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DẠNG 02: COMPARISON (So sánh) Task: Write new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences, using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way. (Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi, sử dụng từ được gợi ý trong ngoặc và không làm thay đổi dạng của từ). A. Comparative and equal comparison with adjectives. (So sánh hơn và so sánh ngang bằng với tính từ) 1. Her old company is larger than her new one. (LARGE) ____________________________________________________________________. 2. The black dress is more expensive than the red one. (CHEAPER) ____________________________________________________________________. 3. According to me, English is more difficult than Literature. (LESS) ____________________________________________________________________. 4. The Mekong river is longer than the Red river. (NOT) ____________________________________________________________________. 5. Bill is not as tall as David. (SHORTER) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. The film about my village is more interesting than the book. (NOT) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. We are very busy at work today but we are not as busy as that every day. (BUSIER) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. I thought the trip would be interesting, but it wasn’t. (BORING) ____________________________________________________________________. 9. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French. (AS) ____________________________________________________________________. 10. Ms. John is not so nice as Ms. Smith. (NICER) ____________________________________________________________________. B. Comparative and equal comparison with adverbs. (So sánh hơn và so sánh ngang bằng với trạng từ) 1. They understand more than we do. (MUCH) ____________________________________________________________________. 2. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (BETTER) ____________________________________________________________________. 3. Jane decorated the dish more beautifully than I did. (NOT) ____________________________________________________________________. 4. Jim seems to care less about his health than he should. (MORE) ____________________________________________________________________.
5. Today the Sun shines more brightly than yesterday. (AS) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. I think a computer will be more helpful for you than a smartphone. (HELPFUL) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. I am not an as good tennis player as Henry is. (BETTER) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. He speaks more persuasively than his brother. (AN) ____________________________________________________________________. 9. Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers. (NOT) ____________________________________________________________________. 10. My sister writes more carefully than she did. (USED TO) ____________________________________________________________________. C. Superlative sentences with adjectives and adverbs. (So sánh nhất với tính từ và trạng từ) 1. This is the best film I’ve seen. (NEVER) ____________________________________________________________________. 2. No one in my class is more intelligent than Lan. (MOST) ____________________________________________________________________. 3. I have never met anyone more interesting than Mr. Hung. (THE) ____________________________________________________________________. 4. No student in my class speaks English as fluently as Phuong does. (FLUENTLY) ____________________________________________________________________. 5. This story is more boring than any other story that I have ever read. (THE) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. Murder is the most serious of all crimes. (NO) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (HIGHER) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. Have you got any more expensive dress than this one? (EXPENSIVE) ____________________________________________________________________. 9. No one in the company works more productively than he does. (MOST) ____________________________________________________________________. 10. She can pronounce English words more correctly than anyone in our class. (THE) ____________________________________________________________________. D. Comparison with ‘as … as’, ‘the same (…) as’ and ‘different from …’. (So sánh với ‘as … as’, ‘the same (…) as’ và ‘different from …’) 1. My T-shirt is not the same as yours bought yesterday. (DIFFERENT) ____________________________________________________________________.
2. My mother and my aunt are the same weight. (HEAVY) ____________________________________________________________________. 3. The white car is much cheaper than the black car. (PRICE) ____________________________________________________________________. 4. This dining table and that one over there are the same size. (BIG) ____________________________________________________________________. 5. My old school has a large yard but my new one doesn’t. (FROM) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. Can Tho bridge is as long as Thang Long bridge. (LENGTH) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. Phuc and Minh are the same height. (AS) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. My daughter is ten years old, so is her daughter. (SAME) ____________________________________________________________________. 9. Life in foreign countries is different from life in home country. (NOT) ____________________________________________________________________. 10. This art museum is not the same as the historical museum. (DEFINITELY) ____________________________________________________________________. E. Comparison with nouns. (So sánh với danh từ) 1. My class has 45 students but my brother’s class only have 36 students. (MORE) ____________________________________________________________________. 2. My brother has more friends than my sister. (FEWER) ____________________________________________________________________. 3. My father spends more time repairing household appliances than my mother. (MUCH) ____________________________________________________________________. 4. My mother bought more food and drinks than her mother. (LESS) ____________________________________________________________________. 5. Does a mango contain more sugar than an apple? (LESS) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. spend more time watching TV than my younger sister does. (LESS) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. People in developed countries use more money on health care and education than in underdeveloped countries. (DON’T) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. Are there more health centres in my city now than ten years ago? (FEWER) ____________________________________________________________________. 9. There are more wealthy people in big cities than in the countryside. (FEWER) ____________________________________________________________________. 10. The standards of living in the cities shows more improvements than in rural areas. (MUCH) ____________________________________________________________________.
F. Double comparison with ‘The more …, the more …’. (So sánh kép với ‘The more …, the more …’) 1. Success depends on hard work. (HARDER) ____________________________________________________________________. 2. My sister works better when she is pressed for time. (LESS) ____________________________________________________________________. 3. His interest in the game increased with his proficiency. (MORE) ____________________________________________________________________. 4. When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high. (NEARER) ____________________________________________________________________. 5. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is. (VALUABLE) ____________________________________________________________________. 6. If you stay in Vietnam for a long time, your Vietnamese will be very good. (BETTER) ____________________________________________________________________. 7. As the streets become busier, they will be more and more dangerous for commuters. (MORE) ____________________________________________________________________. 8. The development in the economy makes people’s living condition better. (MORE) ____________________________________________________________________. 9. The development in the economy makes people’s living condition better. (MORE) ____________________________________________________________________. 10. The children are excited with the difficult games. (EXCITED) ____________________________________________________________________.