Exercises:
I. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:
1. My house is bigger than your house.
→Your house is....................................................................................................
2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
→The red car .......................................................................................................
3. This film is more interesting than that one.
→That film is .......................................................................................................
4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
→ Your kitchen...................................................................................................
5. My grandmother is older than every one in my family.
→ My grandmother is the.....................................................................................
6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.
→ Tam is the.........................................................................................................
7. I can’t cook as well as my mother.
→ My mother can cook .......................................................................................
8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack.
→ Jack can ...........................................................................................................
9. I did not spend as much money as you.
→ You spent .......................................................................................................
10. I don’t think this book is expensive as it is.
→ This book is .....................................................................................................
11. He is the tallest boy in his class.
→ No one in .......................................................................................................
12. This is the most interesting film of all.
→ No other films are ..........................................................................................
13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.
Japanese cars ......................................................................................................
14. This exercise is easier than that one.
→ That exercise is not ........................................................................................
15. He drives more carefully than Jack does.
→ Jack ...........................................................................................................
16. No one in the group plays better than he.
→ He can ...........................................................................................................
17. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.
→ This hotel is the ..............................................................................................
18. Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one.
→ The Pacific Ocean is .......................................................................................
D. / Exercises:
I. Rewrite these sentences, using comparisons:
19. They travel a lot. They know much about the world.
→The more ...........................................................................................................
20. He practices hard. He performs well.
→The
harder ...........................................................................................................
21. Daisy writes slowly. She makes a few mist takes.
→ The...........................................................................................................
22. That writer wrote many stories. She become famous.
→ The...........................................................................................................
23. She started later. She got much into traffic jam.
→ The...........................................................................................................
24. I am as tall as Tam.
→ Tam and I are the.............................................................................................
25. He knows more than I do.
→ I don’t..........................................................................................................
26. Taking by taxis is more quickly than taking by bus.
→ Taking by bus isn’t ........................................................................................
Give the correct forms of comparision
1. That movie was (interesting) ..than the one on TV.………………………………
2. We have got (little) ..time than I thought.…………………………………
3. This shirt is too (small) ..I need a (large) size.…………………………………
4. Lan is (clever) .. and (pretty) than Lien.……………………… ………………………
5. You are standing too (near) ..the camera. Can you move a bit ………………………
(far) ..away?…………………………………
6. Could you speak (slowly) ..please? …………………………………
7. You look (thin) ... Have you lost weight?…………………………………
8. Health and happiness are (important) .. than money. …………………………………
9. That was the (big) .. farm I’ve ever seen. …………………………………
10. Who among these milkmaid work is the (good) ..? …………………………………
11. This old machine is (powerful) ..than I thought. …………………………………
12. I have seen many thriiling films but it’s the (thrilling) ... …………………………
13. The farmers have never had a (rich) ..harvest than that. …………………………
14. He dances the (beautifully) ..in the village. …………………………………
15Which is (difficul) .., English or Math? …………………………………
16. The lesson is (interesting) ..and (boring) than……………… …………………………
some years ago.
17. What is (long) .. river in the world? …………………………………
18. This waich is too (expensive) ... Have you got a …………………………………
(cheap) .. one? …………………………………
19. It was one of the (bad ) .. experience in my life. …………………………
20. He is much (well) .. today. …………………………………
21. There were only 4 or 5 passengers on the bus yesterday. Is was (crowded)
than usual. …………………
22. I’m going to sleep on the floor. It’s just (comfortable) eeping in that ……………
bed.
23. We are lucky to have one of (nice) ..room in the hotel. ……………………………
24. The suitcase seemed to get (heavy) ..as I carry it a long the road……………………
25. This flat is too small for 2 people. We need something much (big) .…………………
ViÕt l¹i c©u sao cho nghÜa kh«ng ®æi :
1. “let’use fewer plastic bags,” he said.
He suggested.............................................................................................
2. We last saw our grandfather five months ago.
We haven’t................................................................................................
3. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date....................................................................................................
4. It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment.
I wish........................................................................................................
5. They have just sold that old house.
That old house........................................................................................
5. It was such a hard cake that I could’nt eat it.
The cake...................................................................................................
6. Linh is a better cook than Hoa.
Hoa can’t..................................................................................................
7. I last heard this song ten years ago.
It is..........................................................................................................
8. “You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.
John advised..........................................................................................
9. We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house.
If we.........................................................................................................
10. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
Despite.....................................................................................................