GRAMMAR

MAKING COMPARISION

REVISION

Complete the sentences using AS…AS… Choose one of the following

bad comfortable experienced long fast often soon well

• I’m sorry I’m late. I got here _______________ I could.

• A: “How long can I stay with you?”

B: “You can stay _____________ you like.

• It was a hard question. I answered it ________________ I could.

• I need the information quickly, so please let me know _______________ possible.

• I like to stay in shape, so I go swimming _________________ as I can

as fast as

as long as

as soon as

as often as

as well as

COMPARISION AS…AS…

( + ) AS + Adj / Adv + AS

( - ) NOT AS / SO + Adj / Adv + AS

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COMPARATIVE

Eg. 1 • The 2nd egg is bigger than the first one.

Eg. 2

• The panther’s speed is faster than the tiger’s.

Eg. 3

• A car runs very fast so it is more expensive.

What do these examples have in common?

Can you find out the FORMULA ?

FORMULA

SHORT Adj – ER + THAN

MORE + LONG Adj + THAN

SUPERLATIVE

Eg. 1 • Ringneck is the biggest egg.

Eg. 2

• He is the fastest man in the race.

Eg. 3

• The blue car runs very fast so it is more expensive than the brown one.

FORMULA

SHORT Adj - EST

THE MOST + LONG Adj

What are SHORT adjectives?

What are LONG adjectives?

1 2

The 1st egg is small. The 2nd egg is big >>

The tiger The panther

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Senegal is bigger than Vinaceous.

Ringneck is bigger than Senegal >>

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