Exercise 4. Complete the sentence with the words in the box.

boring nomadic hard peaceful colourful

vast slow inconvenient brave friendly

1. Life in the city is fast but life in the countryside is ______________.

2. The old city around the cathedral is the most ______________ part of town.

3. Our neighbors have always been very ______________.

4. I’m sure that people are ______________ to strangers in my village.

5. My father is a ______________ soldier.

6. The film was so ______________ that I fell asleep.

7. It will be very ______________for me to have no car.

8. The ______________ majority of pupils attend state-funded schools here.

9. She hoped the different ethnic groups in the area could live together in ______________ co-
existence.

10. A ______________ life is hard but interesting.

Exercise 5. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

1. Iceland is considered the most ______________ country in the word. (peace)

2. A ______________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)

3. My brother has been a stamp ______________ for several years. (collect)

4. It is a/an ______________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from

5. Drinking water in some areas may be ______________. (safe)

6. During my stay in the village, I was ______________ with several local farmers. (friend)

7. Encouraging children to eat and drink ______________ is very important. (health)

8. Local people in the village often wear their ______________ costumes during the festivals.
(tradition)

9. Please give ______________ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous)

10. The baby slept very ______________ because the bed was really comfortable. (sound)

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Exercise 6. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.

busiest time herding noisier buffalo buffalo-drawn carts

fantasti
colorful rice countryside harvest time
c

1. At the ______________, my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and
drives it home.

2. I often help my parents dry the ______________ in the yard in front of my house.

3. Some farmers in my village still use ______________ to transport rice home.

4. He usually goes ______________ the buffaloes with other boys in his village.

5. My pen pal says he would like to visit my ______________ at harvest time to see what
farmers do.

6. My friend has never ridden a ______________ so he would like to try once.

7. Harvest time is the ______________ of the year in the countryside.

8. Our garden is ______________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.

9. I like looking at the stars on starry nights. It's ______________.

10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s ______________ than my village.

Exercise 7. Put the adverbs ill the comparative form.

Adverbs Comparative form Adverbs Comparative form Adverbs

1. badly 11. late 1. badly

2.
conveniently 12. smartly 2. conveniently

3. early 13. responsibly 3. early

4. far 14. patiently 4. far

5. fast 15. generously 5. fast

6. fluently 16. cleverly 6. fluently

7. happily 17. quickly 7. happily

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 8. hard 18. suitably 8. hard

9. slowly 19. beautifully 9. slowly

10. well 20. strongly 10. well

Exercise 8. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverbs.

E.g: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. (loudly)

1. He arrived _________________ expected. (early)

2. We walked _________________ the rest of the people. (slowly)

3. They called us _________________ in the afternoon. (late)

4. My mother and my sister talked _________________ the other guests. (loudly)

5. He hit his arm _________________ before. (hard)

6. The Spanish athlete ran _________________ the other runners. (fast)

7. Jim threw the ball _________________ Peter. (far)

8. We answered all the questions _________________ the other students. (well)

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises _________________ our old teacher. (badly)

10. The new mechanic checked the car _________________ the old mechanic. (thoroughly)

Exercise 9. Fill in the blanks with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.

1. Towns are ____________ than village. (big)

2. A sofa is ____________ than a chair. (comfortable)

3. Does an ox run ____________ than a horse? (slowly)

4. Laura sings ____________ than her sister. (well)

5. My house is ____________ from Ha Noi than Nam s house. (far)

6. Minh plays the flute ____________ than Quang. (badly)

7. Traffic in the city is always ____________ than that in the countryside. (busy)

8. This year the farmers work ____________ than they did last year. (hard)

9. Villages are ____________ than towns. (quiet)

10. People in this area live ____________ than those in other areas. (happily)

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Exercise 10. Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. Their life has been more comfortably since they moved to the city. ____________

2. She looks more pretty in this white dress. ____________

3. The manager wants us to work more hardly. ____________

4. This week you look more healthily than last week. ____________

5. Everyone in my town is looking for more better crop this year. ____________

6. Jim runs more fastly than his friends. ____________

7. I think a settle life is more better than a nomadic life. ____________

8. Today Jim performs more confident than usual. ____________

9. The heavy rain makes it more difficultly to drive. ____________

10. Their team preformed much more well than our team. ____________

Exercise 11. Fill in the blanks with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.

1. I speak English ____________ now than last year. (fluently)

2. They smiled ____________ than before. (happily)

3. Tom arrived ____________ than I expected. (early)

4. We will meet ____________ in the afternoon. (late)

5. Mary dances ____________ than anyone else. (gracefully)

6. Could you speak ____________? (loud)

7. Jim could do the test ____________ than Jane. (well)

8. We walked ____________ than other people. (slowly)

9. Planes can fly ____________ than birds. (high)

10. I can throw the ball ____________ than anyone else in my team. (far)

11. James drives ____________ than his wife. (carefully)

12. I visit my grandmother ____________ than my brother. (often)

13. No one can run ____________ than John. (fast)

14. My sister cooks ____________ than I. (badly)

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15. Everyone in the company is working ____________ than ever before. (hard)

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives or adverbs in
brackets.

1. Some people think that health is ____________ than money. (important).

2. The pollution in our city is much ____________ than it used to be. (bad)

3. My new teacher explained the lessons ____________ than my old teacher. (clear)

4. He doesn't play volleyball as ____________ as his brother. (good)

5. Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it ____________ next time. (good)

6. Communication is a lot ____________ than it was 50 years ago. (easy)

7. People in rural areas wear ____________ than those in cities. (simple)

8. Robert arrived at the meeting ____________ than Francis. (late)

9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are ____________? (narrow)

10. My mother always gets up ____________ than everybody else in the house. (early)

11. Trang speaks ____________ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)

12. Can't you think of anything ____________ to say? (intelligent)

13. I think his new book is much ____________ than his last one. (boring)

14. Max finished his homework ____________ than anyone else in the class. (fast)

15. He doesn't look as ____________ as he used to. (happy)

Exercise 13. Read the passage and choose the correct option to fill in the blank. :

Life is changing rapidly in the large cities of England. However, life in other areas remains much
the (1) ____________ as it has been for centuries. Factories have brought huge population
increases to the cities, and city life boomed.

City residents have discovered a new (2) ____________ of life, but in country villages the
traditional lifestyle has remained nearly (3) ____________. There have been a few changes,
particularly the new steam-powered machinery. It made farm production more (4)
____________. But for the people who remain in the countryside, daily life continues much as it
had before the (5) ____________ revolution. Life in country villages continues to (6)
____________ at a slow pace. The daily schedule depends on the times that the sun rose and
set and on the weather. In a typical village, the (7) ____________ number of workers is still

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employed in agriculture or in domestic service. A smaller number of people work in various
trades. Even (8) ____________ work in the professions.

1. A. similar B. same C. different D. both A & B

2. A. method B. walk C. way D. path

3. A. changeful B. changeable C. unchanged D. Change

4. A. efficient B. efficiently C. efficiency D. inefficient

5. A. Industry B. Industrial C. Industrialize D. Industrialized

6. A. run B. walk C. move D. drive

7. A. largest B. biggest C. highest D. all are correct

8. A. more B. less C. few D. fewer

Exercise 14. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in
reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.

There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and
quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less
traffic, so it is safer for young children.

However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because
there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult
to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and
services means that it is hard to find jobs.

In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the
whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast,
young people who have a career are better provided in the city.

1. According to the passage, living in the country has ____________.

A. only good points B. only bad points

C. both good and bad points D. no disadvantages

2. How many advantages does living in the country have?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. No

3. Living in the country is safer for young children because ____________.

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A. there is less traffic B. there are few shops

C. there are fewer people D. there are few services

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.

B. It's hard to find entertainment in the country.

C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.

D. The country is only suitable for retired people.

5. Having few friends is ____________.

A. one of drawbacks to life in the country

B. the only disadvantage to living in the country

C. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city

D. one of certain advantages to life outside the city

Exercise 16a. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. Use the right
comparative forms of the words in brackets.

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)

______________________________________________________________________________

2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)

______________________________________________________________________________

3. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)

______________________________________________________________________________

4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)

______________________________________________________________________________

5. Going by taxi is faster than going by bus but it costs more than a bus. (slow, little)

______________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 16b. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. Use the
comparative form with less.

E.g: Ann speaks French more fluently than James.

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🡪 James speaks French less fluently than Ann.

1. This summer I go to the beach more often than last summer.

______________________________________________________________________________

2. This cake is more freshly made than that one.

______________________________________________________________________________

3. Jim behaves more politely than his younger brother.

______________________________________________________________________________

4. Teenagers act more violently these days than in the past.

______________________________________________________________________________

5. Your mother is more patient than my mother.

______________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 17. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.

E.g: This exercise is easier than that one.

That exercise is more difficult than this one.

1. Mr. Smith is wealthier than Mr. Brown.

🡪 Mr. Brown

2. My house is smaller than my parent's house.

🡪 My parent's house

3. The black dress is more expensive than the red one.

🡪 The red dress

4. Today it is colder than yesterday.

🡪 Yesterday

5. I don't think you are taller than me.

🡪 I don't think I

6. Is Jim worse at Math than John?

🡪 Is John

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7. Jim looks much younger than his classmates.

🡪 Jim's classmates

8. Your hair is longer than mine.

🡪 My hair

9. My sister speaks more quickly than me.

🡪 I speak

10. Mary drives more carefully than Tony.

🡪 Tony drives