Chuyên đề Bồi dưỡng HSG tiếng Anh 8 - Chuyên đề. Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverds

 DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERDS
 1. Equal comparisons:
 S + V + as + adjective / adverb + as + noun / pronoun / clause
 Ex: He is as tall as his father. / Nam sings as well as his sister.
 Is the film as intersting as you expected ? 
 Or S + V + the same + (noun) + as + noun (pronoun)
 Ex: My house is the same height as his. (My house is as high as his.)
 Nam is as old as Lan. (Nam and Lan are the same age.)
 heavy / light – weight wide / narrow – width
 deep / shallow - depth long / short - length
 big / small - size old - age 
 2. Unewual comparisons
 a.Comparatives : 
 short adj / adv + er 
 S + V + more + adj / adv + than + noun / 
pronoun 
 less + adj / adv
 short adjectives: happy, narrow, simple, clever , ....
 bigger, hotter. (except : w, x, z)
 b.Double comparatives:
 [1] The + comparative + Subject + Verb + the + comparative + Subject + 
Verb
 (Càng ..... càng) 
Ex: The hotter it is , the more miserable I feel. 
 The more you study, the smarter you will become.
[2] Adj / Adv + er and adj / adv + er (Càng ngày càng)
 More and more + adj / adv
Ex; Betty is younger and younger.
 Her story was more attractive and attractive.
 3. Superlatives: 
 short adj / adv + est in + 
singular noun
 S + V + most long adj / adv + (noun) + of + 
plural noun
 least + long adj / adv 28.Jane is the (little) ................................. athletic of all women.
29.Is he (studious) ......................................... as his sister ?
30.The story you told me was (funny) .................................... of all.
II.Complete the sentences using a comparative form :
1.It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ....................................?
2.This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit........................................... 
3.The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be..........................
4.The weather is too cold in this country. I expected it to be..............................
5.My job is a bit boring, sometimes I’d like to do something.
6.I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would 
be...........................
7.Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do ...............................
8.Don’t worry. The situation isn’t so bad. It could be....................................
9.You’re talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit.......................................
10.You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me....................................
III.Complete the sentences with THAN or AS :
1. I can’t reach as high as you. You’re 
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2.He doesn’t know much. I know 
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3.We were very surprised..Nobody was 
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4.She is not a very good player. I am 
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5.They have ben very lucky. I wish we were 
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IV. Rewrite the sentences.:
1.Yesterday the teperature was 9 degrees. Today it’s only 6 degrees.
- It is 
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2. The journey takes 4 hours by car and 5 hours by train.
- It takes 
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3.I expected my friends to arrive about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30
- My friends 
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4.Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
- Joe did 
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5.We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day. - Her car is not 
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18. Nam’s house is big. Minh’s house is big, too . (same size) 
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19..Tom speaks English and Peter speaks English , too . (same language)
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20. Mr Dao teaches Geography . Mr Do teaches Math . (same subject)
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21.The Royal Hotel is 400 meters high. The Queen Hotel is 400 meters, too .( same 
height ) 
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22.Minh and Hoa are both 14 years old. ( same age)
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23.His bike is yellow .My bike is yellow, too (like)
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24. It is cold today. It was cold yesterday (like) 
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25.I’m Vietnamese. She is Russian .(different) 
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26.This motorbike is 20 million VNdong. That motorbike is 12 million Vndong. 
(different)
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V. Prepositions: 43. This country is rich  oil. 44. Everyone is aware air 
pollution
45. Smoking is harmful .. your health . 46.Is this matter important 
.. you ?
47.Is she serious learning to be a pilot ? 48. I think you are qualified 
.. this job.
49.My mother is busy .. her housework. 50.Mr Long is skillful  
dancing.
51.My house is far . school. 52.This chemical is dangerous 
..humans.
53.Teachers are responsible .. the principal . their teaching. 
54.The lesson was dificult ............. us, but the teacher was capable .........making 
us understand it thoroughly
55.Out ............ sight, out .............mind. 56.I’m not familiar ..................... 
his name.
57..My hat is quite similar................. yours. 58.She is very jealous............ her 
sister(ganh tị)
59.For the last few days I haven’t been able to sleep .................. night.
60.The success or failure of the plan depends ............... you (Sự thành công hay thất bại phụ 
thuộc vào bạn)
61. Carol is engaged .... Lary. Their marriage is planned for May 3 
62. Barbara turned off the TV because she was tired .. listening to the 
news.
63.Last month, little Billy was bitten by a dog. Now he scared . every dog 
he sees.
64.We finished packing our sleep bags, tent, first-aid kit, food and warm clothes. 
We’re finally prepared ........our camping trip 
65.I’m worried ...... the safety of the product. 66.Jack is married . 
. Joan. 
67. The large table was covered ......... every kind of food you could 
imagine
68.John’s bald head is protected ..... the hot sun. He’s wearing a straw 
hat.
69.It’s traditional in England to eat turkey ....... Christmas day.
70.He apologizes . the inconvenience he caused. 
71.My present job isn’t wonderful, but I prefer it . what I did before .
72.Some words are difficult to translate . one language another.
73.What happened ........ the money I lent you ? How did you spend it ?
74.Our neighbors complained .... us ...... the noise we made last night.
75.Jill used to write to me quite often but I haven’t heard ........ her  
ages now. 9.You should ........ decision (quyết định) as soon as possible.
10.They ........ too many errors (lỗi) in the dictation (chính tả) last week.
11.I hate . the cooking. 12. My sister has just 
.. a cake.
13.Tom didn’t ... his homework. 14. We always ..... our 
best
15. Every student must ..... his duty.(bổn phận / nhiệm vụ) 
16.Did he .......... many mistakes ? 17.I want to . a 
course in English.
18. Have you ..........arrangements to sell your house ? . 
19. We have to ....... military service in my country.(nghĩa vụ quân sự)
20.She always  fun of me. 21.Let’s ..... a plan.
22.There’s nothing ............. there. Let’s . our way out. 
23.I’m going to .... some reading. 24 I ............... the washing 
up last night.
25. She wants to.. a lot of money 26.I don’t want to .....a 
mess of the job.
27. I couldn’t come because I was busy .. ..... my new dress.
28.He .............. me read carefully before answering 29.He is .......... research in 
chemistry now.
30.I ................a promise never to see him again. 31.I like the way you’ve 
..............your hair.
II. S + V (Present) + as though + S + V (Past simple / past subjuntive)
 (như thế/dường như)
* as if / as though : đứng trước một mệnh đề chỉ một điều không có thật hoặc 
trái với thực tế
Rewrite the following sentences:
1.They talk like kings. They talk as if 
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2.She makes up like an actress. – She makes up as if 
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3.Mary dreeses up like a queen. – Mary dresses up as if 
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4.She pretends (giả bộ) not to know me - She looks as if she 
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5.You speak like a prophet (nhà tiên tri) - You speak as though 
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6.He spends like a prince. – He spends his money as though 
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7.My head seems to be on fire now. – I feel as if 
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