Ex1: Complete the sentences with comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets. 8N/2-L9

1. Farmers collect fruit ……FASTER………..than others. (fast)

2. That young nomad herds his livestock ……BETTER……….than his father. (well)

3. City children seem to react ……MORE QUICLY………than those in the countryside. (quickly)

4. After the summer holiday in a remote area, Jim studies …………HARDER…. (hard)

5. My cousin painted his own room ………MORE SKILLFULY………than I did. (skillfully)

Ex2: Read the situations and complete the sentences with comparative forms of the given adverbs

1. My mum often wakes up at 5.30 am while I often wake up at 6.30 am. (early)

=> My mum often wakes up earlier than me

2. According to a survey, 70% of city teenagers use their mobiles every day. The rate in the countryside is only 30%. (frequently)

=> City teenagers use their mobiles more frequently than in the countryside

3. Jack and Jim are both excellent at riding horses but Jim is a bit better than Jack. (excellently)

=> Jack rides horses not as excellently as Jim

4. The boys in the village can fly kites very high; I’m not that good. (high)

=> The boys in the village can fly kites higher than me

Ex3: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.

1. If you read many books and news, you will have much knowledge.

→ The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have

2. Jonh speaks too much and people feel bored.

→ The more john speak, the more bored people feel

3. The growth in the economy makes people’s living condition better.

→ The more the economy grows, the better people's living condition is. 

4. She learned a lot of things as she traveled far.

→ The farther he traveled, the more he learned

CÔNG THỨC SO SÁNH:

- so sánh hơn: + tính từ ngắn : S+ TOBE+ SHORT ADJ_ER + ........

                         +Tính từ dài : S + TOBE +MORE+ LONG ADJ+....

- so sánh bằng : S + TOBE + ( NOT ) + AS + ADJ + AS +...

- The more: the + so sánh hơn + mệnh đề, the + so sánh hơn + mệnh đề