Grammar:

Comparative as….as / not as…as

People from Morelia are as friendly as people from Merida.

A plastic bracelet isn’t as expensive as a silver one.

Comparative so… that

The water was so cold that we couldn’t swim last Friday morning.

The class was so boring that I fell asleep.

Note: We always use an adjective or adverb in the middle of these

comparative expressions.

Comparative and superlative with less and least

3D televisions are the most expensive ones. Smart televisons are less

expensive.

HD televisions are the least expensive of the three.

Complete the sentences with less, the least, as…as, more, ot the most and

the adjective in parentheses.

1. Don’t buy those brand shoes. Buy these ones from Leon. They are

____________ (expensive) and last longer.

2. In my opinion, tennis isn’t _____________ (exciting) as soccer.

3. If I pass my english exam, I’m going to celebrate in the ___________

(luxurious) club in the city.

4. Miranda is going to win the competition. She is ________ (beautiful)

girl in the contest.

5. Silver is ___________ (expensive) than gold.

6. My son _________(tall) your daughter. They are both 1.70 meters tall.

7. I think Marco is _________ (handsome) than Leo. He has green eyes.

8. Plastic jewelry is __________ (expensive) in the market.

9. Your car isn’t ________ (new) mine. I bought mine last week.

10. We bought _________ (expensive) ticket to Spain. It was a great deal.

Change the sentences. Use as…as or not as…as

1. Their living room has more comfortable sofas than ours.

Ours sofas aren’t as comfortable as their sofas.

2. A toy store is fantastic. The video games store is fantastic, too.

The video game store

3. Britney Spears is thirty-four. I’m thirty-four, too.

I am

4. Edna and Anna got 100 points on the exam.

Anna’s grade is

5. Eating at home is cheaper than eating in a restaurant.

Eating in a restaurant

6. Traveling by train is fast, but traveling by plane is faster.

Traveling by train

7. I hate math class. I hate literature class, too. I’m terrible in both

subjects. They are very difficult.

Literature is
Join the sentences using so…. that

1. I was hungry. I ate two hamburgers and a hot dog.

I was so hungry that I ate two hamburgers and a hot dog.

2. The movie was boring. We left the movie theater.

3. My mom was tired. She slept for twelve hours.

4. It was cold. We had to wear two sweaters and a jacket.

5. The soccer match was exciting. We were cheering all the time.

6. My teacher has been angry. He has grounded me three times this

week.

7. Marissa is beautiful. My brother can’t stop looking at her.

8. The TV program was frightning. We had to turn off the TV.