I. Hoàn thành các câu so sánh sau:
1. So sánh ngang bằng.
a. Mary/ tall/ her brother.
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b. A lemon/ not sweet/ an orange.
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c. A donkey/ not big/ a horse.
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d. This dress/ pretty/ that one.
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e. the weather/ not cold/ yesterday.
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2. So sánh hơn:
a. A rose/ beautiful/ a weed.
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b. A dog/ intelligent/ a chicken.
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c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.
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d.Your house/ far/ from school / my house.
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e. A horse/ strong/ a person.
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3. So sánh nhất:
a. The Nile/ long/ river/ in the world.
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b. Lan/ tall/ student / in my class.
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c. English coffee/ bad/ of all.
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d. Australia/ small/ continent in the world.
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e. That/ high/ mountain in the world.
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Bài tập bổ sung
Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:
1. Her daughter is................her (beautiful).
2. Summer is....................season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn't....................it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were....................than today (polite)
5. It is...........today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was..............than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What's....................river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was.............day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is...............mountain in the world. It is.........than any other mountain (high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's.................. (comfortable)
Bài tập 2: Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.
1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.
=> I've................................
2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.
=> George is..............................
3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
=> Your mother is........................
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
=> Mr John is...................................
5. Have you got any bigger than that one?
=> Is this.......................................?
Answer key
Bài 1:
1. Her daughter is as beautiful as her.
2. Summer is the hottest season of the year.
3. That dog isn't as dangerous as it looks.
4. In the past, people were more polite than today.
5. It is colder today than it was yesterday.
6. Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town.
7. What's the longest river in the world.
8. It was an awful day. It was the worst day of my life.
9. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is higher than any other mountain.
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's more comfortable.
Bài 2:
1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.
=> I've never tasted a more delicious cake than this one.
2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.
=> George is the most dependable person I've ever met.
3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
=> Your mother is more kind-hearted than anyone.
4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
=> Mr John is the best teacher in this school.
5. Have you got any bigger hat than that one?
=> Is this the smallest hat you've got?
II. 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 ______
BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU SO SÁNH BÀI SỐ 2
I. Chia đúng từ trong ngoặc:
1. It's..........smaller............. than mine. (small)
2. Yours is.........bigger.............. than mine. (big)
3. It cost.........less.............. than I thought. (little)
4. He's.........more intelligent.............. than he looks. (intelligent)
5. The road is........more narrow............... than the motorway. (narrow)
6. She talks.......quicker................ than I do. (quickly)
7. It's.........worse.............. than it looks. (bad)
8. It's..........better............. than it was. (good)
9. It was........quicker............... than I thought it would be. (quick)
10. I'd like some..........farther............. information about your courses. (far)
II. 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)................................John's.
6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy)...............................I expected.
7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good)........................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 (difficult)...................to learn than English.
11. This test is not (difficult).....................as it was last month.
12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold)..................and (cold)...................
13. The problem seems to be (serious)..........and............
1.
a) Mary is as thin as her brother.
b) A lemon is not as sweet as an orange.
c) A donkey cannot run as quick as a horse.
d) This dress is twice as pretty as that one.
e)They don't drive a car as dangerous as us.
1. So sánh ngang bằng.
a. Mary/thin/her brother.
Mary is as thin as her brother.
b. A lemon/not sweet/ an orange.
A lemon isn't as sweet as an orange.
c. A donkey/not run/quick/ a horse.
A donkey doesn't run as quickly as a horse.
d. This dress/twice/pretty/that one.
This dress is twice as pretty as that one.
e. They/ drive a car/ dangerous/ we.
They drive a car as dangerously as we do.
2. So sánh hơn: (Nhấn mạnh các câu ss hơn)
a. this film /popular/ that one.
This film is much more popular than that one.
b. A bird/can fly/slow/ a plane.
A bird can fly much more slowly than a plane.
c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.
Ba is much more friendly than Nam.
d .Your house/far/from school /my house.
Your house is much farther from school than my house.
e. My father / drive/ careful/ I
My father drives much more carefully than I do.
3. So sánh nhất: (Nhấn mạnh theo 2 cách đã học)
a. This road/short /way/ in the city.
This road is by far the shortest way in the city.
b. Lan/ walk/ slow / in my class.
Lan walks by far the most slowly in my class.
c. Indian tea/bad/ of all.
Indian tea is by far the worst of all.
d. Anna/ work/ simple/girl/ in the world.
Anna works by far the simplest girl in the world.
e. Jack/ can tell/ the stories/ humourous/ in the world.
Jack can tell the stories by far the most humorously in the world.
II. Rewrite these sentences
1. This street is narrower than that one
Þ That street isn't as wide as this one.
Þ That street is wider than this one.
2. Linda drives more carefully than Peter
Þ Peter doesn't drive as carefully as Linda.
Þ Peter drives more carelessly than Linda.
3.Your car is more convenient than mine
Þ My car isn't as convenient as yours.
Þ My car is less convenient than yours.
4. We behave more politely than her
Þ She doesn't behave as politely as us.
Þ She behaves more impolitely than us.
5.I cook better than my mother
Þ my mother doesn't cook as well as me.
Þ my mother cooks worse than me.
6. Anna isn’t as confident as me
=> I am more confident than Anna.
7. This book isn’t as boring as that one
Þ That book is more boring than this one.
8. I don’t work as effectively as he does
=> He works more effectively than I do.
9. My bedroom isn’t so comfortable as yours
Þ Your bedroom is more comfortable than mine.
10. John didn’t speak English as well as Mary
=> Mary spoke English better than John.
11. Peter can dance the most gracefully in my city
=> No one in my city can dance as gracefully as Peter.
=> No one in my city can dance more gracefully than Peter.
12. Kangaroo is the most unique animal in the world
=> No animal in the world is as unique as kangaroo.
=> No animal in the world is more unique than kangaroo.
13. No river in the world is longer than Nile
=> Nile is the longest river in the world.
14. No student in my class learns Maths more intelligently than John
=> John learns Maths the most intelligently in my class.
15. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge
→ The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.
16. He speaks too much and people feel bored.
→ The more he speaks, the more bored people feel.