4. Choose the correct options.
(Chọn những phương án đúng.)
1. This year's concert was much/as better than last year's.
2. The theatre performance wasn't so/much interesting as the street performance.
3 This year's book fair lasted as long as/so last year's, but more people came this year.
4. The food at Sweet Festival tastes much/so more delicious than the food at Maple Syrup Festival.
5. Mona thinks an art exhibition isn't as interesting so/as a book fair.
as ... as - not asiso ... as - much + comparative
(as ... as - not asiso ... as - much + so sánh hơn)
We use as + adjective/adverb + as to say two people/things that are similar in some way.
(Chúng ta dùng as + tính từ/trạng từ + as để nói hai người/vật giống nhau về mặt nào đó.)
The theatre ticket is as expensive as the concert ticket.
(Vé xem kịch đắt như vé xem hòa nhạc.)
We use not as/so + adjective/adverb + as to say two people/things that are different in some way.
(Chúng ta dùng not as/so + tính từ/trạng từ + as để nói về hai người/sự vật khác nhau về mặt nào đó.)
I can sing as beautifully as Ken, but I can't dance so well as him.
(Tôi có thể hát hay như Ken nhưng lại không thể nhảy giỏi bằng anh ấy.)
We use much + comparative to emphasise the big difference between two people/things.
(Chúng ta sử dụng much + so sánh để nhấn mạnh sự khác biệt lớn giữa hai người/vật.)
The band's new songs are much better than their old ones.
(Những bài hát mới của ban nhạc hay hơn nhiều so với những bài hát cũ của họ.)
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1. much |
2. so |
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4. much |
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1. This year's concert was much better than last year's.
(Buổi hòa nhạc năm nay hay hơn năm ngoái rất nhiều.)
2. The theatre performance wasn't so interesting as the street performance.
(Buổi biểu diễn sân khấu không thú vị bằng buổi biểu diễn đường phố.)
3. This year's book fair lasted as long as last year's, but more people came this year.
(Hội chợ sách năm nay kéo dài như năm ngoái nhưng năm nay có nhiều người đến hơn.)
4. The food at Sweet Festival tastes much more delicious than the food at Maple Syrup Festival.
(Thức ăn ở Sweet Festival có vị ngon hơn nhiều so với thức ăn ở Maple Syrup Festival.)
5. Mona thinks an art exhibition isn't as interesting as a book fair.
(Mona nghĩ triển lãm nghệ thuật không thú vị bằng hội chợ sách.)
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
6. USE IT! Work in pairs. You want to buy a present for a friend. Compare these products and decide which one you'll buy. Use the key phrases and comparatives to help you.
(Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn muốn mua một món quà cho một người bạn. So sánh các sản phẩm này và quyết định bạn sẽ mua sản phẩm nào. Sử dụng các cụm từ khóa và từ so sánh để giúp bạn.)
1. Put the adjectives/adverbs into the comparative.
(Đặt tính từ/ trạng từ ở hình thức so sánh hơn.)
1. Joe's theatre ticket was ____________(expensive) than mine because he wanted to sit close to the stage.
2. Ben came to the theatre performance _________ (late) than me.
3. A: Did the street performers dance ________(well) than they did last weekend?
B: No, but the crowd was ________ (excited) this weekend.
4. A: Which event do you prefer, a concert or a book fair?
B: A concert is ____________ (interesting) to me.
5. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
(Viết lại các câu mà không làm thay đổi nghĩa của chúng.)
1. In my opinion, a concert is more exciting than a street performance.
(Theo tôi, một buổi hòa nhạc thú vị hơn một buổi biểu diễn trên đường phố.)
In my opinion, a street performance isn't so exciting as a concert.
(Theo tôi, một buổi biểu diễn đường phố không thú vị bằng một buổi hòa nhạc.)
2. The street performance wasn't as crowded as the theatre performance.
(Buổi biểu diễn đường phố không đông đúc như buổi biểu diễn ở nhà hát.)
The theatre performance was ______________.
3. The food festival ticket costs £25 and the theatre ticket costs £75.
(Vé lễ hội ẩm thực có giá 25 bảng và vé xem kịch có giá 75 bảng.)
The theatre ticket is much _________________.
4. Carrie was more excited about the band than I was.
(Carrie hào hứng với ban nhạc hơn tôi.)
I wasn't ________________________________.
5. The book fair lasted 7 days and the art exhibition lasted 5 days.
(Hội chợ sách kéo dài 7 ngày và triển lãm nghệ thuật kéo dài 5 ngày.)
The book fair lasted ______________________.
4 Put the adjectives/adverbs into the comparative or the superlative.
(Đặt tính từ/trạng từ ở dạng so sánh hơn hoặc so sánh nhất.)
1 The fire dancers performed (well) of all the street performers yesterday.
2 A lot of people came to the event, so it was (popular) than we expected.
3 Can you drive (fast)? I don't want to miss the parade.
4 A concert usually lasts (long) than a theatre performance.
5 Taste of Chicago is (big) food festival in the USA.
5 Choose the correct options.
(Chọn những đáp án đúng.)
1 The magic show wasn’t so/much exciting as the concert to me.
2 The tickets for this year’s festival cost as/so much as the tickets for last year's.
3 In my opinion, the art exhibition was much/as more popular than the theatre performance.
4 The dancers didn't perform much/so well as the singers at the rock concert last night.
5 The food festival ticket is as/much cheaper than the concert ticket.
Comparative - Superlative - as... as/so... as- much + comparative
4 Choose the correct options.
(Chọn các đáp án đúng.)
1 You dance than your sister.
A good B better C best D
2 This is festival ever!
A more crowded
B most crowded
C the most crowded
D the more crowded
3 Concert tickets cost_than theatre tickets.
A much
B more
C most
D the most
4 This street performer is_worse than the first one.
A as B more C much D so
5 Jen's theatre ticket is than mine because she's sitting up front.
A expensive
B the more expensive
C the most expensive
D more expensive
6 The magic show is just interesting as I expected.
A so B as C much D more
7 Is this festival of the year?
A more popular
B most popular
C the more popular
D the most popular
8 The rock concert was crowded as the pop concert. The pop concert was more crowded.
A not so, much
B so, more
C as, much
D not as, more
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words.
City/ children/ have/ more/ interesting life/ country ones.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given in brackets
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given in brackets
Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
The red car is more expensive than the black one.
→ The black car ____________________________________.
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
This paddy field is _______ than that man-made garden.
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
Things in the city are ____ than in the country.
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
The lecture given by Dr. Harry was ______ than any one I have attended before.
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.
It was a _______ holiday than the one we had last summer.
Rewrite the following sentences without changing it’s meaning
No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
→ Mary ________________________________________.
