AS + ADJECTIVE + AS Is used when we compare two equal things John is as tall as Mike She is as hard headed as her father NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS Is used when we compare two things that are not equal 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 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 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 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… AS + ADJECTIVE + AS Is used when we compare two equal things John is as tall as Mike She is as hard headed as her father NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS Is used when we compare two things that are not equal 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 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 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 COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST SENTENCE David is a better singer than Paul Paul is not AS GOOD SINGER AS PAUL No student in school is noisier than I am I’m the NOISIEST STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL _ This is as fast as the train can go _The train can’t GO FASTER / GO ANY FASTER Carol ate much less than Marcia did Carol didn’t EAT AS MUCH AS MARCIA (DID) _ I haven’t written as much as I wanted, I’ve written LESS THAN I THOUGHT / WANTED 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…