Choose the best completion for each sentence.
1The green T-shirt and the black T-shirt both cost £12, so the green one is ............... the black one.
Wrong!
Both T-shirts cost £12, so "as expensive as" shows equal cost.
2Paul is 170 cm tall, and his sister is 160 cm tall. She is ............... Paul.
Wrong!
Paul is 10 cm taller, so his sister is "not as tall as" him.
3The art class has 14 students, and the music class also has 14. The art class has ............... the music class.
Wrong!
Both classes have 14 students, so the art class has "as many students as" the music class.
4I put one spoon of sugar in my tea, but Kim puts three in hers. My tea ............... Kim's tea.
Wrong!
One spoon is less than three, so my tea "doesn't have as much sugar as" Kim's tea.
5Ava runs two kilometres in 12 minutes, but Ben takes 15 minutes. Ben ............... Ava.
Wrong!
Ben takes longer to run the same distance, so he "can't run as fast as" Ava.
6I visit Grandma four times a month, but Sam visits her only twice. Sam ............... I do.
Wrong!
Two visits are fewer than four, so Sam "doesn't visit her as often as" I do.
7Nina and Leo each finished the puzzle in ten minutes. Nina finished it ............... Leo did.
Wrong!
They both took ten minutes, so Nina finished "as quickly as" Leo did.
8The kitchen has three large windows and is very bright, but the hall has no windows and is dark. The hall ............... the kitchen.
Wrong!
The hall is dark and the kitchen is bright, so the hall "isn't as bright as" the kitchen.
9The baby is asleep, so please keep the music ...............
Wrong!
Because the baby is asleep, "as low as possible" means at the lowest practical volume.
10Shelf A has 12 books, and shelf B has six. Shelf A has ............... shelf B.
Wrong!
Twelve is two times six, so shelf A has "twice as many books as" shelf B.
11The library and the sports centre are each 2 km from our school. The library is ............... the sports centre.
Wrong!
Both places are 2 km away, so the library is "as far from our school as" the sports centre.
12The teacher gave both cakes 10 out of 10 for taste. This cake is ............... the other one.
Wrong!
Both cakes received the same top score for taste, so this cake is "as good as" the other one.
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- The green T-shirt and the black T-shirt both cost £12, so the green one is as expensive as the black one.
- Paul is 170 cm tall, and his sister is 160 cm tall. She is not as tall as Paul.
- The art class has 14 students, and the music class also has 14. The art class has as many students as the music class.
- I put one spoon of sugar in my tea, but Kim puts three in hers. My tea doesn’t have as much sugar as Kim’s tea.
- Ava runs two kilometres in 12 minutes, but Ben takes 15 minutes. Ben can’t run as fast as Ava.
- I visit Grandma four times a month, but Sam visits her only twice. Sam doesn’t visit her as often as I do.
- Nina and Leo each finished the puzzle in ten minutes. Nina finished it as quickly as Leo did.
- The kitchen has three large windows and is very bright, but the hall has no windows and is dark. The hall isn’t as bright as the kitchen.
- The baby is asleep, so please keep the music as low as possible .
- Shelf A has 12 books, and shelf B has six. Shelf A has twice as many books as shelf B.
- The library and the sports centre are each 2 km from our school. The library is as far from our school as the sports centre.
- The teacher gave both cakes 10 out of 10 for taste. This cake is as good as the other one.