This document provides 11 sentence completion exercises. For each exercise, the first sentence establishes a comparison using a given word like "old", "like", or "height". The second sentence must be completed using that given word and 2-5 additional words to maintain a similar meaning as the first sentence. For example, the first exercise states "My sister is younger than me" and provides the word "old". The completed second sentence would be "I'm not as old as my sister".
This document provides 11 sentence completion exercises. For each exercise, the first sentence establishes a comparison using a given word like "old", "like", or "height". The second sentence must be completed using that given word and 2-5 additional words to maintain a similar meaning as the first sentence. For example, the first exercise states "My sister is younger than me" and provides the word "old". The completed second sentence would be "I'm not as old as my sister".
This document provides 11 sentence completion exercises. For each exercise, the first sentence establishes a comparison using a given word like "old", "like", or "height". The second sentence must be completed using that given word and 2-5 additional words to maintain a similar meaning as the first sentence. For example, the first exercise states "My sister is younger than me" and provides the word "old". The completed second sentence would be "I'm not as old as my sister".
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between TWO and FIVE words. Do not change the word given.
1. My sister is younger than me. (old)
I’m not ................................................ as my sister. 2. I don’t think Jane and I are much alike. (like) I don’t think ......................................... Jane. 3. Johnny’s almost as tall as Bob now. (height) Johnny and Bob are almost the ................................................................................ now. 4. Helen is slim and has fair hair. (fair-haired) Helen is a ................................................................................ girl. 5. The only person I still keep in touch with is Teresa. (else) I’ve lost touch with ........................................................... but Teresa. 6. I know my sister will always write better than me. (well) I know I will never ............................................................ my sister. 7. Our good points compensate for our weaknesses. (make) Out good points ............................................................ our weaknesses. 8. She has too much common sense to marry a man like that. (sensible) She ................................................................. to marry a man like that. 9. Her parents have a lot of money. (well) Her parents .................................. off. 10. I’m not nearly as good looking as she is. (much) She’s .................................................................................. I am. 11.