5A GRAMMAR  comparative adjectives and adverbs, as…as

a Write sentences about the pictures using comparative adjectives and adverbs.

1 1 French / easy to learn / Russian 2

French is easier to learn than Russian.

2 Belgium is / hot / France.

Belgium is hotter than France

3 3 Surfing is / exciting / fishing 4

Surfing is more exciting than fishing

4 Sophie plays tennis / well / Emily

Sophie plays tennis better than Emily

5 5 Sydney is / far from London / Delhi 6

Sydney is further from London than Delhi

6 Jason gets up / early / his brother

Jason gets up earlier than his brother

7 7 Claire works / hard / Sally 8

Claire works harder than Sally

8 The traffic is / bad at 8:30 / at 9:30

The traffic is worse at 8:30 than at 9:30

9 9 Harry writes / quickly / Paul 10

Harry writes more quickly than Paul

10 Life in the city is / stressful / life in the country

Life in the city is more stressful than life in the country

b Rewrite the sentences from a using not as...as.

1 Russian isn’t as easy as French.
2 France isn't as hot as Belgium
3 Fishing isn't as exciting as surfing
4 Emily doesn't play as well as Sophie
5 Delhi isn't far from London than Sydney
6 Jason’s brother doesn't get up as early as his brother .
. 7 Sally doesn't work as hard as Claire .
. 8 The traffic at 9:30 isn't as bad as traffic at 8:30.
. 9 Paul doesn't write as quickly as Paul .
. 10 Life in the country isn't as stressful as live in the. city

ACTIVATION

Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. For each picture,
say a sentence with a comparative adjective or adverb from a and not as...as from b.
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