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Year 8 English — Comparison structures

Compare with as … as, than, twice as … as and the more … the more, and build each of them into a whole sentence.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Ravi is ____ tall as his brother.

    • a) so
    • b) as
    • c) more
    • d) than

  2. 2.Complete with one word: "The bus grew fuller and ____ as we neared the city."

  3. 3.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence. Note the capital letter and the full stop.

    • gets.
    • The longer you wait,
    • your food
    • the colder

  4. 4.This rope is twice ____ long as that one.

    • a) so
    • b) as
    • c) more
    • d) than

  5. 5.Which sentence says the crowd kept on growing, minute after minute?

    • a) The crowd was as big as yesterday's.
    • b) The crowd grew bigger and bigger.
    • c) The crowd was twice as big as yesterday's.
    • d) The crowd was by far the biggest.

  6. 6.Sort each sentence by whether it says the two things are level or that one is above the other.

    Groups: They are level · One is above the other

    • My bag weighs the same as yours.
    • Ravi is as tall as his sister.
    • My bag is lighter than yours.
    • This box is heavier than that one.
    • This box is as heavy as that one.
    • Ravi is taller than his sister.

  7. 7.Sort each sentence by the comparison structure it is built on.

    Groups: as … as · the … the · twice as … as

    • The louder he shouted, the less they listened.
    • The earlier you start, the sooner you finish.
    • This jug holds twice as much as that one.
    • The store room is as cold as the veranda.
    • The new hall is twice as wide as the old one.
    • She is as quick as her cousin.

  8. 8.Match each comparison to what it tells you.

    • as fast as the bus
    • not as fast as the bus
    • twice as fast as the bus
    • faster and faster
    • by far the fastest
    • the quickest of all, and easily so
    • exactly the same speed as the bus
    • two times the speed of the bus
    • getting quicker all the time
    • slower than the bus

Answer key — Year 8 English — Comparison structures

  1. 1. b) as
  2. 2. fuller
  3. 3. 1. The longer you wait, 2. the colder 3. your food 4. gets.
  4. 4. b) as
  5. 5. b) The crowd grew bigger and bigger.
  6. 6. Ravi is as tall as his sister. → They are level; Ravi is taller than his sister. → One is above the other; This box is as heavy as that one. → They are level; This box is heavier than that one. → One is above the other; My bag weighs the same as yours. → They are level; My bag is lighter than yours. → One is above the other
  7. 7. The store room is as cold as the veranda. → as … as; She is as quick as her cousin. → as … as; The earlier you start, the sooner you finish. → the … the; The louder he shouted, the less they listened. → the … the; This jug holds twice as much as that one. → twice as … as; The new hall is twice as wide as the old one. → twice as … as
  8. 8. as fast as the bus → exactly the same speed as the bus; not as fast as the bus → slower than the bus; twice as fast as the bus → two times the speed of the bus; faster and faster → getting quicker all the time; by far the fastest → the quickest of all, and easily so