Comparison (3) Exercises

UNIT 99   Comparison (3) Exercises

99.1   Complete the sentences using as . . . as.

Examples: I'm very tall, but you are taller. I'm not as tall as you
Ann works reasonably hard, but she used to work much harder.
Ann doesn't work as hard as she used to.

1.   My salary is high, but yours is higher. My salary isn't______________________________

2.   You know a little bit about cars, but I know more. You don't _________________________________

3.   I still smoke, but I used to smoke a lot more. I don't._______________________________

4.   I still feel tired, but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't____________________________________

5.   They've lived here for a long time, but we've lived here longer.
They haven't______________________________________

6.   I was a little nervous before the interview. but usually I'm a lot more nervous.
I wasn't__________________________________________

7.   The weather is still unpleasant today, but yesterday it was worse.
The weather isn't_________________________________________

99.2   Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning. Begin as shown

Example: Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isn't as old, as he looks.

1.   It's warmer today than yesterday. It isn't___________________________________

2.   The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn't___________________________

3.   I go out less than I used to. I don't______________________________________

4.   The hotel is cheaper than I expected. The hotel isn't_________________________________

5.   There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
There weren't____________________________________________

6.   The exam was easier than we expected.
The exam wasn't________________________________________________
                   
99.3   Complete these sentences using just as with one of the following words:
bad        comfortable          expensive        quick           well-qualified

1.   Let's walk. It's just as quick as taking the bus

2.   I'm going to sleep on the floor. It's _______________________________sleeping in that bed.

3.   Why did she get the job? I'm ____________________________her

4.   I thought he was nice, but he's______________________________everybody else.

5.   You won't find a cheaper restaurant than this. They'll all be_________________________________.

99.4   Make sentences with the same as

Example: (Tom/same age/George) Tom is the same age as George

1.   (your hair/same color/mine) Your hair______________________________________

2.   (I arrived here/same time/you)________________________________________________

3.   (you made/same mistake/I made)________________________________________________