Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.
1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.
2. In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the animals.
3. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.
4. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband’s.
5. Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks _______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.
6. Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.
7. Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office.
8. Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.
8. This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.
10. Shaun sings even __________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she has ___________________ (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.
Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between TWO AND FIVE WORDS in each gap.
1. I have never watched a better movic than this one. EVER
=> This is the ______________________________
2. Nobody has ever been this far into the desert. THE
=> This is ________________________has ever been into the desert. THE
3. I was told that Ellie was the most industrious student in the class.
=> I was told that ______________________ than Ellie. NO
4. This is the oldest palace in this urban area.
=> This _____________________ the others in this urban areas. THAN
5. The paiting Ruby colored is the worst one you can imagine.
=> You can’t imagine __________________than Ruby colored.
PART C: EXTRA EXERCISE – READING
Exercise 1: Answer these following questions.
Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.
1. What does his uncle grow on his farm?
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2. What can a tractor do?
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3. What is typical of a combine harvester?
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4. Which kinds of cattle are raised in Uncle Brown’s farm?
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Exercise 2: Fill out the table below and note them down on your Vocabulary-Grammar notebook.
New words | Definition | Example | Synonym | Antonym |
Tractor | | | | |
Plough | | | | |
Manure | | | | |
Thresh | | | | |
Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use the comparative form (-eror more )with give adjective.
The CD…………………………………is more expensive than the cassette…………………………………….
The church ………………………………is older than the library…………………………………...
Clare………………………………is morre popular than Andrew…………………………………………..
The film ……………………………………is longer than videotape…………………………………
Going by train…………………is slower than going by car………………………..……………………..
Laura’s room ………………………………is more interesting than Mark's room…………………………………
Matthew ………………………………is stronger than Daneil………………………………………
The streets in the city …………………………is more crowed than the streets in the countryside……………………………..
The buses ……………………………is more frequent than the trains……………………………………….
It ………………………………is colder than yesterday…………………………………………….. II/ Write the sentences from the notes. Use the superlative form of the adjective. 1.Mark / tall /person/ his family. ………………………mark is the tallest person in his family……………………………………………………….. 2.This stadium / modern / Europe. …………………………………this stadium is more modern than Europe…………………………………………….. 3.What /happy/ day/your life. ……………………………What was the happiest day of your life?………………………………………………….. 4.The Beatles album / good / they ever made.. ………………………………………This Beatles album is the best they ever made……………………………………….. 5.Asernal /popular/team/England. ………………………………Asernal is the most popular team in England……………………………………………….. 6.This painting /valuable/the gallery. ………………………………This painting is the most valuable in the gallery……………………………………………….. 7.Yesterday/hot /day/the month. ……………………………………Yesterday was the hottest day of the year………………………………………….. 8.This watch/ one /cheap/you can buy. ………………………………………This watch is one of the cheapest you can buy……………………………………….. 9.That/ boring/ film /I /ever / see. …………………………………That is the most boring film I have ever seen…………………………………………….. 10.It /bad/mistake/I/ever/make. …………………………………It is the worst mistake I have ever made…………………………………………….. III/ Write the comparative form or the superlative form of the words in brackets
IV. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Using the words in brackets.
I’m………………………………not as tall as you……………………………………......
Tim is……………………………age…………is the same as hoa…………………………
She speaks……………………as well as…………………………………her sister.
They haven’t……………………lived here as long as……………………………………us.
My birthday is ……………………the same day as………………………………Tom’s
Sandra ………………spent……………much money…………than Susan……………
Nam doesn’t………………………drive as carefully as his sister does………………………………………
We left …………………the same………………time…………as they………………
Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use the comparative form (-er or more )with give adjective.
=> The CD is more expensive than the cassette.
=> The church is older than the library.
=> Clare is more popular than Andrew.
=> The film is longer than the videotape.
=> Going by train is slower than going by car.
=> Laura’s room is more interesting than Mark's room.
=> Matthew is stronger than Daneil.
=> The streets in the city is more crowded than streets in the countryside.
=> The buses run more frequently than the trains.
=> It is colder than yesterday.
II/Write the sentences from the notes. Use the superlative form of the adjective. 1.Mark / tall /person/ his family.
=> Mark is the tallest person in his family.
2.This stadium / modern / Europe.
=> This stadium is the most modern in Europe.
3.What /happy/ day/your life.
=> What is the happiest day in your life?
4.The Beatles album / good / they ever made.
=> The Beatles album is the best they ever made.
5.Asernal /popular/team/England.
=> Asernal is the most popular team in England.
6.This painting /valuable/the gallery.
=> This painting is the most valuable in the gallery.
7.Yesterday/hot /day/the month.
=> Yesterday is the hottest day of the month.
8.This watch/ one /cheap/you can buy.
=> This watch is the cheapest one you can buy.
9.That/ boring/ film /I /ever / see.
=> That is the most boring film I have ever seen.
10.It /bad/mistake/I/ever/make.
=> It is the worst mistake I have ever made.
III/Write the comparative form or the superlative form of the words in brackets
IV. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Using the words in brackets.
=> I'm not as tall as you are.
=> Tim is of the same age as Hoa.
=> She speaks English as well as her sister.
=> They haven't lived here as long as us.
=> My birthday is of the same day as Tom.
=> Sandra spents not as much money as Susan.
=> Nam doesn't drive as carefully as his sister.
=> We left the meeting at the same time as they.