Fill in the blanks.
1He ran ............... the wind.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun to mean similar to something.
2He is as blind ............... a bat.
Wrong!
Use "as" to complete the pattern as + adjective + as.
3This fabric is different ............... that.
Wrong!
Use "from" after different in standard comparison English.
4He is not ............... his brother.
Wrong!
Use "as intelligent as" after not to say two people are not equal in intelligence.
5My car is ............... as big as yours.
Wrong!
Use "just" in just as... as to mean exactly equal.
6He doesn't earn as much as I ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "earn" and "do" correctly complete this present comparison.
7He isn't ............... as successful as his brother.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "nearly" and "quite" are natural in this negative as... as comparison.
8His house isn't ............... as big as his brother's.
Wrong!
Use "nearly" in isn't nearly as... as to mean not close to equal.
9He didn't run as fast as I ...............
Wrong!
Use "did" to avoid repeating the past-tense verb ran.
10I have ............... energy today than yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "less" before the uncountable noun energy in a comparison with than.
11These two fabrics are only ............... different.
Wrong!
Use "slightly" to show that the difference is small.
12Which sentence has the same meaning as "He is not taller than me"?
Wrong!
"I am as tall as him." has the same meaning as "He is not taller than me."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He ran like the 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.
- Which sentence has the same meaning as “He is not taller than me”? — I am as tall as him.
