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Activities: “How to use ‘as’ in comparisons in English?”

By: Anna Classing

Activity 1: Make some comparisons

Make sentences with as … as or not as … as based on the given information.

Part 1: Follow the pattern below.

Bananas cost 60 cents a pound. Apples also cost 60 cents a pound.

Bananas cost as much / little as apples (do).

  1. My car is four years old. Your car is four years old too.

  2. Einstein was a great scientist. Curie was a great scientist as well.

  3. I vacuum every week. So does my mom.

  4. Megan has four sisters. John has four sisters too.

  5. “Titanic” is 3h 14min long. “Schindler’s list” is 3h 15min long.

Part 2: Follow the pattern below.

Bananas cost 60 cents a pound. Apples cost 90 cents a pound.

Bananas do not cost as much as apples (do).

  1. Harry has 150 paintings in his collection. Judy has 420 paintings in her collection.

  2. The Ohio river is 981 miles long. The Mississippi river is 2,340 miles long.

  3. Dr. Williams is a very experienced surgeon; he’s been operating for over 30 years. Dr. Miller has been operating for four years.

  4. Usually, on this road I drive at 45 miles per hour. Today, because of road construction, I am driving at 35 miles per hour.

  5. The English alphabet has 26 letters. The Czech alphabet has 42 letters.

Activity 2: Add some modifiers

Use modifiers (just, exactly, almost, not quite, not nearly, nowhere near) and as… as...to describe the pictures below using given hints.

Possible modifiers:

Identical

just

exactly

almost

not quite

not nearly

nowhere near

Completely different

  1. Ted caught a tiny fish yesterday. Jerry caught a huge fish yesterday.

    A man in a small fishing boat hold a small fish up to the camera. It is about 6 inches long.

    A man in fishing gear holds up a huge fish in front of the ocean.

  2. Rachel exercises five times a week. Jacqueline exercises four times a week.

    A photo of a very strong blonde woman doing sit-ups in black exercise gear.

    A photo of a woman doing a sit-up from the side. She's wearing exercise gear and has her hair in a braid.

  3. Smoke weighs 12 pounds. His neighbor Spotty weighs 12 pounds too.

    A photo of a solid gray cat sitting on a shelf in front of a vase of purple tulips.

    A tabby and white cat sitting on pavement.

  4. The construction of the U.S. Capitol Building started in 1793.
    The construction of the White House started in 1792.

    A photo of the US Capitol Building (white with columns and a large dome) on a sunny day.

    A photo of the White House on a sunny day.

  5. Emma doesn’t like reading; she read two books last summer. Zoe loves reading; she read 12 books last summer.

    A photo of a black woman in a fedora reading a yellow book at a desk.

    A photo of a mixed-race woman in a fedora sitting cross-legged on a black leather couch reading a copy of "Water for Elephants." Behind her are several shelves packed with books.