As...As Comparison

Bob is 183 cm. Mary is 183 cm. Bob is ____________Mary

• tall

• taller than

• as tall as

• the tallest

Italy has excellent food. France has excellent food. Italy's food is _____________________French food.

• as excellent as

• more excellent than

• excellent

• the most excellent

Walter is very handsome. Irving is also very handsome. Walter is _____________________________ Irving.

• handsome

• more handsome than

• the most handsome

• as handsome as

The maple tree is 21 meters high. the sycamore tree is also 21 meters high. The maple tree is _________________the sycamore.

• as high as

• the highest

• higher than

• high

The cobra snake in the zoo is eight metres long. The viper snake is six metres long. The viper is __________________the cobra.

• not long

• not longer than

• not the longest

• not as long as

Barbara gets A's on every history test. James gets C's on most history tests. James is _______________________________ Barbara in history class.

• not good

• not as good as

• not the best

• not better than

The average temperature in Miami is 23° C. The average temperature in Bangkok is 29° C. Miami is ______________Bangkok.

• not hotter than

• not the hostest

• not as hot as

• not very hot

Boston is 325 kilometres from New York. Washington is also 325 kilometres from New York. Boston is ____________Washington from New York.

• far

• further than

• the furthest

• as far as

Coffee in Berkshire Diner costs $1.65. Coffee in Sal's Inn costs $1.95. The coffee in Berkshire Diner is _____________ the coffee in Sal's Inn.

• not the most expensive

• not more expensive than

• not expensive

• not as expensive as

It's very windy in Chicago. It's also very windy in San Francisco. It´s _____________________ in Chicago as in San Francisco.

• windy

• as windy

• the windiest

• windier than