COMPARISION AS...AS

COMPARISION AS...AS

​What is comparison "as...as" ?

​We use "as...as" when 2 things/people compared are equal.

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​Ex: Harry is as good as Jack.

​ A camel is as strong as a yak.

​Structure

​Positive form (+)

​ S + V + as + Adj/Adv + as + Noun/Pronoun

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​Ex: She is as tall as her sister.

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​ My car is as new as your car.

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​ Harry sings as beautifully as a singer.

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​ My hands were as cold as ice.

​Structure

Negative form (-)

​ S + V + not + as + Adj/Adv + as + Noun/Pronoun

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​Ex: She is not as intelligent as her brother.

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​ My bag is not as big as your bag.

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​ Harry doesn't run as fast as Peter.

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​ Suzy didn't draw as beautifully as her friend.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer:

• The Elephant is as small as the Mouse.

• The Mouse is as small as the Elephant.

• The Elephant is not as small as the Mouse.

• The Mouse is as big as the Elephant.

Multiple Choice

Melissa is ______ tall ______ as Mariana.

• as not

• as

• not

• as ..... as

​COMPARATIVE

​SHORT ADJECTIVES (1 syllable)

​ S + V + adj/adv + er + than + N/pronoun

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​Ex: My house is bigger than your house/ yours.

​ Today is colder than yesterday.

​ My ruler is longer than yours.

​ My girlfriend came later than me. 

​What is the comparative?

​We use comparative adjectives when we compare two people or two things. (not 3 or 10 or 10000...)

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​We usually use "than" after the comparative adjecives.

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​Ex: She is taller than her sister.

​ Paul ran faster than Tilly.

​After than we can use 2 ways for verbs

​Nam is taller than me.

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​Nam is taller than I am.

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​ Jill runs faster than Jolie.

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​Jill runs faster than Jolie does.

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​Suzie jumped higher than Tom.

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​Suzie jumped higher than Tom did.

​​SHORT ADJECTIVES (1 syllable)

​ Consonant-Vowel-Consonant

​We will double the consonant and add er after the adjective.

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​Ex: hot - hotter

​ big - bigger

​ thin - thinner

​ fat - fatter

​​SHORT ADJECTIVES (1 syllable)

​ Ending with Y

​We will change y into i and add er after the adjective.

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​Ex:

happy - happier

​ noisy - noisier

​ healthy - healthier

​ pretty - prettier

​ easy - easier

​ dry - drier

​ friendly - friendlier

​​SHORT ADJECTIVES (1 syllable)

​ Ending with E

​We will add r after the adjective.

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​Ex:

nice - nicer

​ late - later

​ wide - wider

LONG ADJECTIVES (more than 1 syllable)

S + V + more + adj/adv + than + N/pronoun​

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​Ex: Tilly speaks English more fluently than her friend.

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​ Her dress is more beautiful than yours.

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​ My father drives more carefully than I do. 

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​ This test is more difficult than that one.

​IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Multiple Choice

Summer is _______ than winter.

• colder

• hotter

• hoter

• cold

Multiple Choice

Pizza is ____________ (delicious) than vegetables.

• most delicious

• deliciouser

• more delicious

• as delicious

Multiple Choice

A rock is _____________ (heavy) than a feather.

• heavyer

• heavier

• more heavier

• as heavy