Comparisons with: The same as, similar to, different from, like

and alike

A B C D E F

A and B are the same.A is the same as B.

C and D are similar.C is similar to D.

E and F are different.E is different from F.

Write down some statements using: the same as, similar to, different from

As many as possible

A B C D

E F G

ALIKE vs LIKE• Your pencil is like my

pencil.• You and I have similar

books. In other words, your book is like mine.

LIKE = similar

to

• Your pen and my pen are alike.

• Our pens are alike.

ALIKE = similar

COMPARISONS WITH: as………as

William is 16. Alejandro is 16.

William is as old as Alejandro (is).

• William is 16. Carlos is 17.• William is not as old as Carlos.

Marco came as quickly as he could.

• I did my homework as fast as I could.

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Adjective Comparative- SuperlativeRule

Old older oldester-est

Famous more famous the most famous

Important more important the most important

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Good better the best

Bad worse the worst

EXAMPLES: I am older than my brother (is). I am older than he is. I am older than him. (informal) MUCH/A LOT/FAR instead of VERYTom is much/a lot/far older than I am.Anna drives much/a lot/far more

carefully than she used to be. LESS AND NOT AS…ASLess (not as…as) is used with

adjectives and adverbs of more than one syllable.

Only not as…as is used with one-syllable adjectives or adverbs.

COMPARISONS WITH: BUTJuan is rich, but Mary is poor.

The weather is cold, but we are warm inside our class.

I was in class, but He wasn’t.

I don’t work, but Sue does.Sam didn’t go, but he did.I won’t be here, but Olga will.

PRACTICEError Analysis My cousin is the same tall as my brother. A blue whale is more larger from an elephant. A dog is less small as a wolf. Your handwriting is more better than mine. Robert and Maria aren’t same age. Robert is

more younger than Maria. A lake isn’t as deep than an ocean. A rectangle is similar a square. My cousin is the same age with my brother.