Flo-Joe for Cambridge English Exams

Cambridge English: Preliminary

Vocabulary practice for the Cambridge PET exam

Grammar: More Comparative Forms

1: Work it Out

When we compare two things in English we can use 'er' or 'more/less' to say something is 'bigger than' or 'more expensive than' etc. However, there are other ways we can make comparisons like this. Look at these sentences. Can see other ways of comparing two things?

I'm not as good at English as Spanish.
I didn't spend as much as I usually do today.
I'll come as quickly as I can.
The economy is growing twice as fast as expected.
Is the UK the same as Britain?
This bread doesn't taste the same as usual.

Now try the quiz below to check your ideas.

2: Check Comparatives

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct comparative form:

1) It's not it was yesterday.
2)
He wasn't I thought he would be.
3) The children were gold.
4) The tickets were twice before.
5) Is the Internet the world wide web?

Well done. You can use 'as...as' in positive and negative statements and questions. You can also say 'the same as' or 'not the same as' to compare two things.Try again. You can use 'as...as' in positive and negative statements and questions. You can also say 'the same as' or 'not the same as' to compare two things.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

 

 

3: Sentence Transformation

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.

A) This black coat is cheaper than the brown one.
The black coat is not the brown one.

B) Both Mark and Stella have the same colour eyes.
Stella's eyes are the Mark's.

C) The party finished sooner than I thought it would.
The party didn't finish I thought it would.

D) I couldn't have run any faster.
I ran I could.

E) You and I are different sizes.
You're not as me.

F) I'm less fit now than I used to be.
I'm not I used to be.

Well done!The correct answers are: A) as expensive as, B) same colour as, C) as late as, D) as fast as, E) the same size, F) as fit as.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

Study Tip, Grammar

To practise 'as ...as'/'same ... as' forms, compare your life now to 10 years ago. How have things changed? What things are still the same? For example:

I'm as fun to be with as I always was!
I don't like sweets as much as I used to.
My hairstyle is the same as it was 10 years ago.