ÔN TẬP THI HKII – TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

I. The uses of tenses

1. Caâu khaúng ñònh:

THÌ COÂNG THÖÙC TRAÏNG TÖØ

1. Simple Present -I, We, You, They + Vo Always, usually, often, sometimes,
-He, She, It + Vs / es seldom, rarely,
( Be -> Am/ Is/ Are ) every (day, week, year, …)
2. Simple Past -S + Ved / 2 Yesterday, ago, in (1990),
last (night, week, year,…)
3. Simple Future -I, We + Shall + Vo Tomorrow, next (week, year,…),
-S + Will in(2010), …
4. Present -I + Am Now, rightnow, at the moment,
Continuous -He, She, It + Is + V-ing while + th/ gian ở hiện tại,
-We, You, They + Are At present, Look !, Listen !
5. Past Continuous -I, He, She, It + Was At (10 a.m yesterday),
-We, You, They + Were + V- While + th/ gian ở quá khứ
6. Present Perfect -I, We, You, They + Have Since, for(+th/ gian), just, yet,
-He, She, It + Has + already, ever, never, recently,…
Ved/3
7. Past Perfect Before, by the time ,
-S + Had + Ved/ 3 After, …

2. Caâu phuû ñònh vaø caâu nghi vaán:

THÌ CAÂU PHUÛ ÑÒNH CAÂU NGHI VAÁN

1. Simple Present S + Do + Not + Vo Do + S + Vo … ?
+ Does Does (V:ñoäng töø thöôøng)
2. Simple Past S + Did + Not + Vo Did + S + Vo … ?
(V:ñoäng töø thöôøng)
3. Simple Future S + Will + Not + Vo Will + S + Vo … ?
Shall Shall
4. Present Cont. S + Am + Not + V-ing Am + S + V-ing … ?
Is/ Are Is/ Are
5. Past Cont. S + Was + Not + V-ing Was + S + V-ing ... ?
Were Were
6. Present Perfect S + Have + Not + Ved/ 3 Have + S + Ved/ 3 … ?
Has Has
7. Past Perfect S + Had + Not + Ved/ 3 Had + S + Ved/ 3 … ?

 Thì hieän taïi ñôn : +Ves khi ñoäng töø taän cuøng laø S, Sh, Ch, X, O, Z
Ex: He watches T.V every night.

II. Passive Voice: (Theå bò ñoäng)

1. General Formation :(Coâng thöùc toång quaùt)

Active:
S + V + O ( Ved/ 3 = Past participle )
Passive: ( Be: chia cuøng thì vôùi ñoäng töø chính
V S + BE + Ved/ 3 +
By O cuûa caâu chuû ñoäng )

2. Coâng thöùc theå bò ñoäng cuûa caùc thì:

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 Teân thì Passive voice
1. Hieän taïi ñôn S + Am/ Is/ Are + Ved/ 3 + By O

2. Quaù khöù ñôn S + Was/ Were + Ved/ 3 + By O

3. Modals S + Will + Be + Ved/ 3 + By O

( will/ shall/ can/ may/ must/ Shall
would/ should/ could/ might …) Can …
4. Hieän taïi tieáp dieãn S + Am/ Is/ Are + Being + Ved/ 3 + By O

5. Quaù khöù tieáp dieãn S + Was/ Were + Being + Ved/ 3 + By O

6. Hieän taïi hoaøn thaønh S + Has/ Have + Been + Ved/ 3 + By O

III. Comparison: ( So saùnh )

1. So saùnh baèng:
Ex: - He is as tall as his friend.
AS + adj/ adv + AS - John drives as carefully as Tom.

2. So saùnh hôn:

Short adj/ adv + -ER Ex: - He is taller than his friend.

+ THAN John drives more carefully than Tom
MORE + long adj/ adv
3. So saùnh nhaát:

Short adj/ adv + -EST Ex : - This is the longest river in the world.
THE + - Spring is the most beautiful season of
the year.
MOST + long adj/ adv
 Short adj/ adv ( Tính töø ngaén/ traïng töø ngaén): ñoïc chæ coù moät aâm tieát. (Ex: tall, hot, fast, …)
 Long adj/ adv ( Tính töø daøi/ traïng töø daøi ): ñoïc coù töø hai aa6m tieát trôû leân. (Ex: famous,
beautiful, carefully, … )
 Moät soá ghi chuù trong so saùnh hôn vaø so saùnh nhaát:
1. Tính töø ngaén:
a. Taän cuøng laø moät phuï aâm, ñöùng tröôùc noù laø moät nguyeân aâm (a, e, I, o, u) -> thì ta
gaáp ñoâi phuï aâm cuoái tröôùc khi theâm –ER hoaëc EST
Ex: Hot -> Hotter -> The hottest ( Noùng)
b. Taän cuøng laø –E thì ta chæ theâm –R hoaëc –ST.
Ex: Large -> Larger -> The largest. ( Roäng)
c. Taän cuøng laø –Y, ñöùng tröôùc noù laø moät phuï aâm thì ta ñoåi –Y thaønh –I tröôùc khi
theâm
-ER hoaëc –EST.
Ex: Dry -> Drier-> The driest. ( Khoâ)
2. Tính töø coù hai aâm tieát: taän cuøng laø –Y, -LE, -OW, -ER thì ñöôïc duøng nhö tính töø ngaén
(töùc laø theâm –ER hoaïc –EST).
Ex: Happy -> Happier -> The happiest ( Haïnh phuùc)
Simple -> Simpler -> The simplest ( Ñôn giaûn)
Narrow -> Narrower -> The narrowest ( Heïp)
Clever -> Cleverer -> The cleverest( Kheùo leùo)
 Moät soá baát qui taéc trong so saùnh hôn vaø so saùnh nhaát:
So saùnh hôn So saùnh nhaát
-Good
-> Better -> The best ( Toát)
Well

-Bad
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 -> Worse -> The worst ( Xaáu, teä)
Badly

-Much
-> More -> The most ( Nhieàu)
Many

-Little -> Less -> The least ( Ít)

-Far -> Farther -> The farthest ( Xa)
Further -> The furthest

* So saùnh hôn -> So saùnh khoâng baèng:

S1 + Be + short adj+ -ER + THAN + S2

MORE+ long adj
S2 + Be + Not + AS + adj + AS + S1
SOthan a dog.
Ex: - A horse is stronger -> A dog is not as strong as a horse.
- A car is more expensive than a bicycle. -> A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a car.
- Iron isn’t so precious as gold. -> Gold is more precious than iron.
IV. The structure: “ It’s + Adj + To infitive …” ( Thaät laø …)

To V … + is + adj
V-ing… + is + adj

-> It is + adj + to V
Ex:a- To lie on the beach all day is wonderful.
 It is wonderful to lie on the beach.
b- Speaking English fluently is difficult.
 It’s difficult to speak English fluently.
c- It’s easy to find the notice board in the hall.
 To find the notice board in the hall is easy.
V. Prepositions: (giôùi töø)
( at, in, on, of,for, about, by, up, with, without, …)
 Time (Thôøi gian)
1. At + giôø Ex: at 9 o’clock
2. In + naêm Ex: in 1985
+ thaùng in May
+ muøa in Summer
3. On + thöù trong tuaàn. Ex: on Monday
+ thaùng, ngaøy. on September 5th
+ thaùng, ngaøy, naêm. on April 30th, 1975.
4. Since + thôøi ñieåm. Ex: since 1990 ( thì hieän taïi hoaøn thaønh)
For + khoaûng thôøi gian. for 2 years
5. From . . . to . . . Ex: from 1995 to 2000 ( töø . . . ñeán . . .)
 Place (Nôi choán):
1. At + nôi nhoû, heïp Ex: at home, at school.
2. In + nôi roäng lôùn in HCM city, in England, in the world.
3. -In the middle of (ôû giöõa) - In front of (ôû tröôùc )
-In the centre of (ôû trung taâm) - On the top of ( ôû treân ñænh)
 Manner (theå caùch):
1. By + phöông tieän ñi laïi. Ex: by car ( plane, train, ship . . .)
2 By + O ( bôûi, passive voice) Ex: America was discovered by Columbus.
3.-On foot ( ñi boä)
 Direction – Motion ( Phöông höôùng- Chuyeån ñoäng):
1. In the North ( South, East, West) : ôû phía Baéc ( Nam, Ñoâng, Taây )
2. On the left ( right ) : ôû beân traùi ( phaûi)
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 3. -From ( töø) - To ( ñeán ) -Into ( vaøo trong)
 Some expressions:
-to take part ( in) : tham gia vaøo
- to be interested ( in) : thích, quan taâm
- to check ( in) : ñaêng kyù
- to be fond ( of) : thích
- to be proud ( of) : töï haøo veà
- to remind ( of) : gôïi nhôù veà
- to even ( up) : san baèng ( tæ soá)
- to talk ( about) sth : noùi veà
- to tell ( about ) sth : keå veà
- to look ( at) : nhìn. Ngaém
- to look ( for) : tìm, kieám
- to look ( after) : chaêm soùc
- to be good ( at) : gioûi veà
- to be bad ( at) : dôû veà
- to be afraid ( of) : sôï, e ngaïi
VI. Gerund – Infinitive: ( ñoäng töø theâm –ING vaø ñoäng töø nguyeân maãu )
 Qui taéc chung: thoâng thöôøng hai ñoäng töø caùch nhau bôûi “ TO”.
Ex: She wants to see her friend.
- Advise
- Ask
- Request + O + to V
- Tell
- Beg
Ex: My mother advises me to get up early.
 Moät soá ngoaïi leä:
1. Nhöõng ñoäng töø ñöôïc theo sau bôûi “gerund”:
- Keep
- Enjoy
- Finish + V-ING
- Prefer
- Practice
- Mind
Ex: The children kept talking about the acrobats.
2. Nhöõng ñoäng theo sau bôûi “gerund” hoaëc “ to infinitive”:
- Like
- Love V-ING
- Hate +
- Begin to V
- Start
Ex: Do you like reading novels ?
to read
3. Giôùi töø ( in, at, on,of,…) + V-ING
Ex: English people are fond of watching football.
4. Theå truyeàn khieán ( causative form):
- Have + S.O + V ( active)
- Have + S.T + Ved/ 3 ( passive)
- Make + O + V
Ex:- I have my brother repair my bicycle.
- They had their suitcases taken upstairs to their rooms.
- The clown made us laugh a lot.
5. Used to vaø be used to:
- Used to + V : ñaõ thöôøng (ôû quaù khöù vaø khoâng coøn nöõa)
- Be used to + V-ING: quen vôùi.
Ex: - Mr Brown used to take his children to the zoo.
- My mother is used to getting up early.

MOÄT SOÁ ÑOÄNG TÖØ BAÁT QUI TAÉC THOÂNG DUÏNG

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Stt Vo V2 V3 Nghóa Vieät
( Nguyeân maãu ) ( Quaù khöù ) (Quaù khöù phaân
töø)
1. Be Was / Were Been Thì, laø, ôû
2. Become Became Become Trôû neân
3. Begin Began Begun Baét ñaàu
4. Blow Blew Blown Thoåi
5. Break Broke Broken Ñaäp, phaù vôû
6. Bring Brought Brought Mang ñeán
7. Build Built Built Xaây döïng
8. Buy Bought Bought Mua
9. Catch Caught Caught Baét kòp, ñuoåi theo
10. Choose Chose Chosen Choïn löïa
11. Come Came Come Ñeán
12. Cut Cut Cut Caét, chaët
13. Do Did Done Laøm
14. Draw Drew Drawn Veõ tranh
15. Drink Drank Drunk Uoáng (röôïu)
16. Drive Drove Driven Laùi xe
17. Eat Ate Eaten AÊn
18. Fall Fell Fallen Teù, ngaõ, rôi
19. Feel Felt Felt Caûm thaáy
20. Find Found Found Tìm thaáy
21. Fly Flew Flown Bay
22. Forget Forgot Forgotten Queân
23. Get Got Got / Gotten Coù ñöôïc
24. Give Gave Given Cho
25. Go Went Gone Ñi
26. Grow Grew Grown Troàng, moïc
27. Have Had Had Coù, duøng côm
28. Hear Heard Heard Nghe
29. Hold Held Held Caàm, naém, toå
chöùc
30. Keep Kept Kept Giöõ
31. Know Knew Known Bieát
32. Learn Learnt/ learned Learnt/ learned Hoïc
33. Leave Left Left Rôøi khoûi, ñeå laïi
34. Make Made Made Cheá taïo, laøm
35. Meet Met Met Gaëp maët
36. Pay Paid Paid Traû (tieàn)
37. Put Put Put Ñaët ñeå
38. Read Read Read Ñoïc
39. Ring Rang Rung Reo chuoâng
40. Run Ran Run Chaïy
41. Say Said Said Noùi
42. See Saw Seen Thaáy, xem
43. Sell Sold Sold Baùn
44. Send Sent Sent Göûi
45. Sing Sang Sung Ca haùt
46. Sit Sat Sat Ngoài
47. Sleep Slept Slept Nguû
48. Speak Spoke Spoken Noùi
49. Spend Spent Spent Traõi qua, tieâu xaøi
50. Stand Stood Stood Ñöùng
51. Steal Stole Stolen Aên caép
52. Take Took Taken Caàm, laáy, daãn ñi
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 53. Teach Taught Taught Daïy hoïc
54. Tell Told Told Keå, baûo
55. Think Thought Thought Suy nghó
56. Understand Understood Understood Hieåu
57. Win Won Won Chieán thaéng
58. Write Wrote Written Vieát
VII. So . . . that …

SO + adj/ adv + THAT + clause

(quaù … ñeán noãi…)
Ex: Lan was very busy. She couldn’t go to the movies with us.
-> Lan was too busy that she couldn’t go to the movies with us.
VIII. Such . . . that . . .

SUCH + a(n) + adj + Noun + THAT + clause

Ex: a- She is a beautiful girl. Everybody admires her.
-> She is such a beautiful girl that everybody admires her.
b- It was hot tea. I couldn’t drink it.
-> It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it.
c- They are interesting books . We want to look at them again.
-> They are such interesting books that we want to look at them again.
IX. Too . . . to
1. Khi cuøng chuû ngöõ:

TOO + adj/ adv + TO

Vo
( quaù . . . khoâng theå . . .)
Ex: a- She ran very slowly. She couldn’t catch the train.
-> She ran too slowly to catch the train.
2. Khi khaùc chuû ngöõ:

TOO + adj/ adv + for O + TO

Vo
Ex: The questions are very difficult. We can’t answer them.
-> The questions are too difficult for us to answer.
X. Enough . . . to . . .
1. Khi cuøng chuû ngöõ:

Adj/ adv + ENOUGH + To

Vo ( ñuû . . . ñeå coù theå . . .)
Ex: He is strong. He can carry this table.
-> He is strong enough to carry this table.
2.Khi khaùc chuû ngöõ:

Adj / adv + ENOUGH + for O +

To Vo
Ex: Those shoes are large. You can wear them.
 Those shoes are large enough for you to wear

EXERCISE
*Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses:
1. The weather was bad. I had to stay at home. ( so . . . that)
2. New York was a very big city. Jane was lost in it. (such . . . that)
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3. The policeman ran fast. He could catch the thief. (enough . . . to)
4. The dress is so dirty. She can’t wear it. ( too . . . to )
5. The play was interesting. It attracted many people. (double comparative)
6. The house is large. My family can live in it. ( enough . . . to)
7. My grandmother is very weak. She can’t lift the box. (too . . . to )
8. The lesson is difficult. We try hard. (double comparative)
9. My neighbours are very bad persons. They make noise all day. (such . . . that)
10. He spoke very fast. I didn’t understand him. (so . . . that)

CAÙC DAÏNG BAØI TAÄP

I. Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses):

1. Mr Alan ( work ) __________ for that company since 1990.
2. She ( not take ) _______________ music lessons last Sunday.
3. The thief ( go ) ______________ away before the police came.
4. I ( receive ) ___________________ your letter about two weeks ago.
5. My mother always ( get ) _________________ up early.
6. When we came, they ( build ) ________________ a new library.
7. What you ( do) _________________ now ?
8. It’s raining heavily. I wish it ( stop) _____________ raining.
9. If you go to the party, I ( come) _______________ with you.
10. Most children enjoy ( read ) _____________ picture- books.
II. Turn these sentences into Passive Voice:
1. She can speak English.
__________________________________________________________________
2. Taxis and buses are taking tourists around the city.
___________________________________________________________________
3. Did he translate this novel into Vietnamese last year ?
____________________________________________________________________
4. He hasn’t finished his homework yet.
____________________________________________________________________
5. Mr Brown doesn’t take his children to the circus today.
_____________________________________________________________________
6. When did Columbus discover America ?
_____________________________________________________________________
7. Someone has just carried the Olympic torch to the stadium.
____________________________________________________________________
8. The interviewer will ask you a lot of questions.
____________________________________________________________________
9. They were cutting grass when the car stopped near the gate.
____________________________________________________________________
10. I meet John at the bus-stop every morning.
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III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:
1. English people are fond _______ football.
2. Are you interested _______ picture- books ?
3. She often stays ______ home ______ Sundays.
4. Don’t tell your sister _________ that news.
5. The pupils often go _____ school _____ bicycles.
6. The first May Day meeting was held _______ 1890.
7. Are you afraid _______ swimming in the sea ?
8. My brother is good ______ English.
9. My uncle lives _______ Ho chi minh city.
10. The boy was born ________ a very rich family.
IV. Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets:
1. He is ( young ) ____________ than I am.
2. She is ( old ) ___________ as my sister.
3. Mary is the ( beautiful ) _______________ girl in her class.

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 4. Which is ( big ) _____________, France or Thailand ?
5. Maths is ( difficult ) ________________ than History.
6. A Ford isn’t ( comfortable ) _________________ as a Mercedes.
7. This is the ( powerful) _____________ machine in the whole factory.
8. Your watch is ( good ) ____________________ than mine.
9. She walks ( slowly ) ________________ as Betty.
10. Nobody is ( happy ) ________________ than Jane.
V. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one :
1. Mary hasn’t returned my book yet.
 My book ………………………………………………
2. Her house is bigger than mine.
 My house ……………………………………………
3. To find a job at my age is difficult.
 It’s …………………………………………………………
4. Mai is younger than Lan.
 Lan …………………………………………………………
5. My parents sent me to school when I was six years old.
 I …………………………………………………………………………………………
6. To get acquainted with the regulation in a new school is easy.
 It’s …………………………………………………………………………………
7. A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a motorbike.
 A motorbike ………………………………………………………………
8. The principle doesn’t write this letter.
 This letter …………………………………………………
9. Smoking a lot is harmful.
 It’s …………………………………………
10. Mary is making a birthday cake in the kitchen.
 A birthday cake …………………………………………………………
VI. Read the following passage and then answer the question below :
Nowadays every high-school in Ho Chi Minh city has its own library. Nam’s school library is not
as big as other public libraries but it is well-equipped with a variety of books. On open shelves we can find
such kinds of books as fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, newspapers and magazines.
On Saturday mornings and during the break Nam and his friends often go to the library to read
books and newspapers. Miss Lan, the librarian, is always at her desk to show them how to use the library
cards when they want to borrow some reference books from the library. The school library helps Nam and
his friends a lot in their study.
* Questions: 1. Is Nam’s school library smaller or bigger than other public libraries ?
__________________________________________________________
2. When do Nam and his friends often go to the library ?
__________________________________________________________
3. Is the school library helpful ?
__________________________________________________________

PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES

1. The weather ( be )……………………. very bad yesterday.
2. My mother always ( get ) …………………… up early.
3. Tom ( see ) ……………………his classmates at the party tomorrow.
4. He ( give ) ……………………me the letter a few minutes ago.
5. They ( make ) …………………… a lot of furniture next month.
6. Peter and Alice ( learn ) …………………… French for two years.
7. You ( finish ) your …………………… homework yet?
8. Please don’t say anything while I ( learn ) …………………… my lesson.
9. Tomorrow I ( put ) …………………… our presents on that table.
10. My friend ( never see ) …………………… that sight.
11. My uncle ( live ) ……………………in HCM city since last year.
12. He always ( stay ) …………………… in bed late on Sunday morning.
13. Peter and Daisy ( be ) …………………… born in 1978.
14. My sister always ( wash ) …………………… her hands before meals.
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15. Look! The dog ( run ) ……………………after him.
16. Smith and Bobby ( read ) …………………… books at this moment.
17. Tom ( repair ) …………………… his bicycle last Friday.
18. Mary and I ( not watch ) …………………… TV last night.
19. I ( just buy ) ……………………a new shirt.
20. My brother came in while Tom and I ( play ) …………………… chess.
21. Mr. Pike ( work ) ……………………in this factory for ten years.
22. Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia ( be ) …………………… tropical countries.
23. HCM city ( be ) ……………………the largest city in Vietnam.
24. Where you ( go ) …………………… last night ?
- I ( go ) …………………… to the cinema.
25. What you ( do ) …………………… every morning ?
26. You ever (be ) ……………………to Russia ?
27. We ( not meet ) …………………… him two days ago.
28. Uncle Ho ( die ) …………………… in 1969.
29. Mr Johnson ( stay ) …………………… in London now.
30. How she ( go ) ……………………to school every day ?
- She ( go ) …………………… to school by bicycle.