PRACTICE ON COMPARISONS
EXERCISE 1. So sánh bằng.
1. A new house is (expensive) an old one.
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2. His job is (important) mine.
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3. Benches are (comfortable) arm-chairs.
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4. Bill is (good) Tom.
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5. Sam's conduct is (bad) Paul's.
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6. Charles is (hard-working) Tom.
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7. He is (good) at English me.
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8. Lan is (pretty) her mother.
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9. This pen is (expensive) that pen.
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10. Those apples are (delicious) these apples.
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11. Ms Hoa is (attractive) Mrs Lan.
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12. This car is (luxurious) that car.
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13. Living in Valencia is not (expensive) living in Paris is.
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14. A bicycle is not (expensive) a car.
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15. A horse is not (heavy) an elephant.
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EXERCISE 2. So sánh hơn.
1. Tokyo is (large) Nha Trang.
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2. An elephant is (heavy) a horse.
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3. Spam is (big) England.
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4. My car is (bad) your car.
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5. Helen is (beautiful) Daisy.
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6. An aero plane is (fast) a plane.
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7. This exam is (difficult) the last exam.
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8. Old people are (intelligent) young people.
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9. Winter is (cold) autumn.
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10. My health is (good) 5 years ago.
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11. I've got (little) money you but I don’t mind.
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12. Learning French is (difficult) learning English.
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13. Dogs are (intelligent) cats.
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14. This river is (long) that river.
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15. He is (handsome) Peter.
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EXERCISE 3. So sánh hơn nhất.
1. It's (difficult) decision Eve ever made in years.
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2. Mr. Bush is (delightful) person I have ever known.
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3. Dick is (careful) of the three workers.
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4. Peter is (tall) student in my class.
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5. What's (good) film you have ever seen?
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6. She is (old) child in the family.
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7. He is (intelligent) student in my class.
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8. Of the two sisters, Linda is (beautiful).
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9. It is (interesting) book I have ever read.
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10. Vinh is (clever) in our classs.
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EXERCISE 4: Double Comparative
Comparative + and + comparative
1. The firm expended rapidly. It grew __________ all the time (big)
2. Tina got __________ in her job. In the end she left. (bored)
3. His bags seemed to get __________ as he carried them. (heavy)
4. As she waited for her interview, she became __________. (nervous)
5. Heath care is becoming __________. (expensive)
6. As the conversation went on, Jamy became __________. (talkative)
7. These days __________ people are learning English. (many)
8. The company's share price went __________. (high)
9. Life got __________ for boss Bob Watts. (good)
10. Mr Vinh became __________. (successful)
EXERCISE 5: Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative or supperative.
1. According to a computer, Spanish is (easy) __________ foreign language to learn.
2. Dogs are intelligent but not (intelligent) __________ chimpanzees.
3. They say it's (good) __________ to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
4. Even (carefully) __________ prepared plans can go wrong.
5. England isn't (mountainous country) __________ Scotland.
6. Reykjavik is the world's (northern) __________ capital city.
7. Your composition is full of mistakes because you didn't spend half (time) __________ on it
__________ you should have!
8. Don't worry, you'll be OK with Gary, he's (careful driver) __________ you could wish to have.
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9. In the Alto Adige region of Italy, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) __________ Italian.
10. Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy) __________ Athletes in the world.
EXERCISE 6; Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays
the same.
1. If we leave early, we’ll arrive soon.
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2. If you work harder, you make more products.
® The harder
3. When you eat a lot, you get fat.
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4. If you run a lot, you will get fitter.
® The more
5. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there.
® The more
6. If you have a better job, you get higher salary.
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C. MULTIPLE CHOICES
EXERCISE 1: Choose the most correct answer:
1. No one else in the class plays the guitar __________ John.
A. as well. B. as far as. C. so well as. D. as soon as.
2. The town was nearer __________ we thought it would be.
A. then. B. that. C. as. D. than.
3. The economic conditions today are __________ they were in the past.
A. much more good. B. much better than.
C. much better. D. the best than.
4. Peter is __________ student in my class.
A. taller than. B. so tall as. C. the tallest. D. tallest.
5. The deep oceans contain some of the __________ of all living creatures.
A. strangest. B. strange. C. as strange as. D. stranger.
6. Jane is not __________ her brother.
A. more intelligent as. B. intelligent as.
C. so intelligent as. D. so intelligent that.
7. He drives as __________ his father does.
A. careful as. B. more carefully.
C. the most careful. D. carefully as.
8. What's the __________ film you've ever seen.
A. good. B. best. C. better. D. the best.
9. Jane is __________ age as Mary.
A. as same. B. the most same. C. the same. D. more same.
10. I'll be there __________ I can.
A. sooner as. B. no sooner as. C. as soon as. D. soonest as.
11. This shirt and that one _________.
A. alike. B. are alike. C. as like as. D. the same.
12. I would rather do any job _________ be jobless.
A. better than. B. more than. C. than. D. so than.
13. It is not so hot today as it _________ yesterday.
A. is. B. was. C. will be. D. has been.
14. Mr. Lam cannot earn _________ his wife.
A. as many money as. B. as much money as.
C. as many money than. D. as much money than.
15. I like English ________ French.
A. than . B. more. C. less. D. better than
16. The salary of a bus driver is much higher _________ a teacher.
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A. as that of. B. than that of. C. for. D. to compare with.
17. Lili cannot swim as fast as _________ can.
A. I. B. me. C. my. D. mine.
18. My car is __________ yours.
A. more fast and economical than. B. more fast and more economical than,
C. faster and economical as. D. faster and more economical than.
19. I want to buy some shoes __________ the ones you have on.
A. like. B. are like. C. are alike. D. likely.
20. Mary and her mother do not _________.
A. alike B. look like C. look alike D. like
EXERCISE 2: Choose the most correct answer:
1. Despite its smaller size, the Indian Ocean ___________ the Atlantic Ocean.
A. as deep as. B. is the same deep as.
C. deeper as. D. is as deep as.
2. Sharon __________ from other women I know.
A. different. B. as different. C. differs. D. more different.
3. This one is prettier, but it costs __________ as the other one.
A. as much as. B. twice as much. C. as many. D. twice as many.
4. You can take ___________ as you want.
A. as many. B. as much. C. so much. D. too many.
5. Of the two sisters, Linda ___________.
A. is beautiful. B. the most beautiful.
C. is more beautiful. D. is so beautiful as.
6. The lab is __________ from the bus stop than the library.
A. far. B. farther. C. furthur. D. B and C.
7. The __________ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.
A. badest. B. most bad. C. worse. D. worst.
8. He finished the test __________ of all.
A. rapidly. B. the most rapidly. C. most rapidly. D. more rapidly.
9. Many chemicals react ____________ in acid solutions.
A. more quick. B. more quickly. C. quicklier. D. as quickly more.
10. It's becoming __________ to find a job.
A. more difficult and more. B. more and more difficult.
C. most and more difficult. D. more difficult than.
11. __________ electricity you use, __________ your bill will be.
A. more / higher. B. the most / the higher.
C. the more / the high. D. the more / the higher.
12. The more I got to know Tom, __________ I liked him.
A. least. B. the less. C. the least. D. the fewer.
13. The rooms in the front noisier than those in the back.
A. are more. B. are little. C. are much. D. are very.
14. __________ you are, __________ you concentrate.
A. Tired/ the least hard. B. The more tired / the harder,
C. The tireder / the harder. D. The tired / the harder.
15. __________ the man gets, ___________ he becomes.
A. the more old / the more weak. B. the older / the weaker,
C. the older / the weakest. D. older / weaker.
16. Of all the candidates, Mr. Hung is probably ___________.
A. the less qualified. B. the qualified less,
C. the most little qualified. D. the least qualified.
17. ____________ a car is, ___________ it is.
A. the expensive / the comfortable.
B. the most expensive /the most comfortable.
C. the more expensive / the more comfortable,
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D. the less expensive / the more comfortable.
18. His house is ___________ mine.
A. larger and more comfortable than. B. the most large and comfortable than,
C. more large and comfortable than. D. the largest and more comfortable than.
19. ___________ 100 billion stars are in the Milky Way.
A. As many as. B. As much as. C. As more as. D. As most as.
20. The CDs here are more expensive __________ over there.
A. those. B. than those. C. than that. D. than this.
EXERCISE 3: Choose the most correct answer:
1. These two girls __________ that I can't tell them apart.
A. are so like. B. are so alike. C. are too alike. D. alike enough.
2. __________ other mammals, whales do not have a sense of smell.
A. Not alike. B. Unlike. C. Unlikely. D. Dislike.
3. The larger the drop of water, __________ freezing temperature.
A. the higher it's. B. it's higher. C. higher than it's. D. higher of it's.
4. Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger __________.
A. trains do. B. as trains. C. as are trains. D. than trains do,
5. "Would you like to try this hat?" "Have you got one __________.
A. with a wider brim. B. a wider brim.
C. which a wider brim. D. a wider brim than.
6. A cat would be __________ to look after a dog.
A. easy / than. B. easier / than. C. easy / to. D. the easiest / than.
7. The Duke of Westminster is __________.
A. second richest person. B. the richest second person,
C. the second richest person. D. the richest the second.
8. The younger you are, __________ it is to learn.
A. easier. B. you are easier. C. the easier. D. the easy.
9. __________ porpoises and dolphins, whales are mammals.
A. As. B. Also. C. Like. D. When.
10. The united states spend more money on advertising __________ country in the world.
A. other. B. other than. C. than any other. D. while other.
11. This book is __________ the one I read last month.
A. less much interesting. B. the less interesting,
C. much less than interesting. D. much less interesting than.
12. His job is __________ as mine.
A. not so difficult. B. not that difficult,
C. nor so difficult. D. not more difficult.
13. __________ the horse tried to free itself from the restraint, __________ it became.
A. The most/the tighter. B. The more /the tighter.
C. The more /tighter. D. More / tighter.
14. This is __________ man of all I've ever known.
A. best. B. better. C. good. D. the best.
15. The house is __________ the others we've seen.
A. farther more expensive than. B. far more expensive than.
C. far most expensive. D. further more expensive.
16. __________ we finish the project, __________ we can start the next one.
A. The soonest / the sooner. B. The soonest / the most soon,
C. Tile sooner / the sooner. D. The soonest / the soonest.
17. For many children, nothing seems so exciting __________ their first airplane ride.
A. so does. B. as. C. same. D. is.
18. The weather in the far north is not __________ it is near the Equator.
A. like humid as. B. as humid as. C. humid as. D. so humid that.
19. More ivory is obtained from elephants in Africa __________ elephants in Asia.
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A. rather than. B. more than. C. than from. D. as well as.
20. Jays are __________ and more colorful than crows.
A. short. B. shortest. C. more short. D. shorter.
EXERCISE 4: Choose the most correct answer:
1. As a rule, __________ the heart rate is, the faster the pulse is.
A. the more rapid. B. the more rapidly.
C. rapid. D. the most rapid.
2. There are not __________ violin makers today __________ there were in the past.
A. as many / as. B. as much / as. C. like many / as. D. similar many/ to.
3. He is __________ but not taller than his uncle.
A. tall. B. as tall. C. as tall as. D. the tallest,
4. Betty speaks English very fluently, and __________.
A. Jane also. B. Jane too. C. Jane is as well. D. so does Jane.
5. John says that no other car can go __________.
A. so fast like his car. B. as fast like his car,
C. as fast like the car of him. D. as fast as his car.
6. Yesterday I felt a little ill and today I feel __________.
A. more ill. B. most ill. C. worse. D. worst.
7. Thousands of years ago giraffes had much __________ necks than they have now.
A. short. B. shorter. C. less short. D. least short.
8. Special airplane fares for tourists make travel __________ than ever before.
A. less expensive and more attractive. B. less expensive but attractive.
C. not only expensive and attractive. D. less expensive therefore attractive.
9. My friend believes that research is a group's effort and __________ do I.
A. as. B. the same. C. so. D. too.
10. Eat __________ and more fruit.
A. much less. B. much fewer. C. many less. D. many fewer.
11. Advertising is __________ in the world.
A. one of the biggest business. B. one of the business biggest.
C. one business of the biggest. D. one of the more big business.
12. Mary is in our class.
A. prettier. B. more pretty. C. most pretty. D. the prettiest.
13. Jogging makes our health ___________.
A. more good. B. better. C. the more good. D. the most good.
14. __________ we jog, we are.
A. the most / the healthiest. B. the most / the healthier.
C. the more / the most healthy. D. the more / the healthier.
15. The winter is coming/ it is getting ___________.
A. more cold. B. the most cold.
C. colder and colder. D. the more cold.
16. The __________ things are produced, the __________ prices are.
A. more/ cheaper. B. most/ cheapest C. much/ cheap. D. many/ cheaper.
17. He learns English worse than we .
A. are B. have C. do D. were
18. The test is not __________ difficult __________ it was last month.
A. as / as. B. so / as. C. more / as. D. A and B.
19. _________ we read, __________ we know.
A. the most / the most B. the more / the more.
C. most / most. D. more/ more.
20. This task is __________ to my job.
A. likely. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
EXERCISE 5: Choose the most correct answer:
1. It gets __________ Let's go swimming.
A. hot and hot. B. the more hot.
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C. more and more hot. D. hotter and hotter.
2. Minh usually runs _________ Hung.
A. more fast. B. more fast than. C. the fastest. D. faster than.
3. The problem seems to be __________.
A. most serious. B. more serious than.
C. more serious as. D. more and more serious.
4. Your dress is longer than __________.
A. I. B. me. C. my. D. mine.
5. Prices get __________.
A. high and high. B. highest and highest.
C. more and more high. D. higher and higher.
6. I would rather be a teacher ___________.
A. than. B. more than. C. better. D. better than.
7. The more waste paper we recycle, ___________.
A. the more trees we preserve. B. the less trees we preserve,
C. the most trees we preserve. D. the least trees we preserve.
8. There are __________ diseases being treated by laser beams.
A. more or less. B. more than. C. more and more. D. less than.
9. "We produce more food. It gets cheap, "means __________.
A. the more food we produce/ the cheaper it gets.
B. the most food we produce/ the cheapest it gets.
C. the least food we produce/ the less cheap it gets.
D. most food we produce/ cheapest it gets.
10. Baby teeth require __________ later permanent teeth.
A. more care than. B. as careful as.
C. as much care than. D. the most care.
11. Sarah is __________ at chemistry than Susan.
A. good. B. well. C. better. D. best.
12. I don't work so hard ___________ my father.
A. so. B. as. C. than. D. more.
13. Sam is the __________ student in mv class.
A. tall. B. most tall. C. taller. D. tallest.
14. No one in mv class is ___________ beautiful her.
A. as/as. B. more/as. C. as/than. D. the/more.
15. Going by train isn't ___________ convenient as going by car.
A. so. B. as. C. more. D. A and B are correct.
16. The test is not ___________ difficult ___________ it was last month.
A. as / as. B. so / as. C. more / as. D. A and B are correct.
17. Peter usually drives __________ Mary.
A. more fast. B. fast than.
C. faster than. D. B and c are correct.
18. She cooked __________ than you.
A. well. B. more good. C. better. D. more well.
19. This film is ___________ interesting than that film.
A. most. B. less. C. as. D. so.
20. My salary is ___________ his salary.
A. high. B. more high. C. higher than. D. more higher than.
EXERCISE 6: Choose the most correct answer:
1. __________ you study for these exams, __________ you will do.
A. The harder / the better. B. The more / the much.
C. The hardest / the best. D. The more hard / the more good.
2. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that __________ it is at night, __________ he plays his
music!
A. the less / the more loud. B. the less / less,
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C. the more late / the more loudlier. D. the later / the louder.
3. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become __________.
A. more and more good. B. better and better.
C. the more and more good. D. gooder and gooder.
4. The Sears Tower is __________ building in Chicago.
A. taller. B. the more tall. C. the tallest. D. taller and taller.
5. Petrol is __________ it used to.
A. twice as expensive as. B. twice expensive more than.
C. twice more than expensive. D. more expensive than twice.
6. Peter is __________ John.
A. younger and more intelligent than. B. more young and intelligent than.
C. more intelligent and younger than. D. the more intelligent and younger than.
7. San Diego is __________ town in Southern California.
A. more nice and nice. B. the nicer.
C. the nicest. D. nicer and nicer.
8. It gets __________ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold. B. the coldest and coldest,
C. colder and colder. D. more and more cold.
9. Robed does not have __________ Peter does.
A. money more than. B. as many money as.
C. more money as. D. as much money as.
10. The Mekong Delta is __________ deltas In Vietnam.
A. the largest of the two. B. the more larger of the two.
C. one of the two largest. D. one of the two larger.
11. Cuba is __________ sugar-growing areas in the world.
A. One of the larger. B. One of the largest,
C. Largest. D. One of largest.
12. There were two small rooms in the beach house, __________ served as kitchen.
A. The smaller of which B. The smallest of which.
C. The smaller of them. D. Smallest of that.
13. Last year, Matt earned __________ his brother.
A. twice as much as. B. twice as many as.
C. twice more than. D. twice as more as.
14. The more she worked, __________.
A. the less she achieved. B. she did not achieving enough.
C. she achieve not enough. D. she was achieving less.
15. Your bike is 3times __________.
A. as fastly as mine.B. as fast as me.
C. as fast as mine. D. faster than mine.
16. Nowadays everything is getting __________.
A. more expensive. B. more expensive and more expensive.
C. more and more expensive. D. the most expensive.
17. The fatter I become, the __________ I run.
A. quicker. B. more slowly. C. slower. D. more fast.
18. The winter is coming, it is getting ___________.
A. more cold. B. the more cold. C. colder and colder. D. the most cold.
19. He learns English __________ than we do.
A. badly. B. badlier. C. more badly. D. worse.
20. Their house is __________ beautiful than mine
A. as. B. more. C. much. D. so.
D. CORRECT THE MISTAKES
EXERCISE 1: Correct the mistakes.
1. "Tomorrow Never Die" is one of the more exciting films.
A B C D
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2. Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents.
A B C D
3. New York is the larger of all American cities.
A B C D
4. The new models are not only less expensive but also the more efficient.
A B C D
5. The more they advertise, the least expensive things are.
A B C D
6. The problem is the more serious because there has been no relevant solution up
A B C D
to now.
7. The more he earns, the most happy he is.
A B C D
8. Nam plays the piano better than I am.
A B C D
9. Mary looks more prettier than she used to be.
A B C D
10. Jim has failed the examination. He is the baddest in our class.
A B C D
EXERCISE 2: Correct the mistakes.
1. Minh can play table tennis better more than I can.
A B C D
2. Your computer works faster than my.
A B C D
3. His father's health gets worst and worst.
A B C D
4. The most we work, the more money we earn.
A B C D
5. This car is more economical as that one.
A B C D
6. Not everyone has realized that the most largest organ of the human body is the skin.
A B C D
7. The more fast you drive, the more dangerous you get.
A B C D
8. All the athletes are trying to run as fastly as they can.
A B C D
9. Rice is most important in Vietnam.
A B C D
10. The more that she tried to remove the strain from her shirt, the worst it looks.
A B C D
EXERCISE 3: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. The fastest you drive, the greater you get.
A B C D
2. This exercise is much more easier than the others.
A B C D
3. Prevention is more cheaper and more effective than any kind of treatment.
A B C D
4. They treat women more equally as people in the North.
A B C D
5. The Amazon and the Nile are the two larger rivers in the world.
A B C D
6. John can play tennis much better more than I can.
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A B C D
7. Don't you think this is most boring film you have ever seen?
A B C D
8. London is much more exciting as I expected.
A B C D
9. The large the room is, the more people can sit in it.
A B C D
10. The suitcase seemed to get heavy and heavier as I carried it along the road.
A B C D
EXERCISE 4: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. There are less students present today than there were yesterday.
A B C D
2. "Tomorrow Never Die" is one of the more exciting films.
A B C D
3. Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents.
A B C D
4. One of the uniquer parks in the United States is the Petrified Forest National Park
A B C D
of Arizona.
5. Key West, Florida, is the furtherest south than any point in the continental us.
A B C D
6. New York is the larger of all American cities.
A B C D
7. The new models are not only less expensive but also the more efficient.
A B C D
8. The more they advertise, the least expensive things are,
A B C D
9. The problem is the more serious because there has been no relevant solution up to now.
A B C D
10. The more he earns, the most happy he is.
A B C D
EXERCISE 5: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. Nam plays the piano better than I am.
A B C D
2. Mary looks more prettier than she used to be.
A B C D
3. Jim has failed the examination. He is the baddest in our class.
A B C D
4. Minh can play table tennis better more than I can.
A B C D
5. Your computer works faster than my.
A B C D
6. His father's health gets worst and worst.
A B C D
7. The most we work, the more money we earn.
A B C D
8. This car is more economical as that one.
A B C D
9. Peasants lead a more miserable life than city dwellers are.
A B C D
10. Not everyone has realized that the most largest organ of the human body is tire skin.
A B C D
11. The more fast you drive, the more dangerous you get.
A B C D
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12. All the athletes are trying to run as fastly as they can.
A B C D
13. Rice is most important in Vietnam.
A B C D
14. The weather is more hot as it was yesterday.
A B C D
15. The more that she tried to remove the strain from her shirt, the worst it looks.
A B C D
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