Structures of comparison patterns and practice

STRUCTURES OF COMPARISON
PATTERNS AND PRACTICE
Exercise 1. Example: She is as beautiful as a flower.
1. Mai is fifteen. Bong is fifteen.
 Bong is as ...
2. Bong could swim as well as Joan.
 Lien ...
3. Phi is very handsome. You are very handsome too.
 Phi is ...
4. I play football very well. You play football very well.
 You play ...
5. He loves her very much, she loves him very much.
 She loves ...
Exercise 2. Examples: I am not as rich as they are.
 You are not quite so clever as Mike.
1. Your car is bigger than mine.
 My car ...
2. More people live in HCM City than in Hanoi.
 Not
3. We spent more money in Hanoi than in HCN City.
 We didn’t spend...
4. We had expected ten guests but twenty arrived.
 There were twice as ...
5. Giang couldn’t swim as well as Phi.
 Pehi ...
Exercise 3. Examples: It was such a tasty cake that I had four pieces.
 The cake was so tasty that l had four pieces.
1. The letter was so old that I couldn’t read it.
 It was ...
2. The book was so boring that I couldn’t finish it.
 It ...
3. The stick was so strong that I couldn’t break it.
 It ...
4. She was such a beautiful girl that it was a pleasure to look at her.
 She was so ...
5. The weather was so nice that we had to go for a walk.
 It was ...
Exercise 4.
Examples: I speak more languages than Jennifer.
 Jennifer’s English is superior to mine.
1. Betty has fewer books than me.
 I ...
2. Mai couldn’t swim as well as Bong.
 Bong ...
3. This test is not as easy as I had expected.
 This test ...
4. I think our educational system is better than yours.
 I think our educational system is ...
5. There aren’t as many books in your library as in mine.
 There are ...
Exercise 5.
Example: There is less butter in the fridge than there was yesterday.
1. The acưess was not as beautiful as w e’d thought.
 The actress ...
2. The film was not as interesting as we’d expected.
 The film ...
3. Minh is far more responsible than Phuong.
 Phuong is much ...
4. I earned not so much money as I expected.
 I earned ...
5. We didn’t spend as long as we had planned on writing this essay.
 We spent ...
Exercise 6
Examples: It will take me not less than an hour to solve this problem.
 It will take me at least an hour to solve this problem.
1. You won’t reach the station in less than ten minutes.
 It’ll take...
2. It takes me not less than four hours to do my homework.
 I usually ...
3. I always spend at least four days cleaning my room.
 It never takes...
4. I won’t be able to write this letter in less than twenty minutes.
 It ...
5. We’d better save at least VN$150,000,000 for redecorating our house.
 We’d better save ...
Exercise 7
Examples: Which of the two cars do you prefer ?
 Which of the two cars would you prefer ?
 Which of the two cars would you rather have?
1. Given a choice of tea and coffee, I prefer coffee.
 I prefer ...
2. “I would much rather go for a walk than stay at home.”
 She said she would prefer...
3. “I prefer reading books to listening to the radio.”
 Mr Tuan said that he’d rather ...
4. They would prefer to visit Hue rather than Hanoi.
 They would rather...
5. Which of the following books would you prefer to read?
 Which ...
Exercise 8
Example: The more I earn, the less money I have.
1. I eat less and less, yet I gain more and more weight.
 The ...
2. With each day we stayed in Hue, we loved the old city more.
 The ...
3. With each exercise he did, he understood the grammar less.
 The ...
4. As I grow older, I become more and more forgetful.
 The ...
5. I practise more and more and I become more and more skilful.
 The more ...
Exercise 9.
Example: There is nothing I dream about more than that I sh ould be able 
 to visit Greece one day.
1. Most of all I want you to be healthy.
 There is nothing I w ant...
2. For a book to be illustrated is less important than for it to be interesting.
 It’s more important...
3. The beauty of the soul is more important than a beautiful body.
 More important than a beautiful body is that...
4. Reliability of a friend is more important than his wealth.
 It is more important for a friend to be ...
5. There is nothing parents want more than that their children should be happy.
 Most of all parents ...
Exercise 10.
Example: He is the tallest boy (of all).
1. This girl is more beautiful than the others.
 She's ...
2. I’m smaller than the other boys in class.
 I’m ...
3. Can’t your car go any faster?
 Is this ...
4. My father and my sister both drive carefully, but my mother drives the most carefully of the three of them.
 My mother drives ...
5. Don’t you have a better record?
 Is this ...
Exercise 11.
Examples: It’s the most difficult exam I have ever taken.
 It’s the best film I have ever seen.
1. I’ve never seen such a beautiful view before.
 It’s ...
2. It’s the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken.
 I ...
3. I’ve never seen such a boring film before.
 It’s ...
4. I’ve never eaten such good ice cream before.
 It’s ...
5. I’ve never come across anyone more intelligent than Mai.
 Mai is the ...
Exercise 12.
Examples: I have never seen a better film.
 I have never taken a more difficult exam.
1. It’s the worst concert I’ve ever heard.
 I ...
2. She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.
 I ...
3. I’ve never written a letter longer than this.
 I ...
4. Toto is the most intelligent dog I have ever had.
 I ...
5. I have never had a more reliable friend than Phong.
 Phong is ...
Exercise 13.
Exam ples: It’s the most delicious cake I have ever eaten.
 I have never had a tastier cake.
1. I’ve never seen such a beautiful view before.
 It’s ...
2. It’s the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken.
 I ...
3. He is taller than anyone I’ve ever seen.
 He is ...
4. It’s the funniest joke I have ever heard.
 I ...
5. I have never been to a better party than this.
 It’s ...
Exercise 14.
Examples: It’s the first time I have ever been to England.
 I have never been to England before.
1. It’s the first time she’s ever been to London.
 She ...
2. We’ve never visited this castle before.
 It’s ...
3. They’ve never eaten lobster before.
 It’s ...
4. It’s the first time we’ve ever kissed.
 We ...
5. It’s the first time I’ve ever driven a car.
 I've ...
Exercise 15.
Exam ples: No one cooks better than my mother.
 No one cooks as well as my mother.
1. She sings better than anyone else.
 No one ...
2. I’m more interested in the cinema than anything else.
 Nothing ...
3. No one has visited more countries than Mary.
 Mary ...
4. Cracow is more beautiful than any other city I’ve seen.
 No ...
5. My brother is the best footballer in the club.
 No one in the club ...
Exercise 16. Examples: The coffee is too hot to drink.
 I am not cold enough to drink beer.
1. This car is too expensive for me.
 This car isn’t ...
2. Their flat is too small for their family.
 Theử flat isn’t ...
3. The weather isn’t warm enough to go for a walk.
 The weather is ...
4. We aren’t rich enough to travel to Hanoi by plane.
 We are ...
5. Your shoes are too muddy to let you into the room without taking them off.
 Your shoes ...
REVISION 
1. I can’t see you before eight in the evening.
 Eight..................................................................................
2. I don’t cook as well as my mother.
 My mother..........................................................................
3. The yellow apples are less expensive than the red ones.
 The yellow apples...............................................................
4. Nowadays I don’t have as much free time as I used to.
 I used to have......................................................................
5. If you work carefully, you won’t make so many mistakes.
 The.......................................................................................
6. I’m a poor swimmer, but Lam is much worse.
 Lam is...................................................................................
7. My sister didn’t work hard enough to graduate.
 My sister worked.................................................................
8. My car is cheaper than the others.
 Mine.......................................................................................
9. I won’t be able to clean my room in less than twenty minutes.
 I will......................................................................................
10. If you study more, you will get better grades.
 The.......................................................................................
11. My father couldn’t afford to buy the car.
 The car..................................................................................
12. Ms. Lee is the best teacher they’ve got.
 They haven’t got...................................................................
13. She sings better than anyone else.
 She is ..................................................................................
14. They arrived too late to get a good seat.
 They didn’t .........................................................................
15. You studied too little to pass the test.
 You......................................................................................
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