Week 12: COMPARISION
Excercises.
2.1 Rewrite these sentences, using: (not)as…as, the same as, different from.
a/ The weather is still cold today but yesterday it was colder.
The weather isn’t……AS COLD AS IT WAS YESTERDAY…………………(as….as).
b/ I’m 14 years old and she is 14 years old, too.
She……IS THE SAME AGE AS ME……………………..(the same as)
c/ Your bag is made in Korea but my bag is made in Vietnam.
My school bag…IS DIFFERENT FROM YOURS…………………(different from.)
d/ Hanoi is older than HoChiMinh City.
HoChiMinh City …ISN'T AS OLD AS HN…………….(not as….as).
e/ I had a grammar mistake in the English test. She had a grammar mistake,too.
She had…THE SAME GRAMMAR MISTAKE AS I DID…………………………….(the same……as)
f/ Hoa’s picture describes the river and Nam’s picture describes the sea.
Nam’s picture …IS DIFFERNT FROM MINE………………(different from).
g/ The examination was easier than we expexted.
The examination wasn’t………AS DIFFICULT AS WE HAD EXPECTED……………..(as……..as)
h/ This book is big but that book is small.
That book …ISN'T AS BIG AS THIS BOOK……………..(not as …..as)
i/ This red car is50000, too. Oh! It’s too expensive.
That car…COSTS THE SAME MONEY AS THIS CAR………………………..(the same……as).
j/ DaNang is very large and it ‘s more beautiful than my hometown.
My hometown is…………NOT AS LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL AS DA NANG………………….(as……as)
k/ That green ball is big but my ball is too small.
My ball………IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT GREEN BALL………………….(different from)

I. Combine the two sentences using the words in brackets:

1. My dress is expensive. Your dress is expensive too. ( as ..... as )

=> My dress is as expensive as yours.

2. My brother is 1.80 m high. So is Sue ' s brothers ( the same )

=> My brother is the same height as Sue ' s brothers.

3. I live in Hue. My friends lives in Hanoi. ( different ) ( same )

=> My city is different from your friends.

=> I don't live the same city as your friends.

4. The Americans speak English. The Australians also speak English ... ( same )

=> The Americans speak the same language as the Australians.

5. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster ( as .... as )

=> His car doesn't run as fast as a race car.

6. She sings more beatifully than her sister ( as .... as )

=> Her sister doesn't sing as beautifully as her.

7. I'm Vietnamese. She is Russin. ( different )

=> I'm different from her.

8. Tom is 18 years old. Mary is 18 years old, too... ( as .... as ) .....( same )

=> Tom is as old as Mary.

=> Tom's age is the same as Mary.

9. This bicycle is 900,000 VNĐ. That bike is 1,000,000VND ( different )

This bicycle's price is different from that one.

10. Mr. An teaches Math. Mr.Nam teaches History ( same )

=> Mr. An doesn't teach the same subject as Mr. Nam.

V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
- I was sick, so ...........I didn't go to school...
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
- His hobby is ..........play computer games...............
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening
- I enjoy......watching TV in the evening
5. I think that learning English is important.
-I find .............................that learning English is important
6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
- The tickets to the show cost ...more expensive than we think.............
7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children ..........are attracted by Charles Dickens’ novels
8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only .......takes us half an hour to get to the art gallery
9. My house is bigger than your house.
- Your house is.....not as big as my house...........
10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.
- The red car.........is more expensive than the black car....
11. This film is not so interesting as the play.
- The play..........is more interesting than this film........
12. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book ..........is different from mine.........
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my .......favorite music...
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ........rained heavily so they didn't go camping yesterday.............
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have................played soccer for 5 years
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ......13 years old and so is my son.......
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because ......Mary was sick , she couldn't go to school.........
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t .........met him for 3 years....
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan ..........finished her homework so she went out..
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys ...doing morning exercise...................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started .......learning English 3 years ago..
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have .............lived here since 2012...
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is...................is different from mine
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to..walk around the Old Quarter at night

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Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning using the given words in brackets

1.This painting is more expensive than that one (not as .... as)

==> That painting is not as expensive as tis one.

2. I enjoy listening to pop music best. (favourite)

==> Pop music is my favourite kind of music.

3. Her taste in art is not the same as my taste. (different)

==> Her taste in art is different from mine.

4. The film was more boring than we thought at first

==> The film was not as interesting as we thought at first.

5. ' Cheo ' is quite different from ' Cai Luong ' .

==> 'Cheo' is not the same as 'Cai Luong'.

6. The picture is the same as the picture in our room. ( not different from )

==> The picture in our room is not different from the picture.

7. The sickets to the show are too expensive for us

==> The sickets to the show cost too much for us to buy.

1. That painting is not as expensive as this painting.

2. Pop music is my favourite hobby.

3. Her taste in art is different from mine.

4. The film was not as exciting as we thought at first.

5. 'Cheo' is not the same as 'Cai Luong'.

6. The picture is not different from ours.

7. The stickets to the show cost to much money to buy.

38 this exercise seems the (difficult) ..most difficult... in the book

39 today, it is not as (cold) ..cold as... it was yesterday

40 ann is pretty, but my uncle thinks her sister is (pretty) ..prettier...

41 they spent (little) ....less... money than they did last year

42 jane is (clever) ...as clever... as arthur

43 the moive was (interesting) ..more interesting.. than the one on television

44 we've (little) ..less.. time that i thought

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IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>.......the photograph is not as big as the paiting...........................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.....the film we saw last week was not as interesting as this one........................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>.....the journey was not as long as we thought as first........................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.......at the same age as hoa......................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......speak english as well as her sister................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t .............paint as well as khanh.........................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is .......different from mine..........................................................

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I. Choose the suitable option to complete the sentence. My father ________ this flower every morning. * 5 điểm is watered waters

The English grammar point _________ by our teacher yesterday. * 5 điểm is explained was explained

A lot of phone calls _________ every day. * 5 điểm are received is received

How many houses __________ by the storm last night? * 5 điểm were destroyed are destroyed

The school _________ to the higher area. * 5 điểm was moved moved

Harvard University _________ in 1636. * 5 điểm is founded was founded

II. Choose the best answer.

Nam ……….. football now. He’s tired. * 5 điểm isn’t playing plays is playing doesn’t play

At break time, I go to the library and …………. books. * 5 điểm play read go listen

"What a beautiful dress you're wearing!" - "Thank you. It_____ especially for me by a French tailor". * 5 điểm has made was made made is made

"Where's the old chicken coop?" - "It_____ by a windstorm last year." * 5 điểm destroy destroyed is destroyed was destroyed

My mother is going .............. this house. * 5 điểm sold to be sold to sold to sell

………… morning exercise is good for you. * 5 điểm Doing Playing Studying Having

We are excited ……… the first day of school. * 5 điểm with about at in

Mary ................... in Boston. * 5 điểm was born are born born were born

At lunchtime, you can ……… lunch in the school canteen. * 5 điểm go be have do

III. Choose a sentence that is equivalent to the given sentence. Hãy chọn câu có nghĩa tương đương với câu đã cho

I think photography is interesting but Kim finds it boring. * 5 điểm Kim and I have the same opinion on photography. Kim's opinion on photography is the same as mine. My opinion on photography is different from Kim's.

I think Iron Man 2 is interesting. Iron Man 1 was also interesting. * 5 điểm I think Iron Man 2 is as interesting as Iron Man 1. I think Iron Man 2 has the same content as Iron Man 1. I think Iron Man 2 is different from Iron Man 1.

Classical music and modern music are different. * 5 điểm Classical music is the same as modern music. Classical music is like modern music. Classical music is different from modern music.

I am 14 and my new friend in the guitar club is 14 too. * 5 điểm My new friend in the guitar club is not as old as me. My new friend in the guitar club is unlike me. My new friend in the guitar club is the same age as me.

Sue likes listening to pop music, Jim likes listening to rock and roll. * 5 điểm Sue listens to music as much as Jim. Sue likes the same type of music as Jim. Sue's favorite type of music is different from Jim's.

3. The painting is not big as the photograph.

4. My painting is not as expensive as this painting.

5. This picture is not different from the picture in our room.

Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets

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

=> The painting is not as big as the photograph 

4. This painting is more expensive than my painting. (not as … as)

=> My painting is not as expensive as this painting

5. This picture is the same as the picture in our room. (not different from)

=> This pictuer is not different from the picture in our room