Bài tập Tiếng Anh 10 Unit 16: Comparison degrees

Unit 16: Comparison degrees
I. Grammar: Comparison degrees
1. Equal: S1 + V/ be + as + adv/ adj + as + S2 “O”
Example: + He is as tall as his father
	 + Mai is as beautiful as her mother
	 + John sings as well as his sister.
2. Comparative degree: (Short) adv/ adj-er
 S1 + V/ be + more (long) adv/ adj + than + S2
Example: + Today it is hotter than yesterday.
 + She is taller than me
 + He drives faster than me
 + He is much more fatter than me.
3. Superlative: (Short) adv/ adj-est
 S + V/ be + the most (long) adv/ adj + C
Example: + He is the tallest boy in his family.
 + He is the most selfish person I’ve met.
=> NOTE: Một sè tÝnh tõ vµ tr¹ng tõ bÊt quy t¾c lµ 1 ©m tiÕt (ng¾n), khi ®æi sang cÊp h¬n vµ nhÊt cã d¹ng sau:
 Good g better g the best
 Well 
 Bad g worse g the worst
 Badly
 Far g farther / further g the farthest.
 Little g less g the least
 Much / many g more g the most
4. Double comperative:
* Form1: ( Cµng ngµy cµng .. h¬n)
 (Short) adv/ adj-er and adv/ adj-er
 S + V/ be + more and more + (long) adj/ adv(ly) 
Example: + It is hotter and hotter in summer
 + My children are more and more intelligent.
 + We write English more and more carefully.
* Form2: (Cµng.., th× cµng .)
 adv/ adj (er) adv/ adj (er)
 The + (more) adv/ adj S + V/ be . . . , The + (more) adv/ adj S + V/ be . . .
Eg: + The more expensive this bed is, the more comfortable it becomes / is.
 + The more we learn, the more we know.
TASK 1: Choose a suitable phrase to complete each sentence:
1. Harry’s watch is more 	
a. less and less cold.
2. The more you study,
b. beautiful as her sister. 
3. Harvey is the
c. the smarter you will become. 
4. She is as
d. expensive than mine. 
5. It seems that the teachers in our school 
e. are younger and younger. 
6. The polar climate gets 
f. most intelligent boy in my class. 
TASK 2: Complete each sentence with the correct form of Adj / Adv: 
1. German is much (difficult) _______________________ than English.
2. Who is (busy) ____________________ in your family?
3. She smiled as (happy) __________________ a child.
4. As we getting older, our eyesight is becoming (bad) _______________ and _________________.
5. (long) ___________________ I waited for her, (nervous) ____________________ I felt.
6. Football is (popular) ______________________ sport in our country.
7. Being a doctor isn’t (interesting) _____________________ as being a journalist.
8. Is Bi Rain more (handsome) _____________________ David Beckham?
9. Life in the modern world is becoming (complex) _________________ and __________________.
10. What is (interesting) _____________________ movie you have seen? 
11. (friendly) __________________ you look, (many) _____________________ friends you’ll have. 
12. Of the six novels, this one is (exciting) ______________________.
TASK 3: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 
1. Today English is __________ international of languages.
A. more 	B. most 	C. the most	D. the more
2. The larger the city, _________ the crime rate.
A. highest	B. higher	C. the highest	D. the higher
3. She plays the piano _________ as she sings.
A. as beautifully	B. more beautifully 	
C. as beautiful 	D. the most beautifully
4. Of the four dresses, which is _________expensive?
A. the best	B. the most	C. the more	D. the greater
5. Is this book more interesting ________ the one you read last week?
A. that 	B. as 	C. than 	D. of
6. Bill is _____________.
A. lazier and lazier 	B. more and most lazy 	
C. lazier and more lazy	D. more lazy and lazier
7. The teacher speaks English ___________ we do.
A. fluently as	B. more fluently	
C. most fluently	D. more fluently than
8. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ___________?
A. noisier	B. quieter	C. more noisy	D. more quieter 
9. My brother was very tired last night, so he went to bed ___________ usual. 
A. as early as	B. earlier as 	C. earlier than 	D. early than
10. You must explain your problems ____________.	
A. as clear as you can	B. as clearly as you can	
C. as clear than you are	D. as clearly as you are
11. __________ a car is, ____________ it is.
A. The expensive . the comfortable	
B. The most expensive  the most comfortable
C. The more expensive . the more comfortable	
D. The less expensive  the more comfortable
12. Jill drives more carefully than Rose.
A. Rose drives less careful than Jill. 	B. Rose drives carelessly than Jill. 
C. Jill is more carefully driver than Rose. 	D. Jill is a more careful driver than Rose.
TASK 4: Find out the error in each sentence and then correct them: 
1. It’s getting most and most difficult to find a cheap apartment. Ø
	A	 B C D
2. The stronger is the wind, the higher the waves get. Ø
 A	B	C	 D
3. No one in the team plays football as good as Peter. Ø
	 A	 B	 C	 D
4. It is a scariest story that I’ve ever heard. Ø
	A B	 C D
5. My younger sister studies more hardlier than Laura is. Ø
	 A	 B	 C	 D
6. With the five women she danced the most beautifully. Ø
 A	 B	 C	 D
Make sentences based on the prompt below, using comparison:
The airplane: 120,000,000,000 $
The car: 10,000 $
The bicycle: 100 $
1. The bicycle / is / cheap / the car.
Ø _____________________________________________________________________________
2. The airplane / is / expensive / the car.
Ø _____________________________________________________________________________
3. The bicycle / is / cheap.
Ø _____________________________________________________________________________
4. The airplane / is / expensive.
Ø _____________________________________________________________________________
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