Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success theo unit - Unit 2: Life in the countryside

 1. Comparative adjectives ( So sánh hơn của tính từ )
Ta sử dụng So sánh hơn của tính từ (Comparative adjectives) để so sánh giữa 2 người (hoặc 2 
vật) với nhau . Cấu trúc của câu so sánh hơn
 Short Adj: S + be + adj + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun
 Long Adj: S + be + more + adj + than + Noun/ Pronoun
 Eg: - She is taller than her mother.
 + He is more intelligent than I (am).
2. Comparative adverbs (So sánh hơn với trạng từ): 
 Short Adv: S + V + adv + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun
 Long Adv: S + V + more/ less + adv + than + Noun/ Pronoun 
Eg:
 - They work harder than I do/ me. (Họ làm việc chăm chỉ hơn tôi.)
 - A horse can run faster than a buffalo. (Ngựa có thể chạy nhanh hơn trâu. )
 - Mai dances more beautifully than Hoa does. ( Mai nhảy đẹp hơn Hoa.)
 - My friend did the test more carefully than I did / me.
 (Bạn tôi làm bài kiểm tra cẩn thận hơn tôi.)
3. Cách cấu tạo Trạng từ ngắn và Trạng từ dài.
* Tương tự như tính từ, với các trạng từ có hai hoặc nhiều âm tiết, ta thêm more trước trạng 
từ cho so sánh hơn hoặc (the) most trước trạng từ cho so sánh nhất. 
 Trạng từ So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
 carefully more carefully most carefully
 slowly more slowly most slowly
 quickly more quickly most quickly
* Với các trạng từ có một âm tiết, ta thêm + er với so sánh hơn hoặc + est với so sánh nhất. 
Nếu trạng từ loại này tận cùng là y, bạn biến y thành i rồi sau đó thêm er hoặc est. 
 Trạng từ So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
 hard harder hardest
 early earlier earliest
 fast faster fastest
* Một số trạng từ bất qui tắc: 
 Trạng từ So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
 well better best
 badly worse worst
 late later latest
 little less least
 much more most
 far farther/ further farthest/ furthest
 B. PRACTICE EXERCISES Created by: Trần Thảo (0983021471)
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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8 ( Global Success ) Unit 2: Life in the countryside Exercise 4 : Underline the correct form of the word.
1. It usually rains heavier / more heavily in my country than in yours.
2. People in the countryside work harder / more hard than those in the city.
3. Nowadays children adapt more quickly / quicklier to technical developments
than their parents.
4. I think countryside dwellers live happier / more happily than city dwellers.
5. This morning, the farmers in my village got up more early/ earlier than usual.
6. The children are playing quiet / quietly in the garden.
7. The sun is shining bright / brightly through the trees.
8. Don’t talk so fast / fastly– I can’t understand what you’re saying.
9. We all find living in the city very stressful / stressfully.
10. Cattle usually cross over the road. You should drive more careful / more carefully.
11. Life in some parts of the country is boring / more boring than that in other parts.
12. The old usually get up earlier / early than the young.
13. After a hard working day, you may sleep soundlier / more soundly than usual.
14. The bus runs frequent / more frequently than the train everyday.
15. I can’t understand. Would you ask him to speak clearlier / more clearly? 
Exercise 5 : Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adverbs in 
brackets. 
1. Horses can run _________ (fast) than buffalos.
2. You made the same mistake again. You should check your paper_______ (carefully)
before handing it in.
3. All these students are good, but some work ________ ( hard) than others.
4. Girls normally become mature________ (early) than boys.
5. My sister speaks English much _______ (fluently ) than I do. 
6. Every morning Nick gets up ten minutes (early) _________ than his sister.
7. I speak French (fluently) _________ now than I did last year.
8. You'll find your way around the village (easily) _________ if you have a good map.
9. It rained ( heavily) _________ today than it did yesterday.
10. If you work ( hard) _________ , you will do (well) _________ in your exam.
11. People in the city seem to react ( quickly) ____ to changes than those in the country.
12. We need to work ( hard ) _________ , especially at exam time.
13. You must finish harvesting the rice ( early) ____ this year than you did last year.
14. As they climbed ( high) _________ up the mountain, the air became cooler.
15. Life here seems to move ( slowly) _________ than in cities
Exercise 6 : Choose the correct answer (adjective or adverb) to complete the sentences.
1. Horses, mountain bikes and feet work ________ on grasslands. (good/ well)
2. Agriculture is still based on ________ methods in some countries. (traditional/ traditionally)
3. The ________ populated provinces present a different economic picture. (dense/ densely)
4. He is very ________ . He often buys things for other people. (generous/ generously)
5. The village is ________ situated in a quiet spot near the river. (beautiful/ beautifully)
6. Our house is very central, so we can ________ get to theatres and cinemas. (easy/ easily)
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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8 ( Global Success ) Unit 2: Life in the countryside B. They can go to the country at weekends.
 C. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.
 D. All are correct.
3. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
 A. The village green B. The church C. Running water D. The Internet 
4. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
 A. They can go there to buy whatever they want.
 B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
 C. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
 D. They can go there to buy luxury goods.
5. What is the best tittle for the passge? 
 A. The English countryside.
 B. Advantages of the countryside. 
 C. Things in an English village.
 D. Summer holidays in England. 
D. WRITING
I. Making up sentences using the words and phrase given.
Example: countryside/ children/ play/ more/ freely/ city.
 In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city.
1. Can/ you/ speak/ more/ slowly/ so/ I / can/ understand/ you?
 ____________________________________________________ . 
2. Tet/ our house/ beautifully/ decorated/ than/ during/ year/.
 ____________________________________________________ . 
3. People/friendly and hospitable./ are / in my village 
 ____________________________________________________ . 
4. They/ and raise cattle./ grow/ cultivate rice,/ vegetables, 
 ____________________________________________________ . 
5. Many / in the orchards. / families/ by growing fruit trees/ live 
 ____________________________________________________ . 
6. is / comfortable/ for children./ Life /very / in the village 
 ____________________________________________________ . 
7. nowadays/ more/ villagers/ use/ cars or motorcycles/ for/ transport/ instead/ riding/ a horse/ 
or/ walking/.
 ________________________________________________________________________ . 
8. Thanks/ TV and Internet/ people/ my/ village/ have/ more/ fun/ and/ know/ more/ about/ life/ 
outside/ village/.
 ________________________________________________________________________ . 
II. Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs given in the brackets.
1. I am faster worker than Tom is. (fast)
 I work ___________________________________________________________ . 
2. Jack’s car cannot run as fast as Tom’s car. (faster)
 Tom’s car can run ___________________________________________________ . 
3. Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s. (beautifully)
 Mai sing ___________________________________________________________ . 
4. I can’t cook as well as my mohter . 
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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8 ( Global Success ) Unit 2: Life in the countryside