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 GRAMMAR FOCUS 2: AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

We use as + adjective + as to make comparisons when the
persons or things we are comparing are similar or equal in
some ways.
That man is as funny as my brother.

Your house is as big as mine. (mine = my house)

* Note: We use not as + adjective + as to make

comparisons between persons or things which are not
Grammar point
equal.

A. Write sentences with as + adjective + as using the adjectives in brackets.
1. Your brother was born in 1990. My sister was born in 1990. (old)

2. Susan and Mary got the same grade for the final exam. (intelligent)
3. I’m very tired. You’re very tired too. (tired)
4. Peter and John are at the same height. (tall)

5. This shirt is 100 dollars. That hat is 100 dollars. (expensive)

B. Write 6 sentences about yourself using as... as and the adjectives below.
1. rich
I’m not as rich as Mark Zuckerberg.

2. tall
3. short
4. impatient

5. talkative
6. hardworking

 VOCABULARY 2: ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE
A. Match an adjective in A with a similar adjective in B.

A B
1. reliable a. energetic

2. efficient b. creative
3. smart c. stylish
4. imaginative d. considerate
5. thoughtful e. irritable
6. lively f. dependable

7. moody g. well-organized
8. fashionable h. intelligent

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