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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:
8034
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES TEST
Level:
elementary
Age:
10-17
Downloads:
5127
Comparative
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-17
Downloads:
4686
comparative adjectives
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-17
Downloads:
4543
comparatives and superlatives test
Level:
elementary
Age:
9-17
Downloads:
3261
Comparatives & Superlatives
Level:
intermediate
Age:
9-17
Downloads:
3675
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.
