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I. Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets:

1. This chair is ............................ than that one. (comfortable)
2. Your flat is ............................ than mine. (large)
3. The weather today is ........................ than it was yesterday. (hot)
. The !ile is the .......................... ri"er in the world. (long)
#. Chinese bicycles are .......................... than $apanese ones. (bad)
%. &athematics is ............................. than 'nglish. (difficult)
(. )o Chi &inh is the ............................. city in *iet !am. (big)
+. )e dri"es ...................................than his friend. (careful)
,. -he sings .......................... in this school. (beautiful)
1.. / read .............................. than my sister. (slow)
11. 0race is ............................. girl in our class. (old)
12. This e1ercise is ............................than that one. (easy)
13. )e is twice ............................as you. (fat)
1. !am is ............................ student of all. (noisy)
1#. &y cold is ............................ today than it was yesterday. (good)
II . Choose the best option to complete the folloin! sentences:
1. The more she smiles2 ................ she becomes.
3. more graceful 4. the most graceful C. most graceful 5. the more graceful
2. )otels ha"e de"eloped restaurants.
3. as rapidly as 4. so rapidly as C. as rapid as 5. more rapid
3. Can Tho bridge is the one in the -outh of *iet !am.
3. long 4. shortest C. longest 5. longer
. 3lbert 'instein6s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of 0alileo and !ewton.
3. important than 4. more important C. the most important 5. as important as
#. /mpalas cannot mo"e as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.
3. faster than 4. fast as C. fast 5. are fast as
%. 4oth are informati"e articles2 but this one is ................ .
3. best 4. the best C. most 5. better
(. -he is the . girl in our town.
3. more beautiful 4. beauty C. most beautiful 5. more beautifully
+. The harder you learn.............
3. The better is your 'nglish 4. The better will be your 'nglish
C. The better becomes your 'nglish 5. The better your 'nglish will be
,. $im is the ................. in his class.
3. cle"er 4. cle"erest C. cle"erer 5. more cle"er
1.. 7f the two shirts2 this one is ...................
3. the prettiest 4. the most pretty C. prettier 5. the prettier
11. Your house is ................. mine.
3. as bigger as 4. many times as big as C. much big as 5. not many times big
12. 8ast year it wasn6t as cold as this year.
3. This year it is as colder than last year. 4. This year it is colder than last year.
C. This year it isn6t as cold as last year. 5. This year it isn6t colder than last year.
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13. -he is older than me.
3. /6m more younger than her. 4. /6m as younger as her.
C. /6m more young than her. 5. /6m younger than her.
1. The test is not
3. as difficult as it was last month. 4. so difficult as it was last month
C. more difficult as it was last month. 5. 4oth 3 9 4 are correct
1#. The !ile :i"er is of all.
3. longer 4. the longest C. long 5. longest
1%. .................. we read2 .................. we ;now.
3. The most< the most 4. The more< the more C. &ost< most 5. &ore< more
1(. /t gets ................... 8et6s go swimming.
3. hot and hot 4. the more hot C. more and more hot 5. hotter and hotter
1+. =eter usually dri"es .................. &ary.
3. more fast 4. more fast than C. more fast 5. faster than
1,. The problem seems to be ..................
3. more serious 4. more serious than C. more serious as 5. more and more serious
2.. =eter cannot earn .................. his wife.
3. as many money as 4. as much money as C. as many money than 5. as much money than
21. =rices get ..................
3. high and high 4. highest and highest C. more and more high 5. higher and higher
22. The more manufacturers ad"ise2 .................. they sell.
3. the most products 4. the products more C. the more products 5. most products
23. ................. a car is ................. it is.
3. The more e1pensi"e< the comfortabler 4. The most e1pensi"e< the most comfortable
C. The more e1pensi"e< the more comfortable 5. The less e1pensi"e< the more comfortable
2. 7f the fi"e students2 &ary is .................
3. more intelligent 4. the more intelligent C. most intelligent 5. the most intelligent
2#. -teel is ................ than wood.
3. more hea"y 4. as hea"y C. hea"ier 5. more hea"ier
2%. 3 super mar;et is a shopping center.
3. less con"enient as 4. less con"enient than
C. not so con"enient than 5. the most con"enient as
2(. *iet !am becomes to foreign tourists.
3. more and most attracti"e 4. the more attracti"e
C. much and more attracti"e 5. more and more attracti"e
2+. This car is than mine.
3. less e1pensi"e 4. as e1pensi"e C. e1pensi"e 5. not so e1pensi"e
2,. Tim6s grades are than $ohn.
3. worse 4. worst C. as bad 5. so bad
3.. The we start2 the sooner we will be bac;.
3. early 4. earliest C. earlier 5. more early
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III . Rerite each of the folloin! sentences in s#ch a a$ that it has the same meanin! as the sentence
printed before it.
1. &y ;itchen is smaller than yours.
Your ;itchen ..............................................................................................................................................
2. !o one in the class is taller than 5a"e.
5a"e is........................................................................................................................................................
3. &um doesn6t spea; 'nglish as well as 5ad.
5ad.............................................................................................................................................................
. 8an is a better coo; than )oa.
)oa can6t ...................................................................................................................................................
#. !o restaurant in the city is better than that one.
That restaurant is .......................................................................................................................................
%. This watch is worse than that one.
That watch..................................................................................................................................................
(. &y sister writes more carefully than she did.
&y sister.....................................................................................................................................................
+. This story is more interesting than any other story that / ha"e e"er read.
This is the ..................................................................................................................................................
,. -he is the most beautiful girl / ha"e e"er ;nown.
/6"e ne"er...................................................................................................................................................
1.. =eter does not dri"e so carefully as Tom.
Tom ...........................................................................................................................................................
I+. Identif$ the mistake in each sentence b$ choosin! a s#itable option.
1. &r. &ender learned 'nglish rapidly and easy.
3 4 C 5
2. The maid was careful to ;eep the room cleanly.
3 4 C 5
3. )is ;nowledge of 'nglish grammar is >uite well.
3 4 C 5
. The last story was as interested as the other ones.
3 4 C 5
#. &r. -later6s house is bigger than our.
3 4 C 5
%. That brown chair is most comfortable than this one.
3 4 C 5
(. 8an is the most pretty of all the girls.
3 4 C 5
+. That lesson is a most difficult of all the lessons.
3 4 C 5
,. 5oes your country ha"e worse weather as this?
3 4 C 5
1.. This girl is the most beautiful of the two daughters that he has.
3 4 C 5
11. @ran; plays tennis worse of all the players.
3 4 C 5
12. The most he tries2 the more he succeeds.
3 4 C 5
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13. -he can pronounce 'nglish words more correct than she could last term.
3 4 C 5
1. /n this class2 the students are tal;ing more loudlier than the teacher.
3 4 C 5
1#. This summer is hotter and winder than last summer.
3 4 C 5
1%. You should practise 'nglish oftener to be a better spea;er of 'nglish.
3 4 C 5
1(. )a 3nh can now spea; 'nglish more well than the last time / met him.
3 4 C 5
1+. -he is much more intelligent than !am does.
3 4 C 5
1,. The more rich he is2 the more miserable he gets.
3 4 C 5
2.. The harder we studied2 the most confused we got.
3 4 C 5
+. Complete the sentences ith !iven s#!!estion.
1. The apartment is big. The rent is high.
The biggerAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
,. Be set off soon. Be will arri"e soon.
The soonerAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
-. The Co;e is good. The laughter is loud.
The betterAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
.. -he gets fat. -he feels tired.
The fatterAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
/. 3s he gets older2 he wants to tra"el less.
The older AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
6. The children are e1cited with the difficult games.
The moreAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
0. =eople dri"e fast. &any accidents happen.
The faster AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
1. / meet him much. / hate him much
The more AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2. &y boss wor;s better when he is pressed for time2
The less AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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13. 3s he has much money2 he wants to spend much.
The more AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
11. /f you read many boo;s2 you will ha"e much ;nowledge.
The more AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
1,. )e spea;s too much and people feel bored.
The more AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
1-. The growth in the economy ma;es people6s li"ing condition better.
The more AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
1.. )e learned a lot of things as he tra"eled far.
The farther AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
1/. &y house is bigger than your house.
Your house isAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
16. The blac; car is cheaper than the red car.
The red carAAAAAAAAAAAAA
10. This film is more interesting than that one.
That film isAAAAAAAAAAAAA
11. &y ;itchen is smaller than yours.
Your ;itchenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
12. &y grandmother is older than e"eryone in my family.
&y grandmother is theAAAAAAAA
,3. !o one in my class is as tall as Tam.
Tam is theAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
,1. / can6t coo; as well as my mother.
&y mother can coo;AAAAAAAAAAAA
,,. )e does not play tennis as well as $ac;.
$ac; canAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
,-. / did not spend as much money as you.
You spentAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
,.. / don6t thin; this boo; is e1pensi"e as it is.
This boo; isAAAAAAAAAAAA
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,/. )e is the tallest boy in his class.
!o one inAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
,6. This is the most interesting film of all.
!o other films areAAAAAAAAAAAAA
,0. !o cars in the world are more e1pensi"e than $apanese ones.
$apanese cars AAAAA
,1. This e1ercise is easier than that one.
That e1ercise is notAAAAAAAAA
,2. )e dri"es more carefully than $ac; does.
$ac;AAAAAAAAAAAAA
-3. !o one in the group plays better than he.
)e canAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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