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(not) as ... as Your hands are as cold as ice.

We use (not) as... as to say that people and things are (not) the same in some way.

I don't think Tom is going to be as tall as his sister. Your hands are as cold as ice.
Can you read this for me? My eyes aren't as good as yours.

Read the sentences and decide: which picture is Jenny and which picture is Cassie?
Jenny isn't as old as Cassie. Cassie's hair isn't as long as Jenny's.
Jenny's hands aren't as small as Cassie's. Jenny isn't as fair as Cassie.

Now write some more sentences about Jenny and Cassie with not as... as.
1 slim .................................................................................................................................................

2 tall ...................................................................................................................................................

3 skirt/long ......................................................................................................................................
4 bag / big .........................................................................................................................................
5 coat/ heavy ....................................................................................................................................
6 glass/big .......................................................................................................................................

With as... as, we can say... as I am / as you are / as John is etc. But in informal spoken English, we usually
prefer... asme/you/him/her/it/us/them.

Change the sentences in two ways, but keep the same meaning.

► Nicole's prettier than her sister. ....................................
Nuc-ole's siste r lsi/v/t as prettcj as skie Is.

1 You're nicer than the other doctor. The other doctor......................................................................

2 He's more interesting than his boss.

3 I'm slimmer than my mother.

4 We're more careful than the Browns.

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