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We can put just, nearly, not quite and half, twice, three times etc before as... as. (N

He's just as handsome as his brother. My hair is not quite as fair as my sister's hair. Level
The twins are nearly as tall as their mother. Brazil is half as big as Russia.

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nearly as big
not quite as big

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half as big twice as big three times as big

Think of a member of your family. Compare yourself to him or her, using as... as and
some of the words and expressions from the box. Write five sentences.

BEFORE AS: just nearly not quite half twice three times etc

ADJECTIVES: dark fair friendly handsome happy intelligent kind nice
old pretty quiet short slim tall

^ I'm, n e a rly as t a ll as cerate.

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► as a ll as her.

We can use as much as and as many as with no un s .
Deborah doesn't work as many hours as I do, but she makes just as much money as me.

^ Make sentences with as... as or not as... as, and some of the expressions from Exercise 3.

► Alice has $200 and Matt has $100. . .....................

1 Eric has 20 cousins, and Tony has 10. Eric.......................................................................................

2 Ben eats 3 sandwiches every day; Jo eats 1........................................................................................

3 Helen has 23 computer games and Adrian has 25..............................................................................

4 Liz drinks 6 cups of coffee a day; Chris drinks 12.................................................................................

5 Mike has 600 books, and David has 600 too.......................................................................................

6 Rebecca only has a little free time; Fred has a lot.................................................................................

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full COMPARISON 229
forms (for example Iam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.