1 his homework was better than mine (bad)

my homework.......................

2 the big television is more expensive than the small one ( cheap)

the small television...............

3 the Royal Hotel is more old-fashioned than the Holton Hotel ( modern)

the Holton hotle......................

4 the weather yesterday was worse than it is today (good)

the weather today .......................

5 people in the city aren's as frienldy as those in the country ( friendly)

people in the country......................

6 life in the city is more interesting than life in the country (boring)

life in the country................

VII. Comparative.

      1.Mary is (pretty) as pretty as her sister.

2. A new house is (expensive) more expensive than an old one.

3. His job is( important)  more important than mine.

4.The weather today is ( warm) warmer than the weather yesterday.

5.This film is not (good)as good as the one we saw last week.

6.Holidays are( pleasant) more pleasant than working days.

7.Which is ( high) the highest mountain in your country?

8. A house is ( strong) stronger than a dog.

9. Robert is ( fat) fatter than his brother.

10.The Pacific is ( large)  the largest ocean in the world.

2.My apartment is...hers

A.cheap than B.The more hard C.hardert D.The hardest

3.Her school is....from home than mine

A.father   B.More far    C. Farther   D.farer

4.Tom is.....thanany students is his class

A.handsome  B.the more handsome C. more handsome D.the most handsome

5.He did the exam...I did

A.as bad as  B.badder  C.more bably than  D.wores than

6.travelling by car is.... than travelling by plane

A.slower  B .slowest  C.more slow  D. more slower

7.My new bed is....than the old one

A.more comfortable  B.comfotbably C.more comfortable  D.comfortable

8.My sister plays the piano....than me

A.gooder  B.weller C.better  D.more good

9.this road is.... than that road,so we can't drive here

A.narrower   B.narrow   C.the most mot narrow  D.more narrower

10.Antony drives...his brother

A.more careful  B.more carefully   C.more carefully than   D. as careful as

11.It is...in january than in november

A.the colder  B.the coldest  C.colaest  D.colder

12.she is....than other students in my class

A.most hard-working  B.mpre hard-working  C.the most hard-working

D.as hard-working

13.No other planet in the solar system is...than jupiter

A.the biggest   B.the bigger  C.bigger   D.giger

EXERCISE 1 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) 4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long) 5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad) 6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult) 7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big) 8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful) 9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful) 10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow) 11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old) 12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy) 13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat) 14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy) 15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good) EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: 1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes. A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful 2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants. A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid 3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam . A. long B shortest C. longest D. longer 4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as 5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners. A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as 6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ . A. best B. the best C. most D. better 7. She is the .………… girl in our town . A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully 8. The harder you learn............. A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be 9. Jim is the ................. in his class. A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever 10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier 11. Your house is ................. mine. A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big 12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year. A. This year it is as colder than last year. B This year it is colder than last year. C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year. 13. She is older than me. A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her. C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her. 14. The test is not ………………… A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct 15. The Nile River is ………………… of all. A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest 16. .................. we read, .................. we know. A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more C. Most/ most D. More/ more 17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming. A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter 18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary. A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster 19. The problem seems to be .................. A. more serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than 21. Prices get .................. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. A. the most products B. the products more C. the more products D. most products 23. ................. a car is ................. it is. A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable- 24. Of the five students. Mary is ................. A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent 25. Steel is ................ than wood. A. more heavy B. as heavy C. heavier D. more heavier 26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center. A. less convenient as B. less convenient than C. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as 27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists. A. more and most attractive B. the more attractive C. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive 28. This car is …………………… than mine. A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive 29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John. A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad 30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back. A. early B

1.My brother enjoys playing the guitar in his free time.
→ My brother’s hobby .........................................................
2. This painting is more expensive than that one.
→ That painting is not as.........................................................
3. My school is not the same as your school.
→ My school is.......................................................................
4. The children are interested in watching cartoons every night.
→ The children like.............................................

Alcohol is bad for our health, so are cigarettes.

==> Both

Your dictionary is more expensive than mine.

==> My dictionary isn't

Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.

==> If

They have just sold that old house.

==> That old house