Period 11: Comparisons: (not) as…as, like, different from

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answers

1. My sister is not ______ as my aunt.
A. older B. old C. as old D. more old
2. Vung Tau is not ______ as Nha Trang.
A. the same beautiful B. beautiful C. more beautiful D. as beautiful
3. Jane is not ________her brother.
A. more intelligent as B. intelligent as C. as intelligent as D. so intelligent that
4.My village is not _________ it was ten years ago.
A. as B. like C. same as D. the same
5. Some people think that Music isn’t ______ Maths or Science. I don’t agree.
A. as important as B. important as C.important either D. important than
6. I’m glad to have a friend_______ you.
A. as B. like C.the same D. different from
7. Mum is the same _____ mother in English.
A. than B. that C. as D. from
8. I can’t work anymore. I am working as much ___ a bee.
A. than B. that C. as D. from
9. I can’t believe that your dress is ____ mine. I don’t want to come to the party.
A. same B. same as C. as same D. the same as
10. That house looks ____ a castle
A. than B. that C. as D.like
11. Greg doesn’t look like his father and his mother. His physical appearance is __ his parents.
A. as same B. the same as C. different from D. different than
12. Lisa and I are 160 cm tall. I am ____ Lisa.
A. as tall as B. different from C. taller than D. the tallest
13. The flat is very small. It can’t be as ___ the others. They’re very expensive.
A. expensive as B. the same C. different from D. cheap as
14. Your salary is ___ mine but we are doing the same job. It’s not fair. I will talk to the boss.
A. as different B. as same as C. different from D. the same as
15. ____ your father, I’ll help you as much as I can.
A. Than B. That C. As D.Like
Exercise 2: Choose a sentence that means the same as the given one.
1. Classical music and modern music are different.
A. Classical music is like modern music.
B. Classical music is different from modern music.
C. Classical music is the same as modern music.
2. I am 14 and my new friend in the guitar club is 14, too.
A. My new friend in the guitar club has the same age as me.
B. My new friend in the guitar club is unlike me.
C. My new friend in the guitar club is not as old as me.
3. I think Iron Man 2 is interesting. Iron Man 1 is also interesting.
A. I think Iron Man 2 is different from Iron Man 1.
B. I think Iron Man 2 has the same content as Iron Man 1.
C. I think Iron Man 2 is as interesting as Iron Man 1.
4. I think photography is interesting but Kim finds it boring.
A. Kim and I have the same opinion on photography.
B. My opinion on photography is different from Kim's.
C. Kim's opinion on photography is the same as mine.
5. Sue likes listening to pop music. Jim likes listening to rock and roll.
A. Sue's favorite type of music is different from Jim's.
B. Sue likes the same type of music as Jim.
C. Sue listens to music as much as Jim.
Exercise 3: Rewrite each of the following sentences using "different from or "like".
1. Their results and our results are different.
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2. The price of the scarf and the price of the gloves are the same.
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3. This house and your last house are different.
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4. The child's height and the height of the table are the same.
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5. Jane and her sister are very different.
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6. This cake and that cake taste the same.
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7. Food in San Francisco and food in New Orleans are different.
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8. His shoes and my shoes are the same.
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Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets.
1. Cycling is faster than walking. (as)
Walking....................................................................................................................................
2. This tea doesn't taste the same as the one I usually drink. (from)
This tea.....................................................................................................................................
3. Health is more important than money. (as)
Money.......................................................................................................................................
4. His new guitar isn't different from his old one. (like)
His new guitar..........................................................................................................................
5. Everest is higher than K2. (as)
K2.............................................................................................................................................
6. Oil painting is not the same as pencil painting. (from)
Oil painting...............................................................................................................................
7. Today's exam is shorter than yesterday's. (as)
Yesterday's exam......................................................................................................................
8. Your idea is different from mine. (as)
Your idea..................................................................................................................................
Exercise 5: Rearrange the words to make the correct sentences.
1. difficult/ as/ Playing/ is/ piano/ guitar/ playing/ as/./
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2. horse/ run/ a/ Can/ fast/ as/ a/ as/ train/?/
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3. try/ as/ can/ you/ hard/ as/ should/ You.
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4. Tom’s/ totally/ is/ from/ My/ writing style/ different/./
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5. car/ same/ runs/ the/ speed/ at/ His/ mine/ as/./
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6. I/ went/ My/ school/ friend/ same/ the/ best/ and/ to/./
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7. good/ This/ fridge/ modern/ isn’t/ as/ my/ one/ as/ old/./
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8. Spending time/ isn’t/ with/ as/ computer/ as/ friends/ entertaining/ on/ spending time/./
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