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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.