Exercise 01.

Viết lại câu sử dụng cấu trúc so that và such that

Example: It was so lonely there. → It was such a lovely day there.

1. You have such a big and comfortable house!

→ …….

2. Her Swiss watch is so unique and expensive.

→ …….

3. She had such a busy preparing for her wedding.

→ …….

4. Your room is so untidy and not cosy.

→ …….

5. It was such an obvious decision for you.

→ …….

6. The exam was hard. I’m sure I won’t pass.

→ …….

7. It was very cold. We had to stop the game.

→ …….

8. He is terribly rich. He can afford to buy almost anything.

→ …….

9. The speech was really long. Everybody was bored.

→ …….

10. I’m having a wonderful time. I don’t want to leave.

→ …….

11. Skiing was a good experience. I decided to do it again.

→ …….

12. She’s got an excellent English accent. Everybody thinks she is British.

→ …….

13. Thailand has got beautiful temples. Millions of tourists go there every year.

→ …….

Keys:
1. Your house is so big and comfortable!

2. She has such a unique and expensive Swiss watch.

3. Her preparation for the wedding was so busy.

4. You have such an untidy and not cosy room.

5. This decision was so obvious to you.

6.The exam was so hard that I’m sure I won’t pass.

7. It was so cold that we had to stop the game

8. He is so rich that he can afford to buy anything

9. The speech was so long that everybody was bored

10. I’m having such a wonderful time that I don’t want to leave.

11. Skiing was such a good experience that I decided to do it again

12. She’s got such an excellent English accent that everybody thinks she is British

13. Thailand has got such beautiful temples that millions of tourists go there every
year
Exercise 2. Use SO or SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH

1. The sun shone _______ brightly that she had to put on her glasses.

2. There were _________ few students registered that the class was cancelled.

3. We had _________ wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.

4. It was ________ a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

5. The book looked ___________ interesting that we decided to read it.

6. Ray called at _________ an early hour that we weren’t wake yet.

7. There were ____________ many people on the bus that we decided to walk.

8. The benefit was _________ great a success that the promoters decided to repeat
it.

9. I’ m not rich ___________to help you.

10. This room is ___________ dark for us to study.

Keys:
1. so

2. so

3. such

4. such

5. so

6. such

7. so

8. so

9. enough
10. too

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences as directed

1. It was such an expensive house that nobody can buy it.

⇒ The house was so ........

2. The food was so good that we ate all of it.

⇒ It was ........

3. The patient was too weak to get up.

⇒ The patient was so ........

4. This room is too dark for me to study.

⇒ This room is so ........

5. This room is too small for us to take the meeting

⇒ This room isn’t ........

6. The test was so difficult that we couldn’t do it.

⇒ The test was not ........

7. The map is so old that I couldn’t read it.

⇒ The map is too ........

8. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t hear him well

⇒ He didn’t ........

Keys:
1. The house was so expensive that nobody can buy.

2. It was such good food that we ate all of.

3. The patient was so weak that he couldn’t get up.

4. This room is so dark that I can’t study.

5. This room isn’t large enough for us to take the meeting.

6. The test was not easy enough for us to do.

7. The map is too young for me to read.

8. He didn’t speak slowly enough for us to hear well.

Exercise 4. Combine these pairs of sentences using "so……..that"

1. That woman was very tall. She could almost touch the ceiling.

........

2. This coat is very big. I can't wear it.

........

3. The coffee was so strong. She couldn't go to sleep.

........

4. That bag was very heavy. None of us could carry it.

........

5. The stadium is very large. It can hold 60,000 people.

........

6. Those lessons are very difficult. He can't understand them.

........

7. She was very busy. She couldn't do the housework.

........

8. The climate was very bad. All the plants couldn't grow well.

........
9. I'm very tired. I couldn't keep my eyes open.

........

10. That boy is very lazy. He never does his homework.

........

Keys:
1. That woman was so tall that she could almost touch the ceiling.

2. This coat is so big that I can't wear.

3. The coffee was so strong that she couldn't go to sleep.

4. That bag was so heavy that none of us could caryfn.

5. The stadium is so large that it can hold 60,000 people.

6. Those lessons are so difficult that he can't understand.

7. She was so busy that she couldn't do the housework.

8. The climate was so bad that all the plants couldn't grow well.

9. I'm so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open.

10. That boy is so lazy that he never does his homework.

Exercise 5. Combine these pairs of sentences using "such....that"

1. Tom was a tall man. He could almost touch the ceiling.

........

2. Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals.

........

3. He drank strong coffee. He couldn't go to sleep.

........
4. It was a long walk. The children got tired.

........

5. He told interesting stories. They all like him.

........

6. The boy made rapid progress. It surprised everybody.

........

7. He had a difficult exercise. He couldn't do it.

........

8. The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy.

........

9. We watched an exciting competition. We didn't want to go home.

........

10. It was an excellent show. We all enjoyed it.

........

Keys:
1. Tom was such a tall man that he could almost touch the ceiling.

2. Mary is such a good swimmer that she has won two gold medals.

3. He drank such strong coffee that he couldn't go to sleep.

4. It was such a long walk that the children got tired.

5. He told such interesting stories that they all like him.

6. The boy made such rapid progress that it surprised everybody.

7. He had such a difficult exercise that he couldn't do it.

8. The speaker gave such a long talk that most of the audience felt sleepy.

9. We watched such an exciting competition that we didn't want to go home.

10. It was such an excellent show that we all enjoyed it.

Exercise 6. Viết lại câu không thay đổi nghĩa

1. The room is so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it.⇒ It is ....

2. The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him.⇒ He is ....

3. The film is so long that they can't broadcast it on one night.⇒ It is .....

4. The books are so interesting that we have read them many times.⇒ They are.....

5. The news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it.⇒ It was....

6. The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.⇒ It was.....

7. There is so much rain that we can't go out.⇒ There is such....

8. The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.⇒ He is ....

9. The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.⇒ It is ....

10. The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.⇒ It was....

Keys:

1. It is such a tidy room that it took us one hour to clean it.

2. He is such a fool man that no one took any notice of him.

3. It is such a long film that they can't broadcast it on one night.

4. They are such interesting books that we have read them many times.

5. It was such bad news that she burst into tears on hearing it.

6. It was such hot food that it turned my tongue.

7. There is such a lot of rain that we can't go out.

8. He is such a fat boy that every calls him Stuffy.

9. It is such excellent milk that all the children want some more.

10. It was such warm weather that they had a walk in the garden