1. Correct the sentences.
1 They took longer that planned.
………………………………………….
2 Your bag isn’t half as heavier as mine.
………………………………………….
3 It’s as a reliable car as you’ll ever have.
………………………………………….
4 It’s getting more difficult and more difficult to find a job.
………………………………………….
5 This exam was ten times harder as last year’s.
………………………………………….
6 He isn’t such good a player as he thinks.
………………………………………….
7 We spent more on drinks than we are on food.
………………………………………….
8 The further you walk, fewer people you’ll meet.
………………………………………….
Answer
1 They took longer than planned.
2 Your bag isn’t half as heavy as mine.
3 It’s as reliable a car as you’ll ever have.
4 It’s getting more and more difficult to find a job.
5 This exam was ten times harder than last year’s.
6 He isn’t such a good player as he thinks. / He isn’t as good a player as he thinks.
7 We spent more on drinks than we did on food. / We’re spending more on drinks than we are on food.
8 The further you walk, the fewer people you’ll meet.
2. Complete the sentences with as or like. Sometimes both answers are possible.
1 I failed the last exam, ………………… did most of my class.
2 Andy hopes to become an architect, ………………… his sisters did before him.
3 ………………… her brothers and sisters, Amelia is bilingual.
4 ………………… a doctor, my father is expected to treat medical emergencies whenever they occur.
5 ………………… you, I’m looking forward to the holidays.
6 ………………… a student, her scholarship only covers her tuition fees.
7 We could get a taxi home together ………………… we did last time.
8 My dad’s an excellent cook, ………………… is my grandad.
Answer
1 as 2 as / like 3 Like 4 As
5 Like 6 As 7 as / like 8 as
3. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Write no more than six words and include the word in brackets.
1 She gradually became less interested in her old friends as her fame spread. (and)
As her fame spread, she became ……………………… in her old friends.
2 Both the thief and his accomplice served ten years in prison. (did)
The thief served ten years in prison, ……………………… accomplice.
3 Matt thinks he’s a good driver, but he isn’t. (as)
Matt isn’t ……………………… he thinks he is.
4 Holly arrived late yesterday, but she arrived even later today. (than)
Holly arrived ……………………… yesterday.
5 A guesthouse in Brighton is half the price of a hotel. (expensive)
A hotel in Brighton ……………………… as a guesthouse.
6 Daisy and nearly all her friends are political activists. (most)
Daisy is a political activist, ……………………… her friends.
7 My brother has to wear a uniform because he’s in the police. (officer)
………………………, my brother has to wear a uniform.
8 I’ve never experienced a more frightening ride. (as)
It’s ……………………… I’ve ever experienced.
Answer
1 less and less interested
2 as did his
3 as good a driver as
4 even later today than (she did) / today even later than (she did)
5 is twice as expensive
6 like most of / as are most of
7 As a police officer
8 as frightening a ride as
4. Complete the text. Write one word in each gap.
THE NEWTON BOYS
(1) ………………… the Wild Bunch, the Newton Boys were a popular group of outlaws operating in the American West, though 20 years later. They weren’t (2) ………………… a famous gang as the one led by Butch and Sundance, but the members were much easier to coordinate, four of the five being brothers. Butch and Sundance’s crimes consisted mainly of robberies, (3) ………………… did those of the Wild Bunch, but the brothers’ speciality was banks. They were ten (4) ………………… more effective than other gangs, because the fifth member was an expert at opening safes. (5) ………………… more experience the brothers gained, the more effective their raids became. Targeting nearly 90 banks in total, there were no bank robbers in history (6) ………………… prolific as the Newton Boys. They were finally caught in 1924, and given much lighter sentences (7) ………………… those stipulated by the law. All four brothers died much older than Butch and Sundance (8) …………………, the last one being 88 when he passed away in 1989.
Answer
1 Like 2 such 3 as 4 times
5 The 6 as 7 than 8 did
5. Choose the correct words to complete the text.
In 2015, husband and wife Joseph and Jenny Carrier robbed five banks in five US states in just one month. Jenny comes from Quincy, Massachusetts, (1) so / as does her husband, and in October they began what would become a series of (2) more and more / more than daring robberies, committed up and down the East Coast. Despite the fact that they drove a known car, stolen from Jenny’s former workplace, it was harder to track down the couple (3) than you would / like you think – perhaps because they moved around so much.
The (4) longest / longer the robberies went on, (5) more than / the more the media began to compare the Carriers to that famous 1920s outlaw couple, Bonnie and Clyde. The Carrier’s exploits quickly became (6) by far / as much as the most reported crime story of the year. In the end, of course, (7) as / like Bonnie and Clyde, their luck ran out. The fugitive couple were finally captured after a high-speed police chase on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Joseph could now be in prison for up to 20 years, (8) as could / more like Jenny.
Answer
1 as 2 more and more
3 than you would 4 longer
5 the more 6 by far 7 like
8 as could
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