ___________ its inventor, Rudolf Diesel.

 with               along              to                    after

9.     The key ________ a football match is lots of practice and confidence.

 winning        to be won             to winning               to being won

10.The man ________ around the parking lot for 15 minutes to find a parking space yesterday.

drive              drives                         has driven                drove

11.The policeman warned us _______ there.    

to not go              not to go              not go             not go to

12.The typhoon caused serious damage to the area because they had not received any warning and therefore _________ no preparation for it.

 made                        had                 did                 got

13.The United States’ Library of Congress is one of the _____ libraries in the world.

Larger            largest                      larger than              large

14.There is too much traffic, ____________, the air is polluted.

However       since             therefore                  but

15.If you get up early, you ____ late.

 weren't                    wouldn't be            aren't                        won't be

16.- Joanna: "What are you going to do this weekend?" - Marek: " ______ "

 I think it will be interesting.                   I plan to visit my aunt.

 I'm very busy now.                                   I hope it isn't raining.

17. Marie and Phil are talking at recess. - Phil: "Would you like to go swimming with us?" - Marie: "______"

I'd love to, but I don't feel well today.             It's kind of you.

 No, I don't like.                              Yes, I'd like.

18.Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Acupuncture is one of the oldest medical treatment in the world.

 one                oldest             treatment                in

19.Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

 Sally dances very beautiful. She is a great dancer in our ballet class.

dances                       beautiful                   great             in

20.Choose the underlined part that needs correction. Simon takes part with many different volunteer programs in his town.

takes part with                    different       programs                 in

P1. Write like, as or different in the blanks

1/The music festival this year is ____as___  good as it was last year

2/The concert will be broadcast “live”: that means it comes on TV at the same time ____as___ it is performed

3/This camera is not as expensive ________as________ I thought at first.

4/Your taste in art is quite different _______from____________ mine.

5/Some people say that Spider- Man 2 is as boring______as__________ Spider- Man 1.

P2. Rewrite these sentences, using the words given at the beginning.

1. I think action films are more interesting than comedies.

à I think comedies are not _____as interesting as action film______________________________________.

2. Our maths homework is more difficult than out history homework.
         à Our history homework is not ___as difficult as out maths homework_____________________________________.

3. This year’s music contest is different from last year’s.

  à This year’s music contest is not __the same as last year's______________________________________.

4. The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play.

à The characters in the film are _different from the ones in the play_______________________________________.

5. This picture is brighter than that picture.

  à That picture is not _____as bright as this picture______________________________________________.

P3. Rewrite these sentences, using the words given.

1. Playing video games is not as good as exercising. (better)

Exercising is_____better than playing video games______________________________________________________

2. What is the price of a glass of milk? (much)

 è How _____much is a glass of milk________________________________________________________?

3. This painting is not as valuable as the Mona Lisa. (more)

The Mona Lisa _____is more valuable than this painting____________________________________________________

4. David is more artistic than Nick. (not as)

Nick is _______not as artistic as David________________________________________________________

5. The second version of the play is not different from the first. (like)

The second version of the play _____is not like the first________________________________________

- The flower in picture B is not as big as picture A.

(Bông hoa ở bức tranh B không to bằng bông hoa ở bức tranh A.)

- The fish in picture A is not as big as the fish in picture B.

(Con cá ở bức tranh A không to bằng con cá ở bức tranh B.)

- The cat’s shirt in picture A is different from the cat’s shirt in picture B.

(Cái áo của chú mèo trong bức tranh A khác với cái áo của chú mèo trong bức tranh B.)

- The house in picture A is like one’s in picture B.

(Ngôi nhà trong bức tranh A giống ngôi nhà trong bức tranh B.)

1. This camera is not as expensive as I thought at first.

(Máy ảnh này không đắt như tôi nghĩ lúc đầu.)

Giải thích: Cấu trúc so sánh bằng: as + adj (expensive) + as

2. Her room is lovely. It is like a princess's room.

(Căn phòng của cô ấy thật đáng yêu. Nó giống như một căn phòng của công chúa.)

Giải thích: Cấu trúc: It is + adj (like) + noun (princess’s room)

3. You like folk songs; I like pop music. Your taste is different from mine.

(Bạn thích những bài hát dân ca; Tôi thích nhạc pop. Gu âm nhạc của bạn khác với tôi.)

Giải thích: Sau chỗ trống có "from" => dùng "different".

4. My dad is not always as busy as my mum.

(Không phải lúc nào bố tôi cũng bận như mẹ tôi.)

Giải thích: Cấu trúc so sánh bằng: not as + adj (busy) + as

5. Some of us think that Spiderman 2 is not too different from Spiderman 1. 

(Một số người trong chúng tôi nghĩ rằng Người nhện 2 không quá khác biệt với Người nhện 1.)

Giải thích: Sau chỗ trống có "from" => dùng "different".

Đáp án D

Dịch: Trường học ở Anh thì khác với trường học ở Việt Nam.

1 Nam's backpack is quite different from Hung's one

2 The characters in the films are different from the ones in the play

3 The painting he recently painted is like the old one very much

4 I would prefer to go to the music festival at my school

5 Each of my three sisters is very different from the others

7 Music and arts are my favorite subjects at school

8 Nam can draw as well as his friend

9 In the 16 th century, artists began using chalk to draw on the pavement

10 The actress spent the whole week trying to remember her lines for the play

Rewrite each of the following sentences using different from or the same as

1.This house and your last house are different
This house is different from your last house.

2.Jane and her sister are very different
Jane is different from her sister.

3.The child's height and the height of the table are the same
The child's height is the same as the height of the table.

4.This cake and that cake taste the same
This cake tastes the same as that cake.

5.Food in San Francisco and food in New Orleans are different
Food in San Francisco is different from food in New Orleans.

6.His shoes and my shoes are the same
His shoes are the same as my shoes.