全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
大象比小狗重得多。
dà xiàng bǐ xiǎo gǒu zhòng de duō
An elephant is much heavier than a puppy.
冬天的北京没有新加坡那么热。
dōng tiān de běi jīng méi yǒu xīn jiā pō nà me rè
Beijing in winter is not as hot as Singapore.
我的书包跟妹妹的一样重。
wǒ de shū bāo gēn mèi mei de yí yàng zhòng
My school bag is as heavy as my little sister's.
外面的雨越下越大了。
wài miàn de yǔ yuè xià yuè dà le
The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier.
小华在我们班里跑得最快。
xiǎo huá zài wǒ men bān lǐ pǎo de zuì kuài
Xiaohua runs the fastest in our class.
西瓜比苹果大得多。
xī guā bǐ píng guǒ dà de duō
A watermelon is much bigger than an apple.
小蚂蚁没有大象那么重。
xiǎo mǎ yǐ méi yǒu dà xiàng nà me zhòng
A little ant is not as heavy as an elephant.
我的铅笔跟你的铅笔一样长。
wǒ de qiān bǐ gēn nǐ de qiān bǐ yí yàng cháng
My pencil is as long as your pencil.
弟弟的个子越来越高了。
dì di de gè zi yuè lái yuè gāo le
My little brother is getting taller and taller.
飞机飞得比鸟还要高。
fēi jī fēi de bǐ niǎo hái yào gāo
A plane flies even higher than a bird.
坐飞机比坐船快多了。
zuò fēi jī bǐ zuò chuán kuài duō le
Taking a plane is much faster than taking a ship.
在我们家,爷爷起得最早。
zài wǒ men jiā yé ye qǐ de zuì zǎo
In our family, Grandpa gets up earliest.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
飞机比火车快。
fēi jī bǐ huǒ chē kuài
A plane is faster than a train.
💡 A 比 B + adjective says A is more so than B. 跟 needs 一样 after it, and 最 doesn't compare two things.
这条裙子跟那条裙子一样漂亮。
zhè tiáo qún zi gēn nà tiáo qún zi yí yàng piào liang
This skirt is as pretty as that one.
💡 跟 pairs with 一样: A 跟 B 一样 + adjective means A is as … as B.
弟弟长高了,现在比去年高多了。
dì di zhǎng gāo le xiàn zài bǐ qù nián gāo duō le
My little brother has grown; now he is much taller than last year.
💡 高多了 (much taller) needs 比 before it. He has grown, so 没有 (not as) would say the opposite.
我的字没有姐姐写得那么好。
wǒ de zì méi yǒu jiě jie xiě de nà me hǎo
My handwriting is not as good as my big sister's.
💡 没有 pairs with 那么: A 没有 B 那么 + adjective means A is not as … as B.
天气越来越冷,我们穿上了外套。
tiān qì yuè lái yuè lěng wǒ men chuān shang le wài tào
The weather is getting colder and colder, so we put on our jackets.
💡 We put on jackets because it is getting colder: 越来越冷. Hot or fine weather is no reason for a jacket.
我的书包比你的书包重。
wǒ de shū bāo bǐ nǐ de shū bāo zhòng
My school bag is heavier than your school bag.
💡 To say one is heavier, put 比 between the two things: A比B重. 跟 and 和 need 一样 after them.
夏天比冬天热多了。
xià tiān bǐ dōng tiān rè duō le
Summer is much hotter than winter.
💡 After a 比 comparison, say how much with 多了: 热多了. 很 and 最 can't go after 热 here.
在所有水果中,我最喜欢芒果。
zài suǒ yǒu shuǐ guǒ zhōng wǒ zuì xǐ huan máng guǒ
Of all fruits, I like mangoes best.
💡 Picking one out of all of them takes 最 (most). 更 compares just two things.
弟弟跑得没有哥哥那么快。
dì di pǎo de méi yǒu gē ge nà me kuài
My little brother doesn't run as fast as my big brother.
💡 没有 pairs with 那么: 没有哥哥那么快.
雨越下越大,我们只好在家里玩。
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà wǒ men zhǐ hǎo zài jiā lǐ wán
The rain got heavier and heavier, so we had to play at home.
💡 Staying home (只好在家里玩) only makes sense if the rain got heavier: 越下越大.
这个西瓜和那个西瓜一样大。
zhè gè xī guā hé nà gè xī guā yí yàng dà
This watermelon is as big as that watermelon.
💡 和……一样 means "as … as". 比 and 更 can't follow 和 like this.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句:哥哥比我很高。
gē ge bǐ wǒ hěn gāo
My big brother is taller than me.
改正:哥哥比我高多了。
gē ge bǐ wǒ gāo duō le
My big brother is much taller than me.
💡 A 比 sentence can't use 很: say 比我高, or 比我高多了.
病句:我的书没有你的书多很多。
wǒ de shū méi yǒu nǐ de shū duō hěn duō
I don't have as many books as you.
改正:我的书没有你的书那么多。
wǒ de shū méi yǒu nǐ de shū nà me duō
I don't have as many books as you.
💡 没有 pairs with 那么: 没有你的书那么多.
病句:这件衣服跟那件衣服一样很漂亮。
zhè jiàn yī fu gēn nà jiàn yī fu yí yàng hěn piào liang
This dress is as pretty as that one.
改正:这件衣服跟那件衣服一样漂亮。
zhè jiàn yī fu gēn nà jiàn yī fu yí yàng piào liang
This dress is as pretty as that one.
💡 一样 already compares the two; nothing like 很 goes after it.
病句:他是我们班里最高。
tā shì wǒ men bān lǐ zuì gāo
He is the tallest in our class.
改正:他是我们班里最高的。
tā shì wǒ men bān lǐ zuì gāo de
He is the tallest one in our class.
💡 With 是, end with 的: 是我们班里最高的 (or say 他在我们班里最高).
病句:弟弟越来越长大了。
dì di yuè lái yuè zhǎng dà le
My little brother is growing up more and more.
改正:弟弟越来越高了。
dì di yuè lái yuè gāo le
My little brother is getting taller and taller.
💡 越来越 needs a describing word after it, like 高: 弟弟越来越高了 (or just 弟弟长大了).
病句:今天比昨天不冷。
jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān bù lěng
Today is not as cold as yesterday.
改正:今天没有昨天冷。
jīn tiān méi yǒu zuó tiān lěng
Today is not as cold as yesterday.
💡 To say "less cold", use 没有 instead of putting 不 after 比: 今天没有昨天冷.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
小猫跑得快。
xiǎo māo pǎo de kuài
The kitten runs fast.
什么样的猫?跑得怎么样?:小白猫跑得很快。
xiǎo bái māo pǎo de hěn kuài
The little white cat runs very fast.
跟谁比?:小白猫跑得比小狗还快。
xiǎo bái māo pǎo de bǐ xiǎo gǒu hái kuài
The little white cat runs even faster than the puppy.
后来怎么样?:小白猫跑得比小狗还快,一下子就跳上了大树。
xiǎo bái māo pǎo de bǐ xiǎo gǒu hái kuài yí xià zi jiù tiào shàng le dà shù
The little white cat runs even faster than the puppy, and in a flash it jumps up the big tree.
我的成绩进步了。
wǒ de chéng jì jìn bù le
My results have improved.
跟什么时候比?:我的成绩比上次进步了。
wǒ de chéng jì bǐ shàng cì jìn bù le
My results are better than last time.
哪一次?进步了多少?:这次考试,我的成绩比上次进步了很多。
zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ de chéng jì bǐ shàng cì jìn bù le hěn duō
In this test, my results improved a lot compared with last time.
哪一科?谁有什么感受?:这次考试,我的数学成绩比上次进步了很多,妈妈非常高兴。
zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ de shù xué chéng jì bǐ shàng cì jìn bù le hěn duō mā ma fēi cháng gāo xìng
In this test, my maths results improved a lot compared with last time, and Mum was very happy.
五、造句 Make a sentence
比 bǐ · than
我比弟弟大两岁。
wǒ bǐ dì di dà liǎng suì
I am two years older than my little brother.
坐地铁比坐巴士快。
zuò dì tiě bǐ zuò bā shì kuài
Taking the MRT is faster than taking the bus.
跟……一样 gēn……yí yàng · as … as; the same as
我的铅笔跟你的一样长。
wǒ de qiān bǐ gēn nǐ de yí yàng cháng
My pencil is as long as yours.
妹妹跟妈妈一样喜欢唱歌。
mèi mei gēn mā ma yí yàng xǐ huan chàng gē
My little sister loves singing just as much as Mum does.
越来越 yuè lái yuè · more and more
天越来越黑了。
tiān yuè lái yuè hēi le
The sky is getting darker and darker.
我的华文越来越好了。
wǒ de huá wén yuè lái yuè hǎo le
My Chinese is getting better and better.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句:猎豹跑得比兔子快多了。
liè bào pǎo de bǐ tù zi kuài duō le
A cheetah runs much faster than a rabbit.
……比……多了
今天的作业比昨天少多了。
jīn tiān de zuò yè bǐ zuó tiān shǎo duō le
Today's homework is much less than yesterday's.
我的房间比以前干净多了。
wǒ de fáng jiān bǐ yǐ qián gān jìng duō le
My room is much cleaner than before.
例句:弟弟和我一样喜欢吃榴莲。
dì di hé wǒ yí yàng xǐ huan chī liú lián
My little brother loves durians as much as I do.
……和……一样……
这只小猫和那只小猫一样可爱。
zhè zhī xiǎo māo hé nà zhī xiǎo māo yí yàng kě ài
This kitten is as cute as that one.
妹妹和妈妈一样爱唱歌。
mèi mei hé mā ma yí yàng ài chàng gē
My little sister loves singing, just like Mum.