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