全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
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.
我的弟弟越长越高了。
wǒ de dì di yuè zhǎng yuè gāo le
My little brother is growing taller and taller.
天气越来越热了。
tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè le
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
妹妹的字写得越来越好看了。
mèi mei de zì xiě de yuè lái yuè hǎo kàn le
My little sister's handwriting is getting neater and neater.
同学们越说越高兴,笑声也越来越大。
tóng xué men yuè shuō yuè gāo xìng xiào shēng yě yuè lái yuè dà
The more the pupils talked, the happier they got, and their laughter grew louder and louder.
这本故事书越看越有趣。
zhè běn gù shi shū yuè kàn yuè yǒu qù
The more I read this storybook, the more interesting it gets.
爷爷的身体越来越健康了。
yé ye de shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè jiàn kāng le
Grandpa is getting healthier and healthier.
公园里的人越来越多了。
gōng yuán lǐ de rén yuè lái yuè duō le
There are more and more people in the park.
小明越跑越快,很快就追上了大家。
xiǎo míng yuè pǎo yuè kuài hěn kuài jiù zhuī shàng le dà jiā
Xiaoming ran faster and faster and soon caught up with everyone.
风越吹越大,树枝摇来摇去。
fēng yuè chuī yuè dà shù zhī yáo lái yáo qù
The wind blew harder and harder, and the branches swayed to and fro.
大家越想越觉得这个主意很好。
dà jiā yuè xiǎng yuè jué de zhè ge zhǔ yi hěn hǎo
The more everyone thought about it, the better the idea seemed.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
雨越下越大。
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
💡 越 comes in pairs: 越下越大 means it keeps getting heavier.
天气越来越热了。
tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè le
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
💡 越来越 is one set phrase: 越来越热 means hotter and hotter.
弟弟越吃越胖,现在比哥哥还重了。
dì di yuè chī yuè pàng xiàn zài bǐ gē ge hái zhòng le
The more my little brother eats, the fatter he gets; now he is even heavier than our big brother.
💡 He is heavier now, so he got 胖 (fatter), not 瘦 (thinner).
这首歌真好听,我越听越喜欢。
zhè shǒu gē zhēn hǎo tīng wǒ yuè tīng yuè xǐ huan
This song is really nice; the more I listen, the more I like it.
💡 A nice song makes you like it more: 越听越喜欢.
天越来越黑了,我们快点回家吧。
tiān yuè lái yuè hēi le wǒ men kuài diǎn huí jiā ba
It is getting darker and darker; let's hurry home.
💡 We hurry home because night is coming: the sky gets 黑 (dark).
小鸟越飞越远,最后看不见了。
xiǎo niǎo yuè fēi yuè yuǎn zuì hòu kàn bú jiàn le
The little bird flew farther and farther, and in the end we couldn't see it.
💡 We can't see it any more, so it flew 远 (far away).
他越想越难过,忍不住哭了起来。
tā yuè xiǎng yuè nán guò rěn bú zhù kū le qǐ lái
The more he thought about it, the sadder he felt, and he couldn't help crying.
💡 Crying goes with feeling 难过 (sad).
经过大家的努力,我们的课室越来越干净了。
jīng guò dà jiā de nǔ lì wǒ men de kè shì yuè lái yuè gān jìng le
Thanks to everyone's effort, our classroom is getting cleaner and cleaner.
💡 Hard work makes the classroom 干净 (clean), not dirty or messy.
老师的故事越来越精彩,同学们听得越来越入迷。
lǎo shī de gù shi yuè lái yuè jīng cǎi tóng xué men tīng de yuè lái yuè rù mí
The teacher's story got more and more exciting, and the pupils listened more and more spellbound.
💡 An exciting story makes listeners 入迷 (spellbound), not bored or angry.
爸爸常常运动,身体越来越强壮。
bà ba cháng cháng yùn dòng shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè qiáng zhuàng
Dad exercises often, and his body is getting stronger and stronger.
💡 Exercise makes you 强壮 (strong). 越来越生病 is not said.
小树越长越高,已经比我还高了。
xiǎo shù yuè zhǎng yuè gāo yǐ jīng bǐ wǒ hái gāo le
The little tree grows taller and taller; it is already taller than me.
💡 It is already taller than me, so it grows 高 (tall).
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句:天气越来越很热了。
tiān qì yuè lái yuè hěn rè le
(Wrong) The weather is getting more and more very hot.
改正:天气越来越热了。
tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè le
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
💡 越来越 already means more and more: don't add 很.
病句:妹妹越长越很可爱。
mèi mei yuè zhǎng yuè hěn kě ài
(Wrong) The more my little sister grows, the very cuter she gets.
改正:妹妹越长越可爱。
mèi mei yuè zhǎng yuè kě ài
The older my little sister gets, the cuter she is.
💡 Don't put 很 or 非常 after the second 越.
病句:雨越下大。
yǔ yuè xià dà
(Wrong) The rain the more falls heavy.
改正:雨越下越大。
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
💡 越 comes in pairs: 越下越大.
病句:天越来越黑,所以路灯都关了。
tiān yuè lái yuè hēi suǒ yǐ lù dēng dōu guān le
(Wrong) It got darker and darker, so the street lights were all switched off.
改正:天越来越黑,所以路灯都亮了。
tiān yuè lái yuè hēi suǒ yǐ lù dēng dōu liàng le
It got darker and darker, so the street lights all came on.
💡 When it gets dark, street lights come on (亮), not off.
病句:她的歌唱的越来越好听。
tā de gē chàng de yuè lái yuè hǎo tīng
(Wrong) Her singing, sung 的 better and better.
改正:她的歌唱得越来越好听。
tā de gē chàng de yuè lái yuè hǎo tīng
Her singing is getting nicer and nicer.
💡 After an action, use 得 to say how well it is done: 唱得好听.
病句:越来越天气凉快了。
yuè lái yuè tiān qì liáng kuai le
(Wrong) More and more the weather cool.
改正:天气越来越凉快了。
tiān qì yuè lái yuè liáng kuai le
The weather is getting cooler and cooler.
💡 越来越 goes right before the describing word: 天气越来越凉快.
病句:人越来越多,公园里很冷清。
rén yuè lái yuè duō gōng yuán lǐ hěn lěng qīng
(Wrong) There are more and more people, so the park is deserted.
改正:人越来越多,公园里很热闹。
rén yuè lái yuè duō gōng yuán lǐ hěn rè nao
There are more and more people, and the park is lively.
💡 More people make a park lively (热闹), not deserted.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
雨越下越大。
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
The rain gets heavier and heavier.
哪里的雨?:外面的雨越下越大。
wài miàn de yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
The rain outside gets heavier and heavier.
什么时候?:傍晚,外面的雨越下越大。
bàng wǎn wài miàn de yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
In the evening, the rain outside got heavier and heavier.
雨打在哪里?什么声音?:傍晚,外面的雨越下越大,哗啦啦地打在窗户上。
bàng wǎn wài miàn de yǔ yuè xià yuè dà huā lā lā de dǎ zài chuāng hu shàng
In the evening, the rain outside got heavier and heavier, pattering loudly on the windows.
小树长高了。
xiǎo shù zhǎng gāo le
The little tree has grown taller.
哪里的小树?:院子里的小树长高了。
yuàn zi lǐ de xiǎo shù zhǎng gāo le
The little tree in the yard has grown taller.
怎么样变化?:院子里的小树越长越高了。
yuàn zi lǐ de xiǎo shù yuè zhǎng yuè gāo le
The little tree in the yard is growing taller and taller.
为什么?:在爷爷的照顾下,院子里的小树越长越高了。
zài yé ye de zhào gù xià yuàn zi lǐ de xiǎo shù yuè zhǎng yuè gāo le
With Grandpa's care, the little tree in the yard is growing taller and taller.
五、造句 Make a sentence
越……越…… yuè……yuè…… · the more … the more …
妹妹越跳越高,开心得哈哈大笑。
mèi mei yuè tiào yuè gāo kāi xīn de hā hā dà xiào
My little sister jumped higher and higher, laughing out loud with joy.
这道题我越做越明白。
zhè dào tí wǒ yuè zuò yuè míng bai
The more I work on this question, the more I understand it.
越来越…… yuè lái yuè…… · more and more …
新加坡的天气越来越热了。
xīn jiā pō de tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè le
Singapore's weather is getting hotter and hotter.
哥哥的华文越来越好了。
gē ge de huá wén yuè lái yuè hǎo le
My big brother's Chinese is getting better and better.
越……就越…… yuè……jiù yuè…… · the more … the more …
你越着急,就越容易做错。
nǐ yuè zháo jí jiù yuè róng yì zuò cuò
The more anxious you are, the more easily you make mistakes.
大家越安静,就越能听清楚。
dà jiā yuè ān jìng jiù yuè néng tīng qīng chu
The quieter everyone is, the more clearly we can hear.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句:小狗越跑越快,一下子就不见了。
xiǎo gǒu yuè pǎo yuè kuài yí xià zi jiù bú jiàn le
The puppy ran faster and faster and was gone in an instant.
……越……越……,……。
气球越飞越高,变成了一个小红点。
qì qiú yuè fēi yuè gāo biàn chéng le yí gè xiǎo hóng diǎn
The balloon flew higher and higher until it became a little red dot.
爷爷越说越开心,眼睛都笑弯了。
yé ye yuè shuō yuè kāi xīn yǎn jing dōu xiào wān le
The more Grandpa talked, the happier he got, and his eyes curved with smiles.
例句:天越来越黑,星星一颗一颗地出来了。
tiān yuè lái yuè hēi xīng xīng yì kē yì kē de chū lái le
It got darker and darker, and the stars came out one by one.
……越来越……,……。
我的个子越来越高,去年的裤子都短了。
wǒ de gè zi yuè lái yuè gāo qù nián de kù zi dōu duǎn le
I'm getting taller and taller, and last year's trousers are all too short now.
小鸟的叫声越来越近,原来它飞到了窗口。
xiǎo niǎo de jiào shēng yuè lái yuè jìn yuán lái tā fēi dào le chuāng kǒu
The bird's call came nearer and nearer: it had flown to the window.