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COMPARATIVE
I. Choose the more appropriate words.
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).
2. Pil is the (happier/ happiest) person we know.
3. Pat’s car is (faster/ fastest) than Dan’s.
4. This is the (creamier/ creamiest) ice-cream I have had in a long time.
5. This poster is (colourfuler/ more colourful) than the one in the hall.
6. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?
7. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).
8. While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (awkwarder/ more
awkwardly) than her daughter.
9. Jane is the (less/ least) athletic of all the women.
10. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.
11. This summary is (the better/ the best) of the pair.
12. The colder the weather gets, (sicker/ the sicker) I feel.
13. Jim has as (few/ fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I have.
14. That recipe calls for (many/ much) more sugar than mine does.
15. The museum is the (further/ furthest) away of the three buildings.
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.
1. Mary is (pretty) as her sister.
2. A new house is (expensive) than an old one.
3. His job is (important) than mine.
4. Of the four ties, I like the red one (well).
5. Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow.
6. Today English is the (international) language.
7. John is much (strong) than I thought.
8. Benches are (comfortable) than arm-chairs.
9. Bill is (good) than you thought.
10. Mr Bush is the (delightful) person I have ever known.
11. Dick is the (careful) of the three workers.
12. Sam’s conduct is (bad) than Paul’s.
13. Thanks to the progress of science, human life is (good) and (good).
14. Bill is (lazy) and (lazy).
15. The teacher speaks English (fluently) than we do.
16. These boys are (ill-prepared) for employment than my children.
17. The competition makes the price of goods (cheap) and (cheap).
18. Charles is (hard-working) than Tom.
19. Is this book (interesting) than the one you read last week?
20. Of the three boy, Harry is the (badly-bred).
III. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form.
1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
It’s ...
2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
It takes ...
3. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
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Joe did...
4. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30.
My friend ...
5. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day.
We...
6. Jane cooks better than her sister.
Jane’s sister...
7. Tom is the best football player in this team.
Nobody in this team ...
8. Nothing is faster than the speed of light.
The speed of light...
9. Jack is younger than he looks.
Jack isn’t...
10. I didn’t spend as much money as you.
You...
IV. Complete the sentences, using doufele comparative form.
1. It becomes ... to find a job. (hard)
2. That hole in your pullover is getting ... (big)
3. As I waited for my interview, I became ... (nervous)
4. As the day went on, the weather got... (bad)
5. As the conversation went on, he became ... (talkative)
PREPOSITION
1. OF
- ashamed of : xấu hổ về... - afraid of : sợ, e ngại...
- ahead of : trước - aware of : nhận thức
- capable of : có khả năng - confident of : tin tuởng
- doubtful of : nghi ngờ - fond of : thích
- full of : đầy - hopeful of : hy vọng
- independent of : độc lập - proud of : tự hào
- jealous of : ghen tỵ với - guilty of : phạm tội (về), có tội
- sick of : chán nản về - joyful of : vui mừng về
- quick of : mau, nhanh chóng vẻ
2. TO
- acceptable to : có thể chấp nhận - accustomed to : quen với
- agreeable to : có thể đồng ý - addicted to : đam mê
- delightful to sb : thú vị đối với ai - contrary to : trái lại, đối lập
- familiar to sb : quen thuộc đối với ai - grateful to sb. : biết ơn ai
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- clear to : rõ ràng
- equal to : tương đương với, bằng - favourable to : tán thành, ủng hộ
- harmful to sb. (for sth.) : có hại cho ai (cho cái gì)
- important to : quan trọng - likely to : có thể
- lucky to : may mắn - next to : kế bên
- open to : mở - pleasant to : hài lòng
- preferable to : đáng thích hơn - profitable to : có lợi
- rude to : thô lỗ, cộc cằn - similar to : giống, tương tự
- useful to sb : có ích cho ai
- necessary to sth/sb : cần thiết cho việc gì, cho ai
- available to sb : sẵn cho ai
- responsible to sb : có trách nhiệm với ai
3. FOR
- available for sth: có sẵn (cái gì...) - difficult for : khó...
- late for : trễ... - dangerous for : nguy hiểm...
- famous for : nổi tiếng... - greedy for : tham lam...
- necessary for : cần thiết - perfect for : hoàn hảo
- suitable for : thích hợp - sorry for : xin lỗi
- qualified for : có phẩm chất - helpful/ useful for: có lợi, có ích
- good for : tốt cho... - grateful for sth: biết ơn về việc...
- convenient for : thuận lợi cho... - ready for sth: sẵn sàng cho việc gì...
- responsible for sth : chịu trách nhiệm về việc gì
4. AT
- good at : giỏi (về...) -bad at: dở (về...)
- clever at : khéo léo... - skilful at : khéo léo, có kỹ năng về...
- quick at : nhanh... - amazed at: vui về...
- excellent at : xuất sắc về... - present at : hiện diện
- surprised at: ngạc nhiên - angry at sth : giận về điều gì
- clumsy at : vụng về - annoy at sth : khó chịu về điều gì
5. WITH
- delighted with : vui mừng với - acquainted with : làm quen (với ai)
- crowded with : đông đúc... - angry with : giận dữ...
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- friendly with : thân mật... - bored with : chán...
- fed up with : chán... - busy with : bận...
- familiar with : quen thuộc... - furious with : phẫn nộ...
- pleased with : hài lòng... - popular with : phổ biến
- satisfied with : thỏa mãn với... - contrasted with : tương phản với
6. ABOUT
- confused about : bối rối (về...) - excited about : hào hứng...
- happy about : hạnh phúc, vui - sad about : buồn...
- serious about : nghiêm túc... - upset about : thất vọng
- worried about : lo lắng - anxious about : lo lắng
- disappointed about sth : lo lắng về việc gì
7. IN
- interested in : thích, quan tâm (về...) - rich in : giàu (về...)
- successful in : thành công (về...) - confident in sb.: tin cậy vào ai
8. FROM
- isolated from : bị cô lập - absent from : vắng mặt (khỏi...)
- different from : khác - far from : xa
- safe from : an toàn - divorced from : ly dị, làm xa rời
9. ON
- keen on : hăng hái về...
Lưu ý:
sau giới từ ta thường dùng danh động từ (V-ing) hoặc danh từ (Noun).
10. Một số trường hợp cần lưu ý
♦ be tired of: chán
be tired from: mệt vì
Ex: I’m tired of doing the same work every day.
I’m tired from walking for a long time.
♦ be grateful to sb for sth: biết ơn ai về vấn đề
gì Ex: I’m grateful to you for your help.
♦ be responsible to sb for sth: chịu trách nhiệm với ai về việc
gì Ex: You have to be responsible to me for your actions.
♦ good/ bad for: tốt/ xấu cho...; good/ bad at: giỏi/ dở về...
Ex: Milk is good for health.
He is good at English.
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♦ be kind/ nice to: tốt với ai
It’s kind/ nice of sb:... thật
tốt
Ex: Mary is kind to me.
It’s very kind of you to help me.
III. Prepositions following verbs/ two-word verbs
- apologize sb for sth : xin lỗi ai về việc gì
- admire sb of sth : khâm phục ai về việc gì
- belong to sb : thuộc về ai...
- accuse sb of sth : tố cáo ai về việc gì
- blame sb for sth : đổ lỗi cho ai về một việc gì đó
- congratulate sb on sth : chúc mừng ai về việc gì
- differ from : khác với
- introduce to sb : giới thiệu với ai
- give up : từ bỏ
- look at : nhìn vào
- look after : chăm sóc, trông nom
- look for : tìm kiếm
- look up : tra từ (trong từ điển)
- look forward to : mong đợi
- put on : mang vào, mặc vào
- put off : hoãn lại
- stand for : tượng trưng
- call off : hủy bỏ, hoãn lại
- object to sb/ V-ing : phản đối ai/ việc gì...
- infer from : suy ra từ...
- approve of sth to sb : đồng ý về việc gì với ai
- participate in : tham gia
- succeed in : thành công về
- prevent sb from : ngăn cản ai
- provide with : cung cấp
- agree with : đồng ý với
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- beg for sth : van nài cho, xin
- borrow sth from sb : mượn cái gì của ai
- depend on/ rely on : dựa vào/ phụ thuộc vào
- die of (a disease) : chết vì (một căn bệnh)
- join in : tham gia vào
- escape from : thoát khỏi
- insist on : khăng khăng
- change into, turn into : hóa ra
- wait for sb : chờ ai
- arrive at (station, bus stop, airport...)
in (London, Paris, England, Vietnam, France...) = thành phố, đất nước
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1. My house is next the post office.
2. He succeeded opening the door.
3. An accident has happened that family.
4. I thanked everybody all the help they had given me.
5. I can’t deal this problem.
6. Celia often reminds me her mother.
7. I congratulate you your success.
8. I can’t combine oil water.
9. Don’t tell anyone me.
10. Please write English not Vietnamese.
11. I’d like to book a table twelve 6:30 this evening.
12. The differences British English and American English are small.
13. It isn’t easy to start looking a job at her age.
14. We often go to school the morning.
15.I usually read the newspaper while I’m waiting the bus.
16. Janet doesn’t take good care himself.
17. Next month I’m going to Scotland a short holiday.
18. There was panic when people realized the building was fire.
19. The pupils left their bicycle leaning the wall.
20. I’m a little short money. Can you lend me some?
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Fill in each blank with an appropriate conjunction.
1. He drinks beer wine.
2. I’m going out for a short time, you can get supper ready.
3. Those who are not prepared to study should change their ways make room for those
who will work.
4. She can’t hope to pass the exam in December she’ll have to wait till June.
5. He is very seriously ill, doctors have almost give up hope of his recovery.
6. They go to concerts of modern music they really like it.
7. I do not like him very much, I can appreciate his qualities.
8. Find out they are going this evening ask if we may join them.
9. I walked into the room, the phone started ringing.
10. We’ll be late we hurry.
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