Unit 96 – "As...as" Comparisons

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96 "As...as" Comparisons
96.1 MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES
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👗
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🎩
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👨‍🍳
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🐶🐱
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🎬
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🍽️
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Available sentences:

I'm sure your pasta will be as tasty as usual.
The other dress isn't as pretty as this one.
This hat is twice as expensive as the other one.
I hope the new chef is as talented as Jean-Louis.
Dogs are not so easy to look after as cats.
I hope the movie is as good as the book.
The results are not as good as we had hoped.
96.2 MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT
1
Om can't run as fast so Ravi.
Om can't run as fast as Ravi.
2
I'm not as confident as I was before.
I'm not as confident as I was before.
3
The food wasn't half good as we'd hoped.
The food wasn't half as good as we'd hoped.
4
Rome isn't nowhere near as big as Paris.
Rome is nowhere near as big as Paris.
5
He told us to finish as quickly as possible.
He told us to finish as quickly as possible.
6
It's not quite as cold as last winter.
It's not quite as cold as last winter.
7
Ula doesn't call as much so she used to.
Ula doesn't call as much as she used to.
8
The journey took twice as long as usual.
The journey took twice as long as usual.
9
Ben was as quiet as a mouse.
Ben was as quiet as a mouse.
10
Ed is almost old as my aunt.
Ed is almost as old as my aunt.
11
It cost just as much as it did last time.
It cost just as much as it did last time.
Answer
Answer Key – Unit 96
96.1 Match Pictures to Sentences
  1. Pasta → I'm sure your pasta will be as tasty as usual.
  2. Dress → The other dress isn't as pretty as this one.
  3. Hat → This hat is twice as expensive as the other one.
  4. Chef → I hope the new chef is as talented as Jean-Louis.
  5. Dog/Cat → Dogs are not so easy to look after as cats.
  6. Movie → I hope the movie is as good as the book.
  7. Results → The results are not as good as we had hoped.
96.2 Correct Sentences
  1. ✗ Om can't run as fast so Ravi.
  2. ✓ I'm not as confident as I was before.
  3. ✗ The food wasn't half good...
  4. ✗ Rome isn't nowhere near...
  5. ✓ He told us to finish as quickly as possible.
  6. ✓ It's not quite as cold as last winter.
  7. ✗ Ula doesn't call as much so...
  8. ✓ The journey took twice as long as usual.
  9. ✓ Ben was as quiet as a mouse.
  10. ✗ Ed is almost old as...
  11. ✓ It cost just as much as it did last time.
96.3 Cross Out Incorrect
  1. This dress is almost / ~~quite as~~ nice as the skirt.
  2. The exam was just ~~so~~ / as hard as I had expected.
  3. The skyscrapers here are nowhere near as big ~~as~~ / like in Shanghai.
  4. This restaurant is ~~twice~~ / twice as expensive as the others.
  5. The café is almost as / ~~almost~~ big as the church.
  6. The house is quite not / ~~not quite~~ as easy to find as we thought.
  7. The singer was nowhere near / ~~close~~ as good as I hoped.
  8. The play lasted ~~twice so~~ / twice as long as I expected.
  9. It's nearly not / ~~not nearly~~ as cold as we'd imagined.
  10. The supermarket was not almost / ~~quite~~ as busy as I feared.
  11. The dress is ~~twice as~~ / twice so big as I thought it would be.
  12. The other buildings are nowhere near ~~so~~ / as tall as the clock tower.
  13. The company results were not quite ~~so~~ / like good as last year's.
  14. The new store will be as popular ~~as~~ / like the others.
  15. This was nearly not / ~~not nearly~~ as easy to make as I expected.