COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN PARENTHESES. ADD THAN, THE OR AS WHERE NECESSARY.

EQUATIVES

Comparatives of Equality

We use as ... as to say that two people, things, etc are the same in some way.

Judy is as tall as Martin.

as + adjective + as

I?m as old as you are.

Was the exam as difficult as you?d expected?

After not, we can use as ... as or so ... as.

not as/so + adjective + as

Judy isn?t as/so tall as Carla.

Today isn?t as/so cold as yesterday.

EXERCISE 1

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING AS ... AS AND THE ADJECTIVES IN THE BOX.

EXAMPLE:?Are you as old as Mike?? ?No, I?m younger than he is.?

interesting

cheap

old

clever

tall

1)Jill is almost __________________________ her father. She?s 164 cm and he?s 166 cm.

2)I?m not __________________________ my brother. He?s very intelligent.

3)The film wasn?t __________________________ I?d thought it would be. In fact, it was quite boring.

4)Going by train is almost __________________________ taking the coach. They both cost around ₤ 5.

EXERCISE 2

MAKE COMPARISONS USING ISN?T AS ... AS AND THE ADJECTIVES IN PARENTHESES.

EXAMPLE:Japan / India (large / industrialised)

Japan isn?t as large as India.

India isn?t as industrialised as Japan.

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2)iron / gold (strong / valuable)

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3)agorilla / a human (intelligent / strong)

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4)a car / a bicycle (expensive / fast / easy to park)

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NOTE: In an informal style we use object pronouns like me, him after as. Example, You aren?t as tired as me. In a more formal style we use a subject pronoun like I, he + verb. Example, You aren?t as tired as I am. Some people think that the subject form + verb is more ?correct?.

COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES AND EQUATIVES

EXERCISE 3

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN PARENTHESES. ADD THAN, THE OR AS WHERE NECESSARY.

EXAMPLES:A mile is longer than a kilometer (long)

Today isn?t as sunny as yesterday. (sunny)

What?s the best holiday you?ve ever had? (good)

1)Baseball is one of _________________________ sport in the USA. (popular)

2)She?s much _________________________ her brother. (serious)

3)He wasn?t as _________________________ he usually is. (friendly)

5)He?s much _________________________ any of his brothers. (generous)

6)You aren?t as _________________________ you think you are. (clever)

7)Where?s _________________________ place in the world? (hot)

8)Debbie is far _________________________ she used to be. (self-confident)

9)My brother is one of _________________________ people I know. (strange)

10)Which is _________________________ building in the world? (tall)

11)Our holiday was much _________________________ we?d expected. (cheap)

12)That was one of _________________________ times of my life. (enjoyable)

COMPARISONS

SUMMARY

NOTE 1: The following adjectives can use either form (-er / -est or more / the most):

able, angry, clever, cruel, friendly, gently, handsome, narrow, polite, obscure, secure, simple, stupid.

Example:

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