Comparative

1. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. The air in rural areas in cleaner/clean than in big cities.

2. Are roads wider/as wide in towns than they are in villages?

3. Renewable energy is surely more/as eco-friendly than non-renewable energy.

4. Nam can ride a bike as well/better as I can.

5. The school bus arrived as early/earlier than it did yesterday.

6. The traffic in the city centre moves more slower/slowly than the traffic in my neighbourhood.

2. Put the adjectives/adverbs in brackets into the comparative.

(Đặt tính từ/trạng từ trong ngoặc ở dạng so sánh hơn.)

1. The facilities in cities are usually _______ (good) than the facilities in village.

2. Sơn La is much _______ (difficult) to get to than Hà Nội.

3. The air and water quality today isn’t as _______ (high) as it used to be in the past.

4. There are _______ (many) schools and universities in urban areas than in rural areas.

5. Fresh food isn’t as _______ (easy) to find in cities as it is in the countryside.

6. We now can build low-cost housing _______ (cheaply) than we could ten years ago.

7. I think people in rural areas live _______ (peacefully) than people in urban ares,

8. Green spaces are _______ (popular) with young children than with teenagers.

3. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.

(Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.)

1. Hoa can’t speak English as fluently as Chí.

Chí can speak English _____________________________________.

2. Bath is more popular to tourists than Bristol.

Bristol isn’t _____________________________________________.

3. My new secretary works more carefully than my previous secretary.

My previous secretary didn’t work ___________________________.

4. Life in the city isn’t so peaceful as life in a village.

Life in a village is _________________________________________.

5. I can’t buy vegetables as cheaply in supermarkets as in markets.

I can buy vegetables _______________________________________.

6. The scenery in the city is more beautiful than the scenery in the countryside.

The scenery in the countryside isn’t ___________________________.

Superlative

4. Put the adjectives/adverbs in brackets into the superlative.

(Đặt tính từ/trạng từ trong ngoặc ở dạng so sánh nhất.)

1. Our university is _______ (large) in the country.

2. Where is _______ (close) electric charging station of all?

3. Ken rides his bike _______ (carefully) of all my friends.

4. Mongolia is one of _______ (little) crowded country in the world.

5. Our company produces electricity with _______ (low) cost of all companies in the country.

6. Henry study _______ (hard) of all students in his class. 

5. Put the adjectives/adverbs in brackets into the superlative.

(Đặt tính từ/trạng từ trong ngoặc ở dạng so sánh nhất.)

A: Do you want to go the new amusement park this Sunday? It’s (1) _______ (modern) place in town and it has (2) _______ (good) rides of all.

B: Sunday is going to be (3) _______ (hot) day of the year. Let’s do something that will cool us down. How about going to the pool or the water park?

A: The water park is (4) _______ (exciting) place of all, but we can get tickets for the pool (5) _______ (cheaply) of all the places in town. We’ve got that card from school, remember? We can pay only £2 and stay all day!

B: It’s (6) _______ (cheap) way to spend our Sunday. Let’s go there!

6. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.

(Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.)

1. This hospital is better than the other hospitals in the city.

This hospital is _________________________________________.

2. Simon came to the class the earliest of all students.

Simon came to the class __________________________________.

3. This restaurant is more popular than any other restaurant in town.

This restaurant is ________________________________________.

4. Wallflowers is the biggest department store in the city.

Wallflowers is __________________________________________.

5. John worked more efficiently than any other employees in the company.

John worked ___________________________________________.

6. Sue completed the tasks the most quickly of all the group members.

Sue completed __________________________________________.

Comparative - Superlative

7. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. London is _______ city in the UK.

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

2. What is _______ form of transport in our city?

A. the cleanest                        B. the cleaner                          C. cleaner                                                            D. cleanest

3. It’s the fact that the park is _______ place in the city.

A. the most beautiful             

B. more beautiful                   

C. most beautiful                                           

D. the more beautiful

4. Which road will take me to do the hospital _______ of all?

A. more quickly                                  B. much quickly                                 C. the most quickly                             D. the more quickly

5. You can cycle _______ in cycling paths than in roads.

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

6. In my town, the buses are usually _______ than the trains.

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

7. I think my mum is _______ person in my family.

A. the busiest                          B. busier                                              C. busiest                                                 D. the busier

8. For me, video calling helps me communicate with friends and family members _______ of all.

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

9. Dr Kane is _______ doctor in the local hospital.

A. as good as                           B. the better                                        C. better than                                           D. the best

10. The city wasn’t so _______ I expected it to be.

A. exciting than                                  B. more exciting                                 C. exciting as                                      D. exciting

8. Put the adjectives/adverbs in brackets into the comparative or the superlative. Add any necessary words.

(Đặt tính từ/trạng từ trong ngoặc ở dạng so sánh hơn hoặc so sánh nhất. Thêm bất kỳ từ cần thiết.)

Robbie                                                                                                                                    posted @ 2:15 p.m.

The next stop on my tour of Asia is Việt Nam. I’m really excited! Where is (1) _______ (good) place for a holiday in Việt Nam?

Giang                                                                                                                          posted @ 4:32 p.m.

I t depends on what you want to do! If you like shops, restaurants and museums, urban areas are perfect places for you. Hà Nội is the capital, but Hồ Chí Minh City is _______ (big) city of all. Hà Nội is much (3) _______ (old) than Hồ Chí Minh City; its history goes back 4,000 years! Hà Nội is probably (4) _______ (busy) as Hồ Chí Minh City, but it doesn’t feel (5) _______ (crowded) as a big city because there are lots of lakes there. If you want peace and quiet, you will love rural areas here. Rural life is (6) _______ (peaceful) than urban life and the scenery in a village is certainly (7) _______ (beautiful) than in a city. However, the roads in rural areas aren’t (8) _______ (good) as the roads in urban areas. You can’t drive along (9) _______ (easily) as you can along city streets. That’s why you usually have to drive (10) _______ (slowly) than in urban areas. 

9. Look at the table. Complete the sentences using the comparative, superlative and any necessary words.

(Nhìn vào bảng. Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng các từ so sánh, so sánh nhất và bất kỳ từ cần thiết nào.)

1. Fairbanks is quite a modern city. San José is _______ than Fairbanks. New York City is _______ of all.

2. New York City is crowded. Fairbanks _______ as New York City. San José is _______ of all.

3. It is cold in San José in the winter. It is _______ in New York City than in San José. Fairbanks is _______ of all.

4. San José _______ as Fairbanks. New York City is _______ than Fairbanks. New York City is _______ of all.

5. New York City is _______ as San José. They are _______ than Fairbanks.

Defining relative clauses

10. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. He bought a car who/which runs on electricity.

2. I live in a flat which/whose has a view of the river.

3. They’re fixing the bridge who/which is in the park.

4. That’s the boy who/whom lives next to my house.

5. Ly is the girl whose/who grandparents live opposite our flat.

6. That’s the teacher whom/whose class won the competition.

7. He is the man whose/who grows his own fruit and vegetables.

8. The woman whom/which I was just speaking to does community service.

11. Combine the sentences using defining relative clauses.

(Kết hợp các câu sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ xác định.)

1. This is the dog. Its owners live on the farm.

______________________________________________________________

2. I stayed at a hotel. It had excellent facilities and services.

______________________________________________________________

3. I talked to the scientist. You introduced me to her last week.

______________________________________________________________

4. They are the teenagers. They started the community garden.

______________________________________________________________

5. I’m interested in the course. My teacher recommended it to me.

______________________________________________________________

6. We had a picnic with the family. We met them at the tree-planting event.

______________________________________________________________

7. That is my friend. Her parents are great city planners.

______________________________________________________________

8. Do you see the green building? It uses energy from sunlight.

______________________________________________________________

9. I’m looking for a man. He spoke to us about living environment.

______________________________________________________________

10. I live in a small town. Its scenery is beautiful.

______________________________________________________________

Non-defining relative clauses

12. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. This bike, _______ I ride every day, it is present from my uncle.

A. that                                     B. whom                                             C. who                                                     D. which

2. My best friend, _______ name is Alex, doesn’t eat meat.

A. whom                                 B. who                                                 C. whose                                      D. which

3. The number 15 bus, _______ runs on electricity, stops outside my house.

A. which                                 B. who                                                 C. that                                                      D. whom

4. Duncan, _______ you meet in the vertical farm, has a rooftop garden.

A. whom                                 B. that                                                 C. which                                      D. whose

5. Mr and Mrs Smith, _______ really care about the city’s living environment, often do community service.

A. which                                 B. that                                                 C. who                                                     D. whose

6. Madeline Miller, _______ I once met at an airport, is my favourite author.

A. whom                                 B. whose                                             C. which                                      D. that

7. Youth Sports Centre, _______ the mayor opened, is on Riley Road.

A. which                                 B. who                                                 C. that                                                      D. whom

8. Jenny, _______ house is on my street, goes to the local university.

A. whom                                 B. which                                              C. who                                                     D. whose

13. Combine the sentences using non-defining relative clauses.

(Kết hợp các câu sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định.)

1. Helena works as a volunteer. Her mother is a city planner.

______________________________________________________________

2. The Shard spoils the view from my window. It opened in 2012.

______________________________________________________________

3. Vienna is one of the world’s greenest cities. It’s in Australia.

______________________________________________________________

4. Jake often picks up rubbish in the park. He is in my class.

______________________________________________________________

5. Mr Jones wants to make the city greener. His job is to design parks.

______________________________________________________________

6. My brother is going to study biology at university in September. He likes plants and animals.

______________________________________________________________

7. Mrs Williams works at the local library. Her children do community service every weekend.

______________________________________________________________

8. These new waste solutions are really effective. The council introduced them last month.

______________________________________________________________

9. My cousins don’t care much about their living environment. They live on the west side of the city.

______________________________________________________________

10. Gina is my next-door neighbour. You met her at the clean-up event.

______________________________________________________________