Exercise 2

Now rewrite these sentences so they mean the same thing, using AS ... AS and one of
the words in brackets ().

1. Lions are more dangerous than monkeys.

Monkeys aren't lions. (dangerous/safe)
2. I'm healthier than you are.
You aren't I am. (healthy/unhealthy)
3. Greece is hotter than the UK.
The UK isn't Greece. (hot/cold)
4. My Spanish is worse than your French.
My Spanish isn't your French. (bad/good)
5. My sister is younger than I am.
My sister isn't I am. (young/old)
6. My garden is bigger than yours.
Your garden isn't mine. (big/small)
7. Sue's a better tennis player than John.
John's not tennis player as Sue. (good/bad)
8. Today is a nicer day than yesterday.
Yesterday wasn't day as today. (nice/nasty)

Make sentences: as ... as.

1. London interesting Berlin

London is Berlin.
2. The Tower of London scary the London Dungeon.

The Tower of London is the London Dungeon.

3. The Tube quick the bus.

The Tube is the bus.

4. Jake hungry Ben.

Jake is Ben.
5. The blue T-shirt expensive the green T-shirt

The blue T-shirt is the green T-shirt.

Make sentences: as ... as.

1. London interesting Berlin

London is .
2. The Tower of London scary the London Rungeon.

The Tower of London is .

3. The Tube quick the bus.

The Tube is .
4. Jake hungry Ben.
Jake .
5. The blue T-shirt expensive the green T-shirt

The blue T-shirt .

Make sentences: as ... as.

1. The ravens black coal.

The ravens .
2. This mobile phone cool that mobile phone.
that mobile phone.
3. The London Eye fantastic the London Rungeon.
The London Eye .
4. The queue for the bus long the queue for the Tower.
the queue for the Tower.
5. The Computer Club busy the Football Club.
the Football Club

5. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN ADJECTIVE

Boring comfortable dangerous deep difficult independent old relaxing valuable

1 This summer is not as .hot.. as last summer.
2 I hope his new book is not as .boring...as his last one.
3 Flying is not as __________________ as travelling by car.
4 Don't worry. The river isn't as _________________ as it looks.
5 Silver isn't as _________________ as gold.
6 Dogs aren't as _________________ as cats.
7 Our new car is very fast, but it's not as _________________ as the old one.
8 Do you think French is as _________________ to learn as English?
9 Were you really born in 1980? I didn't realise you were as ________________ as me.
10 For me, lying on the beach is not as _________________ as walking in the
mountains.