Unit 8. Advanced Grammar 2 worksheet - Free Printable

Let's go through the worksheet step by step and solve each section with explanations.

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I. Read. Complete the sentences using “as + adjective + as”

This structure is used to compare two things that are equal in some way:
"as + adjective + as" means "equal in degree."

1. She has lots of work to do. She’s ……as busy as…… (busy) her father.
✔ She’s as busy as her father.
→ She is equally busy as her father.

2. I’m not …………………….. (healthy) I used to be. I must take some exercise.
✔ I’m not as healthy as I used to be.
→ I am less healthy now than before.

3. The tomato soup was …………………………… (delicious) the mushroom soup.
✔ The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup.
→ Both soups were equally delicious.

4. I can’t understand you. Please speak …………………………… (slowly) you can.
✔ Please speak as slowly as you can.
→ Speak at your slowest possible pace.

5. My daughter cannot swim …………………………… (fast) her brother.
✔ My daughter cannot swim as fast as her brother.
→ Her brother swims faster than her.

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II. Rewrite the sentences using “(not) as + adjectives + as” with the given words

We use:
- as + adjective + as → same level
- not as + adjective + as → lower level

1. Mary and Jenny are the same height. (tall)
✔ Mary is as tall as Jenny.
→ They are equally tall.

2. A gazelle is fast, but a cheetah is faster. (fast)
✔ A gazelle is not as fast as a cheetah.
→ The cheetah is faster; the gazelle is slower.

3. My father and your father are the same age. (old)
✔ My father is as old as your father.
→ They are the same age.

4. She spoke more fluently than he did. (fluently)
✔ He did not speak as fluently as she did.
→ He was less fluent than her.

5. Harry and Ben got the same marks in the test. (well)
✔ Harry did the test as well as Ben did.
→ Both performed equally well.

6. Sandra is a healthy eater. So is Ann. (healthily)
✔ Sandra eats as healthily as Ann does.
→ Both eat in the same healthy way.

7. Today is hotter than yesterday. (hot)
✔ Yesterday was not as hot as today.
→ Today is hotter, so yesterday was cooler.

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III. Read and choose.

Read the passage and choose the correct option.

> People have always loved games and puzzles. Until recently word games were (1)……. type of puzzle, and games with numbers were much (2)……. Many people thought that number games weren’t (3)……. word games. Sudoku is a new kind of number game. You have to fill the square (4)……. so that each row and column contains the numbers 1 to 9. Howard Garns invented the game in 1979. He was an American architect. In the 1980s a large Japanese company gave the game the name Sudoku.

> Sudoku became very popular around the world. Everyone can play because it isn’t (5)……. for ordinary people and it has a lot of fun.

#### 1. Until recently word games were (1)……. type of puzzle...
Options:
A. more popular
B. the most popular
C. most popular

✔ Answer: B. the most popular
→ "The most popular" is correct because it refers to the superlative form comparing all types of puzzles.
We say: "Word games were *the most popular* type of puzzle."
(Note: "most popular" without "the" is incorrect here — we need "the" for superlative.)

#### 2. ...and games with numbers were much (2)…….
Options:
A. the less popular
B. popularer
C. less popular

✔ Answer: C. less popular
→ "Less popular" is the correct comparative form.
"Popularer" is incorrect (no such word). "The less popular" would require context like "the least popular", which doesn't fit here.
So: "Games with numbers were much less popular."

#### 3. ...number games weren’t (3)……. word games.
Options:
A. as interesting as
B. more interesting
C. interesting as

✔ Answer: A. as interesting as
→ "Not as interesting as" = less interesting than.
Correct sentence: "Number games weren’t as interesting as word games."

#### 4. You have to fill the square (4)……. so that each row and column...
Options:
A. careful
B. carefully
C. caring

✔ Answer: B. carefully
→ We need an adverb to modify the verb "fill".
"Carefully" is the adverb form of "careful".
"Careful" is an adjective, "caring" is a noun/adjective, not suitable here.

#### 5. ...because it isn’t (5)……. for ordinary people...
Options:
A. enough difficult
B. difficult enough
C. too difficult

✔ Answer: C. too difficult
→ "Too difficult" means "so hard that it's not suitable".
"Difficult enough" would mean "sufficiently hard", which contradicts the idea that everyone can play.
"Enough difficult" is grammatically incorrect — adverbial phrase order is wrong.

So: "It isn’t too difficult for ordinary people."

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✔ Final Answers:

#### I.
1. as busy as
2. as healthy as
3. as delicious as
4. as slowly as
5. as fast as

#### II.
1. Mary is as tall as Jenny.
2. A gazelle is not as fast as a cheetah.
3. My father is as old as your father.
4. He did not speak as fluently as she did.
5. Harry did the test as well as Ben did.
6. Sandra eats as healthily as Ann does.
7. Yesterday was not as hot as today.

#### III.
1. B. the most popular
2. C. less popular
3. A. as interesting as
4. B. carefully
5. C. too difficult

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