I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one

1. It's exciting for me to learn that I can come to visite my friend in Phu Yen next month

I am .........................

2. Those children need to be taught about how Vietnam has transformed itself.

It is .................

3. She was so rude to shout at his face in the department store.

It was ..............................

4. My father was pleased when he learned that I had passed the entrance exam to high school

My father .....................

Rewrite these following sentences keep the meaning as the root one
1. He doesn't play the guitar as well as Henry.
-> Henry plays .......................................................
2.Martha is more tanlented than Bill.
-> Bill is .................................................................
3. Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Jane is.
-> Jane is ...............................................................
4. No animal in the world is as big as a whale is.
-> A whale is ..........................................................
5. Laura reads more quickly than her brother does.
-> Her brother .........................................................
6. Jack is the tallest student in this class.
-> No .....................................................................
7. His assignment is different from mine.
-> My assignment ...................................................
8. He knows a lot more about it than I do.
-> I don't know ........................................................
9. Jane is a better swimmer than mary.
->. Jane ..................................................................
10. She is a far more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives ...........................................................
11. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
-> She drives............................................................
12. Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.
-> Joe's partner .........................................................
13. When he is old , he doesn't like to travel.
-> The older ..............................................................
14.Is this the cheapest pet food you have got?
-> Have you .............................................................?
15. My book isn't as interesting as yours.
-> Your book is ..........................................................
16. His car runs faster than a race car.
-> A race car ..............................................................
17. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
-> I ...........................................................................
18. Her watch isn't as expensive as mine .
-> My watch ..............................................................
19. Tan's salary is higher than Minh's.
-> Minh's salary ..........................................................
20. Exercise 1 is more difficult than exercise 2.
-> Exercise 2 ..........................................................

VIII. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning the same as the root one.
1. I get up earlier than he does.

=> He_{.......................................................................................................................................................................................}

2.My mother has more days off than my father.

=> My father_{......................................................................................................................................................................}

3. Mr Tuan works more days in the week than Tim’s father

=> Tim’s father _{...............................................................................................................................................................}

4. Hoa’s classes finish later than Minh’s classes

=> Minh’s classes_{...........................................................................................................................................................}

5. His sister has more books than him.

=> He_{.......................................................................................................................................................................................}

6. This hamburger costs ten thousand dong.

=> It is _{...................................................................................................................................................................................}

7. They are reading a comic which has one hundred pages.

=> They are reading _{.....................................................................................................................................................}

8. She is watching a film which lasts three hours.

=> She is watching _{........................................................................................................................................................}

9. The students are sitting on a bench which has five seat.

=> The students are sitting_{........................................................................................................................................}

10. They are running a race which is five hundred meters long.

=> They are running                

IX. Rewrite these following sentences, keep meaning as the root ones.

1. I don’t have so many storybooks as my sister does.

=> I have _{.......................................................................................................................................................................................}

2. My friends have more music CD’s than I do.

=> I don’t _{......................................................................................................................................................................................}

3. My brother drinks more coffee than my sister does.

=> My sister drinks _{................................................................................................................................................................}

4. She eats more chocolate than I do.

=> I eat _{............................................................................................................................................................................................}

5. There isn’t as much rice in the bowl as there is on the plate.

=> There is _{...................................................................................................................................................................................}

6. She has less homework to do than he does.

=> He has _{......................................................................................................................................................................................}

7. There are more girls in my class than there are in hers.

=> Her class _{.................................................................................................................................................................................}

8. There isn’t as much milk in my glass as there is in yours.

=> There is _{...................................................................................................................................................................................}

9. There are fewer theaters in a small city than there are in a big one.

=> There aren’t _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

10. There is less noise in the country than there is in the city.

=> There isn’t _{.............................................................................................................................................................................}

11. The meeting lasts for two hours.

=> It is _{.............................................................................................................................................................................................}

12. They are building a bridge which is two kilometers long.

=> They are building _{.............................................................................................................................................................}

13. The trips lasts ten days.

=> It is _{.............................................................................................................................................................................................}

14. The recess lasts thirty minutes.

=> It is _{.............................................................................................................................................................................................}

15. The road is fifty miles long.

=> It is               

VI. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root one

11. The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighborhood.

=> Almost all houses _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

12. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it.

=> It was such _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

13. The driver said, “ Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”

=> The driver asked all the passengers _{………………………………………………………………………………………}

14. Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife.

=> Opening_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….}

15. Mr Brown is going to retire at the end of this year. It was decided

=> The fact that _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

16. I’d rather drink coffee than tea

=> I prefer_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

17. The explanation was so complicated that I couldn’t understand it.

=> The explanation was too_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

18. Although he was tired, he was determined to finish his work.

=> In spite_{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

19. “Where is the post office?”, he asked

=> He wanted to know_{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

20. They produced the first TV picture in 1962.

=> The first TV picture_{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones

1. I  am sorry I am busy now.

→ I wish...............................................................................................................................

2. She doesn’t have a bike.

→ She wishes...........................................................................................................................

3. We usually played soccer in the afternoon long ago.

→ We used..............................................................................................................................

4. Mary and Tom invited three hundred people to the wedding.

→ Three.............................................................................................................................

5. I  last saw her 10 months ago.

→ I have..............................................................................................................................

6. We can’t go out because of the heavy rain.

→ Since ......................................................................................................................................

7. She doesn’t go to my birthday party because she is busy.  

→ If...................................................................................................................................

8. We often went camping together.

→ We don’t ....................................................................................................................................

9. They send two million books to America every year.

→ Two................................................................................................................................

10. It’s five years since we last met each other.

→ We ......................................................................................................................................

IX. Rewrite these following sentences, keep meaning as the root ones.

1. I don’t have so many storybooks as my sister does.

=> I have 

2. My friends have more music CD’s than I do.

=> I don’t 

3. My brother drinks more coffee than my sister does.

=> My sister drinks 

4. She eats more chocolate than I do.

=> I eat 

5. There isn’t as much rice in the bowl as there is on the plate.

=> There is 

6. She has less homework to do than he does.

=> He has 

7. There are more girls in my class than there are in hers.

=> Her class 

8. There isn’t as much milk in my glass as there is in yours.

=> There is 

VII. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones

1. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.

- Sorting out stamps _________________________________________________________

2. The garage is servicing my car on Sunday.

- My car ___________________________________________________________________

3. She continued to ask me about you.

- She kept _________________________________________________________________

4. The detective saw the woman putting jewellery in her bag.

- The woman _______________________________________________________________

5. It is difficult to get taxis during rush – hours.

- Taxis _____________________________________________________________________

6. Theater prorammes usually have lots of information.

- There ____________________________________________________________________

7. He has been collecting stamps for five years.

- He started ________________________________________________________________

8. Many newspapers are being sold in the city.

- People ___________________________________________________________________ 

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same .

1. “ Please turn down the radio for me,” My father said to me . (TO)

My father asked ………………. …………………………………………………............................................

2. Minh does morning exercises regularly because he wants to be healthy. (SO)

Minh does ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. People don’t use this road very often . (USED)

This road ……………………………………………………………………….………………………………

4. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking . (DIDN”T)

I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….

5.  People believe that he stole that car. (HAVE)

He ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….