As... As Comparisons

A2–B1AdjectivesMarch 3, 2026

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in this lesson we're going to have a

look at how to use

as as for comparisons

let's look at this example

the eiffel tower is tall

it is taller than the statue of liberty

however it is not as tall

as the burj khalifa

here's another example this house

is expensive it is more

expensive than this car

however it is not as expensive

as this jet

now you try see if you can come up with

the answer

ben is tall bryce

is taller

ben isn't as tall as bryce

donald has a lot of money

jeff has more money

donald doesn't have as much money as

jeff

there were many people on the train

yesterday

today there are fewer people

there are not as many people on the

train today

as yesterday

we use as as to say

two things are the same

jessie is a hundred and sixty

centimeters tall

janine is also 160 centimeters tall

so we say janine is as tall as

jesse

the train was crowded yesterday

it is equally crowded today

so we can say the train is as

crowded today as yesterday

another way we use as as

is twice as three times as

four times as etc

the red shoes are three times as

expensive

as the pink ones

tim's grandpa is ten times as old as tim

okay it's quiz time see if you can come

up with the as

as sentence

today isn't as hot as yesterday

the groom is twice as old as the bride

pete doesn't have as many children as

greg

taking a bus isn't as fast

as taking a taxi

try making a sentence using as as

and leave it in the comments below

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Learn how to use the as... as structure to compare equal and unequal things in English.

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