COMPARATIVES

CLASS 20

1
 AS COMPARATIVE AS

AS … AS (COMPARISONS WITH ADJECTIVES)

2
PRACTICE: AS COMPARATIVE AS

3
 PRACTICE: AS … AS (COMPARISONS WITH ADJECTIVES)

1. My brother is twenty years old. Patrick is twenty-five years old.

____________________________________________________________________

2. Australia is big. Canada is bigger.

____________________________________________________________________

3. I am very tired. Kevin is also very tired.

____________________________________________________________________

4. Iceland is colder than England.

____________________________________________________________________

5. This chair is expensive. That chair is also expensive.

____________________________________________________________________

6. Andrew is lazier than Wendy.

____________________________________________________________________

7. Carol and David are both ten years old.

____________________________________________________________________

8. I think action movies are more interesting than comedies.

_________________________________________________________________

4
 ANSWER KEY

1. My brother isn’t as old as Patrick (is).

2. Australia isn’t as big as Canada (is).

3. I am as tired as Kevin (is).

4. England isn’t as cold as Iceland (is).

5. This chair is as expensive as that chair (is).

Also possible: That chair is as expensive as this chair (is).

6. Wendy isn’t as lazy as Andrew (is).

7. Carol is as old as David (is). Also possible: David is as old as Carol (is).

8. I think comedies aren’t as interesting as action movies (are).

Also possible: I don’t think comedies are as interesting as action movies (are).