Dec 16, 2016
- Complete the sentences using ‘as … as’.
- I’m quite tall but you are taller.
I’m not - My salary is high but yours is higher.
My salary isn’t - You know a bit about cars but I know more.
You don’t
or
You don’t - It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday.
It isn’t - I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday.
I don’t
or
I don’t - They’ve lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer.
They haven’t
or
They haven’t - I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I’m a lot more nervous.
I wasn’t
or
I wasn’t
- I’m quite tall but you are taller.
- Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.
- Jack is younger than he looks.
Jack isn’t - I didn’t spend as much money as you.
You - The station was nearer than I thought.
The station wasn’t - The meal didn’t cost as much as I expected.
The meal
or
The meal
or
The meal wasn’t - I go out less than I used to.
I don’t
or
I don’t - Her hair isn’t as long as it used to be.
She used to - I know them better than you do.
You don’t
or
You don’t - There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
There weren’t
- Jack is younger than he looks.
- Complete the sentences using ‘as … as’. Choose one of the following:
fast ○ long ○ often ○ quietly ○ soon ○ well - I’m sorry I’m a bit late. I got here I could.
It was a difficult question. I answered it I could.
A: How long can I stay with you?
B: You can stay you like.
I need the information quickly, so please let me know possible.
I like to keep fit, so I go swimming I can.
I didn’t want to wake anybody, so I came in I could.
- I’m sorry I’m a bit late. I got here I could.
- Complete the sentences using ‘just as … as’. Choose one of the following:
bad ○ comfortable ○ well-qualified - I’m going to sleep on the floor. It’s sleeping in that hard bed.
Why did he get the job rather than me? I’m him.
At first I thought you were nice but really you’re everybody else.
- I’m going to sleep on the floor. It’s sleeping in that hard bed.
- Write sentences using ‘the same as’.
- Sally and Kate are both 22 years old.
Sally - You and I both have dark brown hair.
Your hair - I arrived at 10.25 and so did you.
I arrived - My birthday is 5 April. Tom’s birthday is 5 April too.
My birthday
or
My birthday
- Sally and Kate are both 22 years old.
- Complete the sentences with ‘than …’ or ‘as …’ + an object pronoun.
- I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller
He doesn’t know much. I know more
I don’t work particularly hard. Most people work as hard
We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised
She’s not a very good player. I’m a better player
They’ve been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky
- I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller
- Complete the sentences with ‘than …’ or ‘as …’ + a subject pronoun + a verb.
- I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller
He doesn’t know much. I know more
I don’t work particularly hard. Most people work as hard
We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised
She’s not a very good player. I’m a better player
They’ve been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky
- I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller
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