Fill in the blanks.
1He ran ............... wind.
Wrong!
Use like before a noun and as before a clause.
2He is as blind ............... a bat.
Wrong!
Positive adjectives are used in the structure as + adjective + as to make comparisons.
3This fabric is different ............... that.
Wrong!
4He is not ............... his brother.
Wrong!
5My car is ............... as big as yours.
Wrong!
6He doesn't earn as much as I ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
As much as I do means the same as as much as I earn.
7He isn't ............... as successful as his brother.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
8His house isn't ............... as big as his brother's.
Wrong!
9He didn't run as fast as I ...............
Wrong!
10I have ............... energy today than yesterday.
Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little. Use a comparative adjective or adverb before than.
11These two fabrics are only ............... different.
Wrong!
12Rewrite: He is not taller than me.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He ran like wind.
- He is as blind as a bat.
- This fabric is different from that.
- He is not as intelligent as his brother.
- My car is just as big as yours.
- He doesn’t earn as much as I earn/do
- He isn’t nearly/quite as successful as his brother.
- His house isn’t nearly as big as his brother’s.
- He didn’t run as fast as I did
- I have less energy today than yesterday.
- These two fabrics are only slightly different.
- Rewrite: He is not taller than me. I am as tall as him
