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AS Make comparisons:
Tina is 21 years old Sam is also 21. Tina is as old as Sam (is).____________________
Pablo is 20. John is 25. Pablo is not as old as John._______________________________
1. Rita is busy. Susan is busy too _____________________________________________
2. Rita is not very busy. Jason is very busy. ______________________________________
3. I was very tired. Laura was very tired. _________________________________________
4. Adam wasn't tired at all. Susan was very tired. __________________________________
5. My flat has two rooms. Mary's flat too. (Big)_____________________________________
6. My flat has two rooms. Anna's has six rooms. (big)_______________________________
Use negative or affirmative:
1. A housefly/an ant An ant isn't (quite) as big as a housefly.
2. Honey/sugar Honey is (just) as sweet as sugar.
3. Health/money _____________________important __________________________
4. A lake/a sea _______________________big as _____________________________
5. A lion/ a tiger ______________________dangerous and wild___________________
6. The Pacific Ocean/The Atlantic Ocean _________________________________deep
as__________________________________
7. Monkeys/people ___________________________________agile in climbing trees as
______________________________
8. Reading a novel/listening to music In my opinion, ______________________relaxing as
_________________________
Complete the sentences using as...as
1. I need you right away! Please come...as soon as possible.
2. We can't go any farther. This is ...as far as we go.
3. I can't work any faster. I'm working __________________________________________
4. I had expected the test to be difficult, and it was. In other words, the test was just ______
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5. It's important to use your English every day. You should practice ___________________
6. You're only old if you feel old. You are___________young_________________________
Traditional phrases. Use: rock - bird- an ox/a bull - a mule - a beet - the hills
1. When are we having lunch? I'm as hungry as a bear.
2. Did he really lift that box all by himself? He must be as strong as ____________________
3. It was a great day. I had nothing to do. I felt as free as ____________________________
4. She won't change her mind. She's as stubborn as________________________________
5. I've heard that joke before! It's as old as________________________________________
6. How can you sleep in this bed? It's as hard as___________________________________
7. Susan felt so embarrassed! She turned as red as ________________________________
