Use the comparative form of one of the words in the list.. II/ Fill in the blanks with the comparative of the adverbs in the box easily early fast carefully high often hard long loud 1..
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I/ Complete the sentences Use the comparative form of one of the words in the list.
big crowed early easily high important
interested peaceful reliable serious simple thin
1 I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual
2 I’d like to have a _ car The one I’ve got keeps breaking down
3 Unfortunately, her illness was _ than we thought at first
4 You look _ Have you lost weight?
5 I want a flat We don’t have enough space here
6 He doesn’t study very hard He’s in having a good time
7 Health and happiness are _ than money
8 The instructions were very complicated They could have been
9 There were a lot of people on the bus It was than usual
10 I like living in the country It’s than living in the town
11 You’ll find your way around the town if you have a good map
12 In some parts of the country, prices are _ than in others
II/ Fill in the blanks with the comparative of the adverbs in the box
easily early fast carefully high
often hard long loud
1 We could have found the place more easily with a map
2 We can’t hear Could you speak a bit ?
3 I can’t jump any _ than that
4 We are late Can you walk _ than that?
5 There are big traffic jams in big cities They happen nowadays
6 Who works the in your family?
7 Of all the student, Mark did the test the
8 The movie starts at eight, but we should get to the theater a few minutes _
9 This exercise may take than we thought
III/ Complete the sentences Use a superlative (-est or most…) or a comparative (-er or more…)
1 We stay at the hotel in the town (cheap)
2 Our hotel was than all the others in the town (cheap)
3 The United States is very large but Canada is (large)
4 What’s the river in the world? (long)
5 What is the sport in your country? (popular)
6 Everest is the _ mountain in the world It is than any other mountains (high)
7 We had a great holiday It was one of the holidays we’re ever had (enjoyable)
8 I prefer this chair to the other one It’s (comfortable)
9 What’s the way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
10 Mr and Mrs Brown have got three daughters The is 14 years old (old)
IV/ Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.
There are lots of hotels in HCM City You get a wider (wide) choice here than in the other cities of Viet Nam The new world hotel is the (famous) because president Bill Clinton once stayed there It’s also one of the (expensive) hotels in the city It is currently the (large) hotel in Viet Nam with 552 guest rooms Hotel Sofitel Plaza
is a (small) hotel but it is (expensive) than the New World hotel It’s the (comfortable) of all Hotel Equatorial HCM City is also a superior first-class hotel in the city, but it is _ (cheap) than Hotel Sofitel Plaza These hotels are (popular) with business people than with tourists Personally I can’t think of anything (boring) than a big modern hotel My own favorite is Binh Quoi Tourist Village, which is (small) and (pleasant) than many other hotels The staff at Bing Quoi Tourist Village are (helpful) than at the other hotels Binh Quoi tourist Village is also in a _ (nice) place than the others There are 49 well-furnished rooms in a very quiet atmosphere It is just about 20 minutes by car from the city center
V/ Rewrite the sentences with as… as… or not as… as….
1 Bob is taller than Jack
Jack isn’t
2 Tokyo is bigger than Ha Noi
Ha Noi isn’t _
3 Jill is more intelligent than Bill
Bill is
4 Are you and your husband the same age?
Are you _ your husband?
5 You work harder than I
I don’t _
6 Dogs are friendlier than cats
Cats _
7 The sun is hotter than the moon
The moon
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Carol
VI/ Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective in its comparative or superlative form.
1 A: Dick is the youngest in the family
B: No, he isn’t He is the oldest
2 A: Janet was richer than John
B: No, she wasn’t She was
3 A: This is the easiest exercise in the book
B: No, it isn’t It’s
4 A: Robert is more polite than his brother?
B: No he isn’t He is _
5 A: The weather today is colder than yesterday
B: No, it isn’t It’s _
6 A: Jack is meaner than Alan
B: No, he isn’t He is _
7 A: I am the tallest in this class!
B: No, you aren’t You’re _
8 A: Nam was the happiest in the class
B: No, he wasn’t He was _
VII/ Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets
1 It was an awful day It was the (bad) _ day of my life
2 He was a bit depressed yesterday, but he looks (happy) today
3 John’s car runs (well) than Mary’s
4 That’s the (far) _ way to the city center
5 I feel (good) _ today than I did last week
6 HCM City is the (big) city in Viet Nam
7 Marjorie has (many) _ books than Sue
8 He acts (badly) than ever before
9 This bottle has (little) water than my bottle
10 Nam is (nice) _ than Minh
VIII/ Rewrite the following sentences, using Comparative
1 My homework is worse than yours
Your homework is
2 He does the test more easily than Nga
Nga
3 An dictionary is more expensive than an English book
An English book _
4 He behaves now worse than he used to
He used to
5 My uncle is fatter than my father
My father
6 Viet Nam isn’t as large as the USA
Viet Nam
7 My friend cooks better than I do
I _
8 Hue to Ha Noi is nearer than HCM City to Ha Noi
HCM City to Ha Noi _
IX/Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1 He is not tall as his father
2 John’s grades are _than his sister’s
A higher B more high C more higher D the highest
3 Deana is the _ of the three sisters
A most short B shorter C shortest D more short
4 She speaks English as _ as her friend does
5 Of the three shirts, this one is the _
A prettier B most prettiest C prettiest D most pretty
6 The baby’s illness is _ than we thought at first
7 Today is the _ day of the month
8 He works more than I
9 My book is as as yours
10 I love you _ than I can say
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X Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences.
1 He suggested that we……… to the theatre instead of staying at home
2 They would buy that house if they ………….enough money
3 The rules of the games ………by the referee within ninety minutes
A is observed B observe C are observed D must observe
4 Tom as well as his two brothers…………very good at Maths
5 We have lived in this town ………1998
6 The teacher let me……home early because I felt sick
7 It’s not worth…………her to change her mind She will never listen to anybody
A persuading B to persuade C make D to make
8 They…………all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach
9 I prefer coffee…… tea I don’t like tea
10 Tom enjoys……strange stamps
A to collect B collect C collecting D to collecting
XI Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 What you ( learn) since you (come) here? How many friends you (make) ? I
(meet already) a lot of interesting peole
2 Yesterday, I ( see) Pam, a friend of mine, at a restaurant I (not see) her for years
At first, I ( not recognise) her because she (lose) at least fifty pounds
3 If I ( be) taller, I (can) be a policeman, but I’m too short
XII Give the correct prepositions to complete the following sentences
1 Write to me and tell me all your holiday in France
2 The wall of the room was made thick glass
3 She asked her sister to look ………… her baby when she went shopping yesterday
4 My present job is not very wonderful, but I prefer it ………….what I did before
5 Did he break the window……… accident or on purpose?
6 She apologized…………her teacher for her coming late
7 Sorry, I haven’t written ……… you for such a long time
8 Young children are keen……… playing in the rain
9 At weekends, the library is crowded……… students
10 ……… the end, he succeeded in solving the problems.
XIII Give the correct form of words in brackets in the following sentences.
1 He had no (CHOOSE)………but to make his own (DECIDE)………
2 The (DISCUSS)…………lasted 2 hours but we didn’t reach any (AGREE)………
3 You should (APOLOGY)………to her for your (RUDE)………
4 We often go (BOAT) and (FISH) in the river in Summer
5 The shop (ASSIST)………….is always (HELP)………to customers
6 He has bought a new car (recent)
7 How those shops are (beauty)
8 She has finished her best (perform)
9 Helen speaks English very (fluent)
10 This is the most machine in our field (value)
11 We can keep the land in condition by killing weeds (weel)
12 The ball was followed with great (excite)
13 That was an match, wasn’t it? I was to see it.(excite)
14 .is a good career I want to become a (teach)
15 Rubber trees are very (use)
16 Sports are very good for our (healthy)
17 Don’t worry about her (complain)
18 What is the real of the house?(wide)
19 She danced so that the audience clapped their hands many times(beauty)
XIV Read the text , then answer the questions
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1 What is natural gas used for?
2 Where does it come from?
3 What is gas used chiefly as? When will it run out?
4 What can be used as a substitute for natural gas?
5 Is natural gas expensive or cheap?
XV Make questions for the underlined words or phrases
1 People learn English because it’s useful for their work
2 She often goes to work by bike
3 They have moved to London for nearly two years
4 I want to know more information about the English course
5 He often goes out for a walk with his family after dinner
XVI/ rewrite these sentences
1 She spends two hours a day practicing English
It takes………
2 If you don’t work hard, you won’t pass the entrance exam
Unless………
3 We finished this task in about two hours
We spent………
4 People think Columbus found America before others
America………
5 “ Shall we go for a ride to the countryside this Sunday” one of the boys said
One of the boys………
6 I like ice – cream and my sister likes it, too
Both………
7 We didn’t return home until we finished the test
Not until………
8 I had just arrived home when my mother phoned me
No sooner………
9 This exercise is very difficult so we can’t do it well
This exercise isn’t………
10 Although they were very poor, they managed to send their children to school
Despite………
11 They use milk for making butter and cheese
Milk
12 I haven’t eaten this kind of food before
This is the first time
13 “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Ann” John asked
John asked
14 It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday
You
15 Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information
If
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1 My best friend is coming to Hanoi to visit me in 19th July
2 Most of the students seemed very nervously before the final exam
3 When she came to visit me, I did my homework
4 Vicky had had that motorbike only three days ago
5 Would you mind to help me do this exercise, please?
6 Most of their farm work used to do by hand years ago
8 She’s a very interesting person I always enjoy to talk to her _
9 Would you like going camping with us this Sunday?
10 When you want to go fishing this morning, I'll go with you