VII. Comparative.

      1.Mary is (pretty) as pretty as her sister.

2. A new house is (expensive) more expensive than an old one.

3. His job is( important)  more important than mine.

4.The weather today is ( warm) warmer than the weather yesterday.

5.This film is not (good)as good as the one we saw last week.

6.Holidays are( pleasant) more pleasant than working days.

7.Which is ( high) the highest mountain in your country?

8. A house is ( strong) stronger than a dog.

9. Robert is ( fat) fatter than his brother.

10.The Pacific is ( large)  the largest ocean in the world.

1. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The...time we can spend sightseeing

3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer...go to the cinema.

4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries wome... men.

5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps...nuts.

6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It ...job.

7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received...John.

8. Last night I felt more tired than ever. (as) → I have ...I did last night.

9. Tony finds history easier than geography. (not) →Geography...history for Tony.

10. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. (the) →The...tolerant he becomes

11. I love going to football matches but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. (whereas) → I love going to football match...to tennis tournaments.

12. Helen had twice as much work as Janet. (half) →Janet had...Helen.

13. I like being self-employed. It’s better than working for someone else. (to) → I prefer...for someone else.

14. My grandfather is getting less and less patient as he gets older. (impatient) →My grandfather is getting...as he gets older.

15. Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. (such) →Laura isn’t...her sister.

16. Airships are not dangerous as they used to be. (than) →Airships...they used to be.

17. My father is spending less time at the office now he’s nearing retirement. (as) →My father is at the office now that he’s nearing retirement.

18. Martha and Julie have the same views. (as) →Martha’s views ...Julie’s.

19. I think I would prefer to leave rather than wait until he comes. (sooner) → I think I...until he comes.

20. If we climb higher, the view will be better. (the)→The...the view will be.

EXERCISE 4: Choose the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?

A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater

2. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.

A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive

3. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.

A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner

4. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ”

A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest

5. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.

A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully

6. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.

A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded

7. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.

A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher

8. You must explain your problems …………....

A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are

9. Pil is ……………… person we know.

A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest

10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is………….

A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart

11. Bill is ………………

A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier

12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?

A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter

13. ………………..the time passes, …………….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.

A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous

C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous

14. China is the country with…………………..population.

A. the larger B. the more large C. the largest D. the most large

15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting…………….Finally she exploded.

A. more and more angry B. the more angry C. angrier and angrier D. the most angry

16. For ……………….., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.

A. the better or the worse B. the good or the bad C. good or bad D. better or worse

17. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.

A. more seriously as B. as seriously as B. more serious than D. as serious than

18. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed…………..usual.

A. more early than B. as early as C more earlier as D. earlier than

19._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.

A. The harder / the better B. The more / the much

C. The hardest / the best D. The more hard / the more good

20. His house is _______ mine.

A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice

21. No one else in the class plays the guitar ______ John.

A. as well B. as far as C. so well as D. as soon as

22. The town was nearer _____ we thought it would be.

A. then B. that C. as D. than

23. the economic conditions today are _______ they were in the past.

A. much more good B. much better than C. much better D. the best than

24.Peter is ______ student in my class.

A. taller than B. so tall as C. the talllest D. tallest

25.The deep oceans contain some of the ______ of all living creatures.

A. strangest B. strange C. as strange as D. stranger

26.Jane is not _____ her brother.

A. more intelligent as B. intelligent as C. so intelligent as D. so intelligent that

27.He drives as ______ his father does.

A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as

28.What’s the ______ film you’ve ever seen.

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

29.Jane is ______ age as Mary.

A. as same B. the most same C. the same D. more same

30.I’ll be there _______ I can.

A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as

31.This shirt and that one ______.

A. alike B. are alike C. as like as D. the same

32.I would rather do any job ______ be jobless.

A. beeter than B. more than C. than D. so than

33.It is not so hot today as it ______ yesterday.

A. is B. was C. will be D. has been

34.Mr. Lam cannot earn _______ his wife.

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

35.I like Enlish ______ French.

A. than B. more C. less D. better than

36.The salary of a bus driver is much higher _______ a teacher.

A. as that of B. than that of C. for D. to compare with

37.Lili cannot swim as fast as ______ can.

A. I B. me C. my D. mine

38.My car is _______ yours.

A. more fast and economical than B. more fast and more economical than

C. faster and economical as D. faster and more economical than

39.I want to buy some shoes _______ the ones you have on.

A. like B. are like C. are alike D. likely

40.Mary and her mother do not _______.

A. alike B. look like C. look alike D. like

41.Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean _______ the Alantic Ocean.

A. as deep as B. is the same deep as C. deeper as D. is as deep as

42.Sharon ______ from other women I know.

A. different B. as different C. differs D. more different

43.This one is prettier, but it costs _____ as the other one.

A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as many

44.You can take ______ as you want.

A. as many B. as much C. so much D. too many

45.Of the two sisters, Linda _______ .

A. is beautiful B. the most beautiful C. is more beautiful D. is so beautiful as

46.The lab is _____ from the bus stop than the library.

A. far B. farther C. furthur D. B and C

47.The ______ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.

A. badest B.most bad C. worse D. worst

48.He finished the test _______ of all.

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

49.Many chemicals react ______ in acid solutions.

A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. as quickly more

50.It’s becoming ______ to find a job.

A. more difficult and more B. more and more difficult

C. most and more difficult D. more difficult than

51.______ electricity you use, _______ your bill will be.

A. more / higher B. the most / the higher C. the more / the high D. the more / the higher

52.The more I got to know Tom, _______ I liked him.

A. least B. the less C. the least D. the fewer

53.The room in the front ______ noisier than those in the back.

A. are more B. are little C. are much D. are very

54.______ you are, ______ you concentrate.

A. Tired / the least hard B. The more tired / the harder

C. The tireder / the harder D. The tired / the harder

55.______ the man gets, ______ he becomes.

A. the more old / the more weak B. the older / the weaker

C. the older / the weakest D. older / weaker

56.Of all the candidates, Mr. Hung is probably ______.

A. the less qualified B. the qualified less C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified

57._______ a car is, ______ it is.

A. the expensive / the comfortabler B. the most expensive /the most comfortable

C. the more expensive / the more comfortable D. the less expensive / the more comfortable

58.His house is _____ mine.

A. larger and more comfortable than B. the most large and comfortable than

C. more large and comfortable than D. the largest and more comfortable than

59._______ 100 billion stars are in the Milky Way.

A. As many as B. As much as C. As more as D. As most as

60.The CDs here are more expensive ______ over there.

A. those B. than those C. than that D. than this

61.These two girls ______ that I can’t tell them apart.

A. are so like B. are so alike C. are too alike D. alike enough

62._______ other mammals, whales do not have a sense of smell.

A. Not alike B. Unlike C. Unlikely D. Dislike

63.The stomach of a cow, ______ that of other ruminants, is divided into four compartments.

A. likely B. similar C. same D. like

64.The larger the drop of water, ______ freezing temperature.

A. the higher its B. its higher C. higher than its D. higher of its

65.Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger ______ .

A. trains do B. as trains C. as are trains D. than trains do

66.“would you like to try this hat?” “Have you got one ______. ”

A. with a wider brim B. a wider brim C. wich a wider brim D. a wider brim than

67.A cat would be _______ ­­­­ to look after ______ a dog.

A. easy / than B. easier / than C. easy / to D. the easiest / than

68.The Duke of Westminster is _______ .

A. second richest person B. the richest second person

C. the second richest person D. the richest the second

69.The younger you are, _______ it is to learn.

A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy

70._______ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals.

A. As B. Also C. Like D. When

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Lan is a student. That is her family. There are five people in her family: her father, her mother, her sister, her brother and her. That is her father. He's forty years old. He is working as a doctor in the city hospital. That is her mother. She is thirty-five years old. She is a nurse. Her brother is fifteen years old. Her sister is six years old. They are students. Although everybody is busy with their job, they still gather together to share happiness and sorrow in their life.

Her family spends less time for each other

A. True

B. False

I. Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước sao cho nghĩa ko thay đổi

1. No one in my class is as tall as Tam . => Tam is the..............

2. I can't cook as well as my mother => My mother can cook.............

3. He does not play tennis as well as Jack => Jack can..........

4. I did not spend as much money as you=> You spent...........

5. I don't think this book is expensive as it is=> This book is.............

6. This is the most interesting film of all=> No other films are .........

7. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones => Japanese cars...........

8. This exercise is easier than that one => That exercise is not............

9. He driver more carefully than Jack does => Jack............

10. No one in the group phays better than he=> He can.........

11. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this=> This hotel is the..............

12. Other oceans in the world aren't as large as the pacific one = > The Pacific Ocean is.........

II. Chia đúng từ trong ngoặc

1. It's.......... than mine ( small)

2. Yours is..... than mine ( big)

3. It cost......... than I thought ( little)

4. He's ......... than he look ( intelligent)

5. The road is .......... than the motorway ( narrow)

6. She talks........than I do ( quickly)

7. It's.........than it looks ( bad)

8. It's.........than it was ( good)

9. It was...............than I thought it would be ( quick)

10. I'd like some....................information about your coureses ( far)

III. Dùng các hình thức so sánh với tính từ trong ngoặc

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is ( old).........Julie

2. The Alps are very high. They are ( high)...........mountains in Europe

3. An ocean is ( large)........... a sea

4. A rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money. A Rolls Royce is ( expensive)............a Twingo.

5. John's results were good. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were ( bad)........ next week.

8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually( friendly)............in small towns.

9. In the government of a country, the President is ( important).........person.

10. People say that Chinese is ( dificult) ............... to learn than Eghlish.

11. This test is not ( difficult)............. as it was last month.

Bài hơi dài. cc giup tớ nha

1. Wouldn’t you prefer to get a takeaway rather than have to cook tonight? (sooner) →Wouldn’t you _______________________________have to cook tonight?

2. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The _______________________________time we can spend sightseeing

3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer _______________________________go to the cinema.

4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries women _______________________________ men.

5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps _______________________________nuts.

6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It _______________________________job.

7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received _______________________________John.

8. Last night I felt more tired than ever. (as) → I have _______________________________I did last night.

9. Tony finds history easier than geography. (not) →Geography _______________________________history for Tony.

10. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. (the) →The _______________________________tolerant he becomes.

11. I love going to football matches but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. (whereas) → I love going to football match _______________________________to tennis tournaments.

12. Helen had twice as much work as Janet. (half) →Janet had _______________________________Helen.

13. I like being self-employed. It’s better than working for someone else. (to) → I prefer _______________________________for someone else.

14. My grandfather is getting less and less patient as he gets older. (impatient) →My grandfather is getting _______________________________as he gets older.

15. Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. (such) →Laura isn’t _______________________________her sister.

16. Airships are not dangerous as they used to be. (than) →Airships _______________________________they used to be.

17. My father is spending less time at the office now he’s nearing retirement. (as) →My father is _______________________________at the office now that he’s nearing retirement.

18. Martha and Julie have the same views. (as) →Martha’s views _______________________________Julie’s.

19. I think I would prefer to leave rather than wait until he comes. (sooner) → I think I _______________________________until he comes.

20. If we climb higher, the view will be better. (the)→The _______________________________the view will be

Nhờ các bạn nhé !!!
 

1.Did you put..........sugar in my coffee?

A. many B. a few C. has he D.hasn't he

2.It is a .............. from the hotel to the beach.

A. 5 minutes walk C. 5 minutes's walk

B. 5- minute walk D. all are correct.

3. My sister is ................ I am.

A. twice older than B. as twice old as C. twice as old as D. twice as old

4. Learners should try to ................. the best way for themselves.

A. find up B. get out C. get up D. find out.

Giải thích giùm mình sao lại chọn đáp án đó luôn nhé. thanks nhiều ..

IV/  Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets:

1. Marry is ( pretty)…………………..as her sister.

2. A new house is ( expensive )……………………..than an old one.

3. His job is (important)………………………than mine.

4. Of the four ties, I like the red one ( well)………….

5. Nobody is ( happy ) than Miss Snow.

6. Today English is the ( international)…………………………of language.

7. John is much ( strong)…………….than I thought.

8. Beches are (comfortable)……………………….than armchairs.

9. Bill is (good) ………………..than you thought.

10. Dick is the (careful)…………………of the three workers.

11. The teacher speaks English (fluently) ………………than we do.

12. Nga is (lazy) and ( lazy)…………………

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Lan is a student. That is her family. There are five people in her family: her father, her mother, her sister, her brother and her. That is her father. He's forty years old. He is working as a doctor in the city hospital. That is her mother. She is thirty-five years old. She is a nurse. Her brother is fifteen years old. Her sister is six years old. They are students. Although everybody is busy with their job, they still gather together to share happiness and sorrow in their life.

Her mother is 35 years old

A. True

B. False