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Worksheet – Week 3
as … as Comparatives

There are some rules to help you make comparisons in English:

1. If the adjective (describing word) is one syllable, you can add -er.
For example, small – smaller; big – bigger; nice – nicer.

2. If the adjective has two syllables, but ends in -y, you can change the end to -ier.
For example, lucky – luckier; happy – happier.

3. With other English adjectives of two syllables and more, you can't change their endings. Instead,
you should use more + adjective.
For example, handsome – more handsome; beautiful – more beautiful and so on.

4. When you compare two things, use 'than'.

"She's younger than me."
"This exercise is more difficult than the last one."

5. When you want to say something is similar, use 'as – as'.

For example, "She's as tall as her brother" or "It's as nice today as it was yesterday."

6. When you want to say one thing is less than another, you can either use 'less than' or 'not as – as'.
For example, "This program is less interesting than I thought" or "This program is not as interesting
as I thought."

7. Remember that some adjectives are irregular and change form when you make comparisons.
For example, good – better; bad – worse; far – further.

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Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).
Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.

1. The blue car is the red car. (fast) The blue car is as fast as the red car
2. Peter is Fred. (not/tall) Peter is not as tall as Fred
3. The violin is the cello. (not/low) The violin is not as low as the cello
4. This copy is the other one. (bad) This copy is as bad as the other one
5. Oliver is Peter. (optimistic) Oliver is as optimistic as Peter
6. Today it's yesterday. (not/windy) Today its not as windy as yesterday
7. The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious) The tomato soup was not as delicious as the mushroom soup
8. Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet) Grapefuir juice is not as sweet as lemonade
9. Nick is Kevin. (brave) Nick is as brave as Kevin
10. Silver is gold. (not/heavy) Silver is not as heavy as gold

Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

as tall as Glen.
1. John is (tall) _______
2. Janet is (beautiful) Jennifer. Janet is as beautiful as Jennifier
3. You are (crazy) my sister. You are as crazy as my sister
4. We can run (fast) they can. We can run as afast as they can
5. My mom is (not / strict) your mum. My mom is not as strict as your mum
6. Your mobile phone is (not / trendy) mine. Your mobile phone is not as trendy as mine
7. Matrix II was (not / interesting) Matrix I. Matrix II was not as interesting as Matrix I
8. This yoghurt (not / taste / good) the one I bought yesterday. This yoguhrt is not as taste good as the one I bought yesterday
9. I can do (many / press-ups) you. I can do as many press ups as you
10. I (not / earn / much / money) you do. I not earn as much money as you do

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