Bài 1: Hãy sắp xếp lại câu so sánh

1. Julia/ tall/ her friend.

2. A banana/ not sweet/ an apple.

3. A fish/ not big/ a elephant.

4. This dress/ pretty/ that one.

5. the weather/ not hot/ yesterday.

6. A rose/ beautiful/ a weed.

7. A cat/ intelligent/ a chicken.

8. Hung/ friendly/ Minh.

Bài 2: Hãy điền dạng đúng của từ vào chỗ trống sao cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh của câu
văn

1. Mom’s watch is … than mine. (expensive)

2. She lives in a really … villa. (beautiful)

3. She is the … tennis player of Australia. (good)

4. This luggage is … than mine. (heavy)

5. He runs … than his sister. (fast)

6. Layla is … than Henry but Sophia is the … (tall/tall)

7. Kai reads … books than Daniel but Tom reads the … (many/many)

8. France is as … as London. (beautiful)

9. My brother is three years … than me. (young)

10. This was the … movie I have ever seen. (bad)

11. I speak France … now than two years ago. (fluent)

12. Could you write…? (clear)

13. Cameroon can run … than John. (fast)

14. Our team played … of all. (bad)

15. He worked … than ever before. (hard)

7. Bài tập tự luyện câu so sánh

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).

2. Pat's car is (faster/ fastest) than Dan's.

3. John is (less/ least) athletic of all the men.

4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?

5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.

6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).

7. David is the (happier/ happiest) person that we know.

8. This summery is (the better/ the best) of the pair.

9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I do.

10. The museum is (the further/ the furthest) away of the three buildings.

II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.

1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) _____________________ than learning

to write it.

2. This hotel must be (expensive)____________________ than the small one next door.

3. He is certainly (unusual)___________________person I have ever met.

4. His latest film is (interesting)_____________________ than his previous ones.

5. What is (difficult)_______________________ thing you have ever done?

6. Losing your credit card is (bad)_______________________ than losing your money.

7. Bringing up children is one of (hard)_____________________ jobs in the world.

8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin)______________________ than I remembered her.
III. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives
from the box. One of these adjectives is used twice.

warm comfortable cheap intelligent lucky simple boring hot difficult

1. This exercise is too easy – can't we try a ____________________ one?

2. England is too cold in spring – let's go to Spain where is ____________________.

3. She comes top in all exams – she must be _________________________ girl in the class.

4. The temperature in July reaches forty – four degrees – it's ______________________

month of the year.

5. Let's buy this video – it doesn't cost too much – it's ______________________ the other
one.

6. When I passed my driving test, it was the _________________________ day of my life.

7. Lying down in bed is ___________________________ sitting on a hard chair.

8. I could hardly keep awake – it was _______________________________ film I've ever

seen.

9. She's ______________________________ person I know – she is always winning prizes

in lotteries.

10. I can't do this test – can you give me a ______________________________ one?

IV. Match the phrases in A with suitable ones in B and C to make meaningful sentences.

A B C
1. Jonathan is A. the biggest state m. in the group.

2. My great-great aunt is B. the longest river n. in my family.

3. London is C. the best musician o. in the team.

4. Alaska is D. the fastest runner p. in the world.

5. The guitar player is E. the biggest city q. in Britain.

6. The Nile is F. the oldest person r. in the USA.

7. My parents' room is G. the most expensive s. of the four bedrooms.

8. The Mercedes is H. the longest day t. of the five girls.

9. Sarah is I. the youngest u. of the three cars.

10. June 21th is J. the biggest v. of the year.

V. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown.

1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees, but today it is only six degrees.

It's____________________________________________.

2. I expected my friends arrived at about 4p.m. In fact they arrived at 2:30.

My friends________________________________________.

3. Jane cooks better than her sister.

Jane's sister______________________________.

4. Tom is the best football player in this team.

Nobody in this team________________________.

5. Nothing is faster than the speed of light.

The speed of light______________________.

6. Jack is younger than he looks.

Jack isn't______________________________.

7. I didn't spend as much money as you do.

_____________________________________.

8. I have never met anyone as interesting as he is.

He is____________________________________.

VI. Complete the sentences below, using Comparative + and + comparative

1. The company expanded rapidly. It grew (big) ___________ all the time.

2. Cathy got (bored) ____________ in her job. In the end, she left.

3. My bag seemed to get (heavy) ____________ as I carried them.

4. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) __________.

5. As the day went on, the weather got (bad) ____________.

6. Healthcare is becoming (expensive) _______________

7. As the conversation went on, Tom became (talkative) _________

8. These days, (many) ________________ people are learning English.

9. The company's share price went (high) ______________.

10. Life got (good) _________________for boss Bob Watt as the company became
(successful)____________.

11. Life in the modern world is becoming (complex) ________________.

12. When I get excited, my heart beats (fast) _________________.

13. The little boy seemed to get (upset)______________.

14. It's getting (difficult)___________________ to find a job.

15. The noise got (loud)_____________ as we approached the house.

VII. Complete the sentences below, using the information in brackets.

1. The older you get, _______________(You are understanding).

2. The younger you are, ________________(you learn quickly).

3. The earlier we start, ____________ (it is good).

4. The bigger a supermarket is, ______________ (the choice is wide).

5. The more you learn, ______________________ (you know a lot about the world).

6. The more we practice a language, _________ (we can speak fluently).

7. The more he plays sport, _________________ (he looks healthy).

8. The higher the humidity is, _________________ (people feel uncomfortable).

VIII. Complete the sentences below, using The comparative..., the comparative...

1. The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.

_____________________ the delay was, ________________________ the crowd became.

2. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is.

________________________ an artist is, ______________________________ the picture is.

3. How well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed.

____________________________ I go to bed, __________________________I sleep.

4. I don't spend much time with my family because I work so hard.

______________ I work, _____________ I spend with my family.

5. The traffic moves very slowly as more cars comes into the city.

_________ cars come into the city, _____________ the traffic moves.

6. How much you sweat depends on how hot you get.

______ you get, _________________ you sweat.

7. It's hard to concentrate when you are tired.

__________ you are, ________________ it is to concentrate.

8. How much petrol a car uses depends on how big the engine is.

_________ the engine (is), ___________ the car uses.

9. If a knife is sharp, it is easy to cut something with.

________________ a knife (is), _____________ it is to cut something.

10. I became increasingly nervous about her fast driving.

______________________ she drove, _________________________ I became.

IX. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

1. His previous CD wasn’t as popular as this one.

→ This CD......................................... ...............................................................

2. I haven’t taken as much interest in football as you have.

→ You have....................................... ...............................................................

3. I was less interested in the film than I had expected.

→ The film......................................... ...............................................................

4. Britain isn’t as warm as Greece.

→ Greece.......................................... ...............................................................

5. I have been to fewer countries than you have.

→ I haven’t ....................................... ..............................................................

6. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

→ Is this............................................ ...............................................................

7. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.

→ If he .............................................. ...............................................................

8. He has never behaved so violently before.

→ He is behaving.............................. ...............................................................

9. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.

→ The more....................................... ...............................................................

10. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.

→ The less......................................... ...............................................................