AS + ADJECTIVE + AS NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

Is used when we compare two equal things. Is used when we compare two things that
John is as tall as Mike. are not equal.
She is as hard headed as her father. John is not as tall as Mike.
She is not as hard headed as her father.

MORE THAN / LESS THAN

This game is more interesting than the other
one.
This game is less interesting than the last one.

1. CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE IN EACH SENTENCE

a) The fish was so tasty as/ as tasty as the meat.
b) This monument is the eldest / the oldest in Australia.
c) Could you study more quietly / more quieter please?
d) Actually, today he feels more bad / worse than he did yesterday.
e) The exam wasn’t difficult as / as difficult as I imagined.

2. COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH A COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE

ADJECTIVE IN BOLD. INCLUDE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES.
a) The Mediterranean is not __________________________________ the Pacific Ocean. LARGE
b) I was disappointed as the meeting was _______________________________
than I expected. ENTERTAINING
c) The exercise in blue was easy but the one in red is
_______________________________________. DIFFICULT
d) Your friend is _____________________________________ than he thinks. INTELLIGENT
e) It’s the ___________________________________ book I’ve ever read.

3. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST
SENTENCE.
a) David is a better singer than Paul. PAUL IS NOT __________________________________________________
b) No student in school is noisier than I am. I’M THE _________________________________________________
c) This is as fast as the train can go. THE TRAIN CAN’T _______________________________________________
d) Carol ate much less than Marcia did. CAROL DIDN’T ______________________________________________
e) I haven’t written as much as I wanted, I’VE WRITTEN __________________________________________
f) Could you not talk so fast, please? COULD YOU__________________________________________, PLEASE?
g) You ran a lot faster than I did. I DIDN’T RUN ________________________________________________ YOU.

We can also use ADVERBS OF DEGREE to make comparisons: A LITTLE BIT, MUCH, A LOT, FAR, ETC…

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 AS + ADJECTIVE + AS NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
Is used when we compare two equal things. Is used when we compare two things that
John is as tall as Mike. are not equal.
She is as hard headed as her father. John is not as tall as Mike.
She is not as hard headed as her father.

MORE THAN / LESS THAN

This game is more interesting than the other
one.
This game is less interesting than the last one.

1. CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE IN EACH SENTENCE

a) The fish was so tasty as/ as tasty as the meat.
b) This monument is the eldest / the oldest in Australia.
c) Could you study more quietly / more quieter please?
d) Actually, today he feels more bad / worse than he did yesterday.
e) The exam wasn’t difficult as / as difficult as I imagined.
2. COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH A COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE
IN BOLD. INCLUDE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES.
f) The Mediterranean is not __AS LARGE AS_________________ the Pacific Ocean. LARGE
g) I was disappointed as the meeting was ____LESS ENTERTAINING______ than I expected.
ENTERTAINING
h) The exercise in blue was easy but the one in red is ____MORE DIFFICULT_______. DIFFICULT
i) Your friend is ___LESS INTELLIGENT___________ than he thinks. INTELLIGENT
j) It’s the ____MOST INTERESTING_______________________________ book I’ve ever read.
3. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST
SENTENCE.
4. David is a better singer than Paul. Paul is not AS GOOD SINGER AS PAUL____________
5. No student in school is noisier than I am. I’m the NOISIEST STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL_____________
6. This is as fast as the train can go. _The train can’t GO FASTER / GO ANY FASTER ______________________
7. Carol ate much less than Marcia did. Carol didn’t EAT AS MUCH AS MARCIA (DID)___________________
8. I haven’t written as much as I wanted, I’ve written LESS THAN I THOUGHT / WANTED______________
9. Could you not talk so fast, please? Could you _TALK MORE SLOWLY___________________, please?
10. You ran a lot faster than I did. I didn’t run AS FAST AS you.

We can also use ADVERBS OF DEGREE to make comparisons: A LITTLE BIT, MUCH, A LOT, FAR, ETC…
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