Expressing in/equality
By Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
Look at these sentences:
Positive comparison → Negative comparison
Sue's taller than John . → John isn't as tall as Sue.
Sue's more intelligent than John. → John isn't as intelligent as Sue.
Sue works harder than John. → John doesn't work as hard as Sue.
Sue's the same age as John. → John is as old as Sue.
Now make similar pairs of sentences from the following prompts:
Sue / beautiful __________________________ → __________________________
Sue / good at maths __________________________ → __________________________
John / happy __________________________ → __________________________
John / short __________________________ → __________________________
Sue / hard-working __________________________ → __________________________
John / friendly __________________________
For more practice exs see Murphy - Essential Grammar in Use or English Grammar in Use.