A closer look 2 | Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) | Unit 2: Life in the countryside - Lớp 8 - Global Success & Bộ Giáo Dục - Đào Tạo

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👉 A CLOSER LOOK 2

  Grammar
   Comparative adverbs

💡 Remember
   - For most adverbs (often with two or more syllables), we make comparative forms by adding more.
     Example:   slowly     ->  more slowly
                      carefully  ->  more carefully
   - For adverbs that have the same forms as adjectives like fast, hard, soon, etc., we make comparative form by adding -er.
     Example:   fast   ->   faster
                      hard  -> harder
   - Some irregular adverbs:  well   ->   better
                                             badly  ->  worse

1. Write the comparative forms of the adverbs in the table below.
   

   Adverbs	Comparative            form
   long	longer
   high
   late
   quickly
   frequently
   early
   much
   little

   
   
2. Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adverbs in the brackets.
   1. Mai dances (beautifully) _____ than Hoa does.
   2. Please write (clearly) _____ . I can't read it.
   3. Life in the city seems to move (fast) _____ than that in the countryside.
   4. If you want to get better marks, you much work much (hard) _____.
   5. Today, it's raining (heavily) _____ than it was yesterday.
   
   
3. Complete the sentences with the suitable comparative forms of the adverbs from the box.
    

   early          soundly          fast  carefully    quietly

   
   1. After his accident last month, he drives _____ now.
   2. A horse can run _____ than a buffalo.
   3. You're too loud. Can you spead a bit _____ ?
   4. After working hard all day on the farm, we slept  _____ than ever before.
   5. The farmers stared harvesting their crops _____ than expected.
   
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4. Read the situations and complete the sentences using the comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
   1. The red car can run 200 km/h while the black car can run 160 km/h.
       The red car can run ____________________. (fast)
   2. Nick can jump 1.5m high while Tom can jump only 1.3m.
       Nick can jump _________________________ . (high)
   3. Mai and Hoa both did well on the exam. Hoa got 80% of the answers correctand Mai got 90%.
       Mai did ________________________________ . (well)
   4. My dad expected the workers to arrive  at 7 a.m. Burt they arrived at 6:30 a.m.
       The workers arrived ___________________ . (early)
   5. The buses run every 15 minutes.
       The train run every 30 minutes.
       The buses run _________________________ . (frequently)
   
   
5. Work in pairs. Ask and answer to find out who:
   - can run faster
   - can jump higher
   - stays up later at night 
   - gets up earlier in the morning
   Example: 
   A: How fast can you run?
   B:  I can run 15 kilometres an hour.
   A: OK, you can run faster than me.
   Report your results to the class.