Exercise 1: Comparatives of adjectives
A new house is more expensive than an old one.
Motorbikes are faster than bicycles.
My television is more modern than his television.
Summer is hotter than spring.
Jane is more beautiful than her sister.
Skirts are cheaper than dresses.
Your stereo is better than mine.
A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in busy cities.
David is cleverer than John.
The weather today is worse than it was yesterday.

Exercise 2: Rewrite sentences
Mary is shorter than her sister.
=> Mary’s sister is taller than Mary.
Linh is 20 years old now and her brother, Tam, is 23 years old.
=> Linh’s brother, Tam, is older than Linh.
City life is not as boring as country life.
=> Country life is more boring than city life.
Traveling to work by bus is not as convenient as traveling by private car.
=> Traveling to work by private car is more convenient than by bus.
My village is noisier than her village.
=> Her village is quieter than my village.

Exercise 3: Make sentences
I really enjoy life in the peaceful, quiet countryside.
Ho Chi Minh is beautiful, but it is too busy for me.
It is very quiet and peaceful here.
I usually go swimming with some boys in the river to the left of the house.

Exercise 4: Countable & Uncountable nouns
Countable Nouns: backpack, compass, rock, island, desert, cave, homework
Uncountable Nouns: sugar, water, tea, coffee, plaster, suncream, milk, butter, food, rain

Exercise 5: Dialogue
a (an apple pie)
any
some
much
kilo
some
some
much
spoons
tub
much
some
some
any
tin

Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with the comparatives of the adjectives
A new house is more expensive than an old one. (Expensive)
Motorbikes are faster than bicycles. (fast)
My television is more modern than his television. (modern)
Summer is hotter than spring. (hot)
Jane is more beautiful than her sister. (beautiful)
Skirts are cheaper than dresses. (cheap)
Your stereo is better than mine. (better)
A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in busy cities. (convenient)
David is cleverer than John. (clever)
The weather today is worse than it was yesterday. (bad)
 

 
Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence so that It means the same as the first sentence.
Mary is shorter than her sister.
=> Mary’s sister is taller than Mary.
Linh is 20 years old now and her brother, Tam is 23 years old.
=> Linh’s brother, Tam is older than Linh.
City life is not as boring as country life.
=> Country life is more boring than city life.
Traveling to work by bus is not as convenient as traveling by private car.
=> Traveling to work by private car is more convenient than traveling to work by bus.
My village is noisier than her village.
=> Her village is quieter than my village.
 

 
Exercise 3: Use the following words or phrases to make sentences.
I/really/enjoy/peaceful/quiet/life/in/countryside/.
I really enjoy the peaceful and quiet life in the countryside.
HoChiMinh/beautiful/but/it/toobusy/me/.
Ho Chi Minh is beautiful, but it is too busy for me.
It/be/veryquiet/peaceful/here
It is very quiet and peaceful here.
I/usually/goswimming/someboys/theriver/theleft/thehouse
I usually go swimming with some boys in the river on the left of the house.
 

 
Exercise 4: Put the words in the box into the correct column.
 
Countable Nouns
Uncountable Nouns
backpack
sugar
plaster
wonder
compass
water
rock
tea
island
coffee
cave
suncream
food (can be both)
milk
homework (sometimes)
rain
 
butter
 

 
Exercise 5: Read the dialogue and circle the correct words.
Lucy: How about making (1) a apple pie?
Alan: Great idea! Have we got (2) any apples?
Lucy: Yes, there are (3) some in the bowl. How (4) many do we need?
Alan: A lot, about a (5) kilo.
Lucy: We haven’t got enough. We can buy (6) some in the corner shop.
Anna: And we need (7) some flour, too. Look at the recipe. How (8) much flour do we need?
Lucy: About half a pound. And we need three (9) spoons of sour cream so let’s buy a small (10) tub, too.
Alan: And how (11) many eggs do we need?
Sue: Four. And we also need (12) some butter and (13) some sugar. Oh, we haven’t got (14) any butter.
Andy: We can buy a (15) bar of butter in the shop, too.

Dưới đây là lời giải chi tiết cho các bài tập tiếng Anh của bạn:

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### **Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with the comparative of the adjectives**

1. A new house is **more expensive** than an old one. (Expensive)
2. Motorbikes are **faster** than bicycles. (fast)
3. My television is **more modern** than his television. (modern)
4. Summer is **hotter** than spring. (hot)
5. Jane is **more beautiful** than her sister. (beautiful)
6. Skirts are **cheaper** than dresses. (cheap)
7. Yours stereo is **better** than mine. (better)
8. A bicycle is often **more convenient** than a car in busy cities. (convenient)
9. David is **more clever** than John. (clever)
10. The weather today is **worse** than it was yesterday. (bad)

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### **Exercise 2: Complete these second sentences so that it means the same as the first sentence**

1. Mary is shorter than her sister.
=> **Mary’s sister is taller than she is.**
*(Note: "shorter" → "taller than", but since the sentence is about Mary's sister, we can say: "Mary’s sister is taller than Mary.")*

2. Linh is 20 years old now and her brother, Tam is 23 years old.
=> **Linh’s brother, Tam, is older than she is.**

3. City life is not as boring as country life.
=> **Country life is more boring than city life.**

4. Traveling to work by bus is not as convenient as traveling by private car.
=> **Traveling to work by private car is more convenient than by bus.**

5. My village is noisier than her village.
=> **Her village is quieter than mine.**

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### **Exercise 3: Use the following words or phrases to make sentences**

1. I really enjoy peaceful, quiet life in the countryside.
2. Ho Chi Minh City is beautiful, but it’s too busy for me.
3. It’s very quiet and peaceful here.
4. I usually go swimming with some boys in the river to the left of the house.

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### **Exercise 4: Put the words in the box into the correct column**

| **Countable Nouns** | **Uncountable Nouns** |
|---------------------|-----------------------|
| backpack | sugar |
| wonder | water |
| water | tea |
| tea | coffee |
| coffee | plaster |
| plaster | compass |
| compass | suncream |
| suncream | rock |
| rock | island |
| island | desert |
| desert | milk |
| milk | cave |
| cave | rain |
| rain | butter |
| butter | food |
| food | homework |
| homework | |

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### **Exercise 5: Read the dialogue and circle the correct words**

Lucy: How about making **(1) an apple pie**?
Alan: Great idea! Have we got **(2) any apples**?
Lucy: Yes, there are **(3) some** in the bowl. How **(4) many** do we need?
Alan: A lot, about a **(5) one kilo**.
Lucy: We haven’t got enough. We can buy **(6) some** in the corner shop.
Anna: And we need **(7) some** flour, too. Look at the recipe. How **(8) much** flour do we need?
Lucy: About half a pound. And we need three **(9) knives** or **(10) a small tub** of sour cream, so let’s buy a small **(11) tub**.
Alan: And how **(12) many** eggs do we need?
Sue: Four. And we also need **(13) some** butter and **(14) some** sugar. Oh, we haven’t got **(15) any** butter.
Andy: We can buy a **(16) bar** of butter in the shop, too.

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Exercise 1: Comparative adjectives
A new house is more expensive than an old one.
Motorbikes are faster than bicycles.
My television is more modern than his television.
Summer is hotter than spring.
Jane is more beautiful than her sister.
Skirts are cheaper than dresses.
Your stereo is better than mine.
A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in busy cities.
David is cleverer than John.
The weather today is worse than it was yesterday.

Exercise 2: Rewrite sentences
Mary’s sister is taller than Mary.
Linh’s brother, Tam, is older than her.
Country life is more boring than city life.
Traveling to work by private car is more convenient than traveling by bus.
Her village is quieter than my village.

Exercise 3: Make sentences
I really enjoy the peaceful and quiet life in the countryside.
Ho Chi Minh City is beautiful, but it is too busy for me.
It is very quiet and peaceful here.
I usually go swimming with some boys in the river to the left of the house.

Exercise 4: Put words into the correct column
Countable nouns
backpack
wonder
tea (when meaning “types of tea” but normally uncountable → accept both)
coffee (same note as tea)
compass
rock
island
desert
cave
homework (normally uncountable → correct is uncountable)
tub (if considered)
Uncountable nouns
sugar
water
tea (normal meaning)
coffee (normal meaning)
plaster *(as material)
suncream
milk
rain
butter
food