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Comparisons with (not) as ... as ...
Downloadable worksheets:
THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
Downloads:
7843
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES TEST
Level:
elementary
Age:
10-17
Downloads:
5074
Comparative
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-17
Downloads:
4643
comparative adjectives
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-17
Downloads:
4489
comparatives and superlatives test
Level:
elementary
Age:
9-17
Downloads:
3261
Comparatives & Superlatives
Level:
intermediate
Age:
9-17
Downloads:
3591
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MAKEOVERS
A. Look at the pictures of before and after. How are they alike? Different? Choose the right option.
1.� Ann's hair wasn't
as silky as
as silky
silky as
�it is today.���
2. Her eyes�
weren't as expressive
wasn't expressive as
weren't as expressive as
�(expressive) they are now.
3. Cindy's teeth�
wasn't as beautiful and whiter as
weren't as beautiful and whiter as
weren't as beautiful and white as
�they are today�.
4. She�
didn't look as well as
didn't look as good as
didn't look as goodly as
now.�
5. Vera�
wasn't as charming as
weren't as charming as
aren't as charming as
�today.
6. She
doesn't wear as fancy clothes as
don't wear as fancy clothes as
didn't wear as fancy clothes as
�now.
�
B. Examine this chart and do the following exercises.
�����
C. Rewrite the sentences using
as ... as...
�Do not change the meaning.
e.g.: Bill drives more slowly than Dan.
������� Bill doesn't drive as fast as (or as quickly as) Dan.
1. Henry plays the violin better than Viola.
��� Viola�
Henry.
2. Jill wears more make-up than Fiona.
��� Fiona�
Jill.
3. Colin's watch is more expensive than Greg's.
��� Greg's watch�
Colin's.
4. Stella's clothes are less fashionable than Bella's
��� Stella's clothes�
Bella's.
5. My suitcase is heavier than yours.
��� Your suitcase
.
6. Girls study harder than boys.
��� Boys�
�girls.
7. Geoff comes to class earlier than the other students.
��� The other students�
�Geoff.
8. Math is more interesting than history and geography.
��� History and geography�
�Math.
9. Italian food is better than English food.
��� English food�
�Italian food.
10. The�Amazon River is longer than Nile River.
����� The Nile River�
�the Amazon River.�
D. Read the information in 1-6 and complete the sentences�using
as much/many/little ... as
or
not as much/many/little as ...
�
1. Bill earns $900 a month. Rosie earns $1,500.
���� Bill�
�Rosie.
2. Jane has three dogs. Nina has five dogs.
��� Jane�
�Nina.
3. Michelle has robbed 10 banks.Harry has robbed 15 banks.
��� Michelle�
�Harry.
4. Jill drank two cups of coffee and a soda. Nick drank 4 coffees and 2 sodas.
��� Jill�
�Nick.
5. Sue's cat eats 1 kilo of meat a week. Kit's dog eats 1 kilo of meat a week.
����Sue's cat�
�Kit's.
6. Ben reads only five minutes a day. Lee reads only 10 minutes a�day.
����Lee�
�Ben.�
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