Comparisons with as………..

as

Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

EXAMPLE: Ben Nevis is ______________ Mont Blanc. (not/high)
ANSWER: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.
1. The blue car is ______AS FAST AS___ the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is ________NOT AS TALL AS___ Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is _NOT AS LOW AS___ the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is __AS BAD AS_ the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is ___AS OPTIMISTIC AS_____ Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it's _NOT AS WINDY AS______ yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was _AS DELICIOUS AS_____ the mushroom soup.
(delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is _NOT AS SWEET AS_____ lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is __AS BRAVE AS_____________ Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is __NOT AS HEAVY AS___________ gold. (not/heavy)
Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives (as ... as).
Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

11. John is __AS TALL AS___________(tall) Glen.

12. Janet is _AS BEAUTIFUL AS______ (beautiful) Jeniffer.
13. You are __AS CRAZY AS____(crazy) my sister.
14. We can run ___AS FAST AS____________________(fast) they can.
15. My mom is ___NOT AS STRICT AS_____ (not / strict) your mum.
16. Your mobile phone is _NOT AS TRENDY AS____ (not / trendy) mine.
17. Matrix II was ____NOT AS INTERESTING AS __ (not / interesting) Matrix I.
18. This yoghurt _NOT TASTE AS GOOD AS_ (not / taste / good) the one I
bought yesterday.
19. I can do __AS MANY PRESS UPS AS_____ (many / press-ups) you.
20. I __NOT EARN AS MUCH MONEY AS_ (not / earn / much / money) you do .
 Comparisons with as………..as

1. The blue car is as fast as the red car.

2. Peter is not as tall as Fred.
3. The violin is not as low as the cello.
4. This copy is as bad as the other one.
5. Oliver is as optimistic as Peter.
6. Today it's not as windy as yesterday.
7. The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup.
8. Grapefruit juice is not as sweet as lemonade.
9. Nick is as brave as Kevin.
10. Silver is not as heavy as gold.

Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

1. John is as tall as Glen.

2. Janet is as beautiful as Jeniffer.
3. You are as crazy as my sister.
4. We can run as fast as they can.
5. My mom is not as strict as your mum.
6. Your mobile phone is not as trendy as mine.
7. Matrix II was not as interesting as Matrix I.
8. This yoghurt does not taste as good as  the one I bought yesterday.
9. I can do as many press-ups as  you.
10. I do not earn as much money as  you do.