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Make comparative sentences.. Make superlative sentences.. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets comparative or superlative... Rewrite the following sentences using adjectives

LESSON 9: COMPARISONS

NAME: _ GV: Nguyễn Hồng Quân

I Make comparative sentences.

1 Alan is (tall) than Livia

2 Diana is (old) than Alan

3 Livia is (short) than Diana

4 Alan is (heavy) _ than Livia

5 Livia is (young) _ than Diana

6 Livia is (intelligent) _ than Alan

7 Diana is (beautiful) _ than Livia

8 Spain is (hot) _ than Canada

9 Canada is (big) _ than Italy

10.Spanish is (easy) _ than Italian

II Make superlative sentences.

1 Who is the _(tall) person in your family?

2 My mum is the _(good) cook in the world

3 December is the _(cold) month of the year in

my country

4 What's the _ (dangerous) animal in the world?

5 Ethan is the _ (happy) boy that I know

6 Where are the (nice) beaches in your country?

7 She bought the _(big) cake in the shop

8 Who is the _ (famous) singer in your country?

III Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1 My house is (big) _ than yours

2 This flower is (beautiful) _ than that one

3 This is the (interesting) _ book I have ever read

4 Non-smokers usually live (long) _ than

smokers

5 Which is the (dangerous) _ animal in the world?

6 A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains

7 It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer

8 Who is the (rich) _ woman on earth?

9 The weather this summer is even (bad) _ than last summer

10 He was the (clever) _ thief of all

IV Make equal comparisions.

1 The blue car is the red car (fast)

2 Peter is Fred (not/tall)

3 The violin is the cello (not/low)

4 This copy is the other one (bad)

5 Oliver is Peter (optimistic)

6 Today it's yesterday (not/windy)

7 The tomato soup was _ the mushroom soup (delicious)

8 Grapefruit juice is lemonade (not/sweet)

9 Nick is Kevin (brave)

10 Silver is gold (not/heavy)

V Rewrite the following sentences using adjectives in the superlative degree.

1 James is taller than any other boy in the class

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2 Milk is more nourishing than any other food

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3 Bombay is richer than any other city in India

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4 Iron is more useful than most other metals

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5 Shakespeare was greater than any other English playwright

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6 Munnar is prettier than most other hill stations in India

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7 Few books are more popular than Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’

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8 Gold is more precious than most other metals

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9 She is taller than her three sisters

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10 She sings better than anybody else in the class

- _ 11.This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted

- I’ve _ 12.I’ve never met any more dependable person than George

- George is _ 13.There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother

- Your mother is _ 14.There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John

- Mr John is _ 15.Have you got any bigger than that one?

- Is this ?

DIFFERENT FROM – THE SAME AS

I Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.

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

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

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

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4 This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week (not as………as)

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5 The journey was shorter than we thought at first (not as……….as)

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II Complete the sentences by using as as; not as; different from.

1 Your house is _ my house (far)

2 The black car is _the red one (cheap)

3 That dog _ it looks (not dangerous)

4 Vietnam coffee is _ Brazil coffee (delicious)

5 Many people think that history _math (not important)

6 Opera is _ pop music (different)

7 French foods is _ Vietnam foods (different)

8 This room is _ that room (wide)

IV Complete the sentence with as, than or from.

1 The blue car is as fast _ the red car

2 Physics is more difficult _ history

3 Animals feel pain the same _ we do

4 Life in the country is very different life in the city

5 He’s not really _ tall as he looks on TV

6 This classroom is a lot nicer the one we had last year

7 London was different _ most European capitals

8 Driving a boat is not the same _ driving a car

V Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets.

1 Cycling is faster than walking (as)

Walking _

2 This tea doesn’t taste the same as the one I usually drink (from)

This tea

3 Money is not as important as health (than)

Health

4 His new guitar isn’t different from his old one (as)

His new guitar _

5 Everest is higher than K2 (as)

K2 _

6 Oil painting is not the same as pencil painting (from)

Oil painting

7 Yesterday’s exam wasn’t as short as today’s (than)

Today’s exam _

8 Your idea is different from mine (as)

Your idea _

9 This cake and that cake taste the same

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10 Food in San Francisco and food in New Orleans are different

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Exercise 1: Rewrite with “different from”

1 My house is small and old Your house is spacious and modern

My house is _

2 My mother's favorite food is noodle My favorite food is rice

My mother's favorite food _

3 My best friend has a powerful personality I have a weak personality

My best friend's personality

4 Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful Life in the city is exciting

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5 Lan's school is Hai Ba Trung School Hue goes to Nguyen Hue School

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6 My hobby is collecting stamps My brother's hobby is playing the piano

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7 My answer for this equation is "4" but Tom thinks it should be "5"

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8 My sister's hair is long and wavy My hair is short and straight

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Exercise 2: Rewrite with “the same as”

1 My sister has me (height)

2 Jim pursues Jane, (hobby)

3 My best friend is at me (age)

4 My friends went to see me (movie)

5 This musician plays me (musical instrument)

6 He puts on usual (old coat)

7 My brother is interested in me (subject)

8 This class has _ that one (number of students)

9 Anne bought me yesterday (dress)

10 She cut her hair mine (length)

11 My best friend likes my brother (books)

12 I bought my car at hers (price)

13 My mother likes me (TV programs)

14 He had a famous actor (appearance)

Exercise 3 Chia động từ trong ngoặc:

1 Yesterday, Hoa and her aunt (go) to the market

2 I would like (tell) you about my family

3 Vegetables often (have) dirt from the farm on them

4 Be careful! The children (cross) the street

5 I (be) 14 years old next week, and so will she

6 My father (not watch) TV last night He (read)

newspapers

7 You should (add) a little salt to the spinach when you boil it

8 When you (buy) this dress? -Two days ago

Exercise 4: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

1 Hanoi is not _ crowded as Ho Chi Minh City

2 Some people think that Coke is _ as healthy as juice

3 Vietnamese traditional music is _ from that of Western ones

4 Our school uniform is _ yours Both are black and white

A different B like C as black D more beautiful

5 English and Portuguese are _ each other

A the same to B different from C as well as D more interesting than

Exercise 5: Complete each of sentences with the words or phrases given.

1 This show is the same as the show we saw last week (different)

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

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3 This painting isn’t so expensive as my favourite painting (than)

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4 This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week (not as………as)

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5 The journey was shorter than we thought at first ( not as……….as)

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