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2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant — big
Similarities
To express similarities use the following structure:... as + adjective + as ...
Examples:
•Mike is as intelligent as Nancy.
•Larry is as popular as Oprah.
VOCABULARY: TALKING
a. Say
Use say when you report someone’s words.
- She said, “This is terrible!”
- He said that he wanted some coffee.
Use tell with other wh-words too (when, how, why, where); e.g.. you can tell
someone how to do something, where something is, why something happened.
- He told me how to send a fax. Tell me when you want to go home.
You can tell someone the time / a story/ a joke / your name / address/
telephone number.
c. Ask
Ask is used for questions.