A. as ...............as
1. I’m quite tall but you are taller. I am not as tall as you.
2. My salary is high but yours is higher.
My salary is not ..................................................................................
3. You know a bit about cars but I know more.
You don’t ………………………………………………………….
4. It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday.
It isn’t …………………………………………………………...
5. I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday.
I don’t …………………………………………………………...
6. They’ve lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer.
They haven’t ……………………………………………….
7. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I am a lot more nervous.
I was not ………………………………………………………...
B. rewrite on another way but still has the same meaning
1. Jack is younger than he looks. Jack is not as old as he looks.
2. I did not spend as much money as you.
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3. The station was nearer than I thought.
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4. The meal did not cost as much as I expected.
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5. I go out less than I used to.
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6. His hair is not as long as it used to be.
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7. I know them better than you do.
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8. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
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C. bad comfortable fast long often quietly soon well
well-qualified
1. I am sorry I am a bit late. I got here as fast as I could.
2. It was a difficult question. I answered it ....................................... . I could.
3. ‘How long can I stay with you?’ ‘You can stay .............................you like’
4. I need the information quickly, so please let me know ......................possible.
5. I like to keep fit, so I go swimming...............................................I can.
6. I did not want to wake anybody, so I came in ...............................I could.
7. I am going to sleep on the floor. It is ...................sleeping in that hard bed.
8. Why did he get the job rather than me? I am ......................................him.
9. At first I thought you were nice but really you are ................everybody else.
D. the same as
1. Sally and Kate are both 22 years old.
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2. You and I both have dark brown hair.
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3. I arrived at 10.25 and so did you.
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4. My birthday is 5 April. Tomi’s birthday is 5 April too.
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E. than ............ or as.................
1. I cannot reach as high as you. You are taller ............................................
2. He doesn’t know much. I know more ......................................................
3. I don’t work very hard. Most people work as ......................................
4. We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised ..............................
5. She’s not a very good player. I am better player .....................................
6. They have been very lucky. I wish we were as .......................................
F. as...............as / the same ...................as
1. Budi is 150 cms. Nani is 150 cms.
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2. This suitcase is 20 kgs and that one is too.
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3. His belt is 70 cms and mine is too.
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4. Meta is 17 years old and so is Ari.
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5. Her dress is Rp 50.000,- and so is yours.
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6. I am 165 cms. My brother is also 165 cms.
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7. Anto’s shoes are number 40. Nino’s shoes are also number 40.
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G. as much/many .............as
1. I read two novels and so did she.
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2. Shita bought two postcards. Roy also bought two postcards.
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3. We drink a glass of milk every day and they do too.
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4. He put three spoonfuls of sugar in his tea and so did she.
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5. She borrowed five books. He borrowed five books too.
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6. Titi ate a bowl of rice. Nani did too.
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H. not as .....................as
round bright strong high hot fierce fast thick
1. an egg / a ball
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2. a car / an aeroplane
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3. a sweater / a coat
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4. the moon / the sun
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5. a hill / a mountain
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6. a cat / a tiger
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7. Bogor / Jakarta
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8. a woman / a man
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I. comparative
1. It is too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ..................................................................
2. This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit .........................................................................
3. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ......................................................
4. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expectec it to be ...................................................
5. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere ............................
6. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something .........................................
7. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be .……….. .....................................................................................................................................
8. Your work is not very good. I am sure you can do .....................................................
9. Don’t worry. The situation is not so bad. It could be ...................................................
10. I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take .......................
11. You are standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit .......................................?
12. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look .............................................today.
J. comparative
Big crowded early easily interested important
high peaceful reliably serious simple thin
1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual.
2. I’d like to have a .......................................car. the one I’ve got keeps breaking down.
3. Unfortunately her illness was ...........................................................we tought at first.
4. You look................................................................................... Have you lost weight?
5. I want a ...........................................................flat. We don’t have enough space here.
6. He does not study very hard. He’s ............................................in having a good time.
7. Health and happiness are ..................................................................................money.
8. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ……………………. .....................................................................................................................................
9. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was .....................................................usual.
10. I like living in the countryside. It’s .......................................................living in town.
11. You’ll find your way around the town ..................................if you have a good map.
12. In some parts of the country, prices are..........................................................in others.
K. comparative
1. Yesterday the temperature was 9 degrees. Today is only 6 degrees.
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2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
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3. Dave and I went for a run. I ran 10 kms. Dave ran 8 kms.
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4. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20 and Joe got only 15.
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5. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrive at 02.30
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6. You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.
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7. We were very busy at work today. We were not usually as busy as that.
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L. Comparative
1. Tina is 160 cms. Nina is 158 cms.
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2. I need 5 kgs of sugar, but she needs only 3.
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3. My father is 45 years old. My mother is 40.
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4. Susi has two dogs and I have only one.
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5. This box is 20 kgs, that one is 15 kgs.
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6. These shoes are Rp 50.000,- those are Rp 75.000,-
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7. I have Rp 10.000,- you have Rp 15.000,-
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8. Mira and Dodi are careful students. She made only one mistake and he made two.
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9. I ate one piece of cake. He ate two pieces.
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M. superlative
1. It’s a very nice room. It .................................................................................the hotel.
2. It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s.....................................................................the town.
3. It was a very happy day. It was ........................................................................my life.
4. She’s very intelligent student. She .................................................................the class.
5. It’s a very valuable painting. It ...................................................................the gallery.
6. Spring is a very busy time for me. It...............................................................the year.
7. He’s a very rich man. He ..............................................................................the world.
8. It’s a very old castle. It......................................................................................Britain.
9. She’s a very good player. She ........................................................................the team.
10. It was a very bad experience. It........................................................................my life.
11. He’s a very dangerous criminal. He...........................................................the country.
N. superlative or comparative
(happy) (bad) (old) (comfortable) (long) (popular)
(cheap) (enjoyable) (quick) (high) (large) (cheap)
1. We stayed at .....................................................................................hotel in the town.
2. Our hotel was................................................................than all the others in the town.
3. The United States is very large but Canada is ..............................................................
4. What’s ............................................................................................river in the world ?
5. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks ...................................................today.
6. It was an awful day. It was....................................................................day of my life.
7. What is........................................................................................sport in your country.
8. Everest is.................................................................mountain in the world. It is ..…... ...............................................................................................than any other mountain.
9. We had a great holiday. It was one of the ..............................holiday we’ve ever had.
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ........................................................................
11. What’s............................................................way of getting from here to the station?
12. Mr. And Mrs. Brown have got 3 daughters .........................................is 14 years old.
O. superlative
1. You’ve just to the cinema. The film was extremely boring.
You tell your friends: (boring / film ./ see)
That’s.............................................................................................................................
2. Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny.
You say : (funny / joke / hear)
That’s.............................................................................................................................
3. You’re drinking coffee with a friend. It’s a really good coffee.
You say : (good / coffee / taste)
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4. You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient.
You tell : (patient / person / meet)
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5. You have just run 10 kms. You’ve never run further than this.
You say : (far / run / do)
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6. You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake.
You say : (bad / mistake / make)
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7. Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous.
You ask your friend : (famous / person / meet ?)
Who...............................................................................................................................
P. comparison
Joe Sanders has the ..............................................................................garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The .........................................Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s garden is .......................................................................Joe’s. Bill works ................................................Joe and grows ...........................................flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is ...................................................................He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the .................................................................garden in the town.
(hard) (bad) (interesting).
(nice) (many) (large) (beautiful)
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