ENG/P/4: Adjectives

Join these sentences using … as … as … .

1. Bennie is ignorant. Benita is ignorant.
2. Hoima road is wide. Jinja road is wide.
3. Gloria is three meters in height. Sandra is three meters in hight.
4. Nicole is generous. Shantel is also generous.
5. The officer’s cow is fat. The drivers goat is fat.
6. The windscreen is delicate. The side mirror is delicate.
7. Joseline is beautiful. Jane is beautiful.
8. Joseph is brave. Justine is brave.
9. Eve is sharp. Shakirah is sharp.
10. That officer is rude. This officer is also rude.
11. Milk is white. Snow is white.
12. Male officers are kind. Female officers are also kind.
13. This bus is big. That lorry is also big.
14. Annette is rich. Melissa is also rich.
15. The breakdown is strong. The tractor is also strong.
16. The traffic officer is important. The driver is also important.
17. The conductor is hardworking. The motorcyclist is hardworking.
18. Derrick is wise. Amos is also wise.
19. Mulindwa is shabby. Kanu is also shabby.
20. Aziz is nice looking. Benjamin is also nice looking.
21. This road is narrow. That road is also narrow.
22. The bus is heavy. The lorry is heavy.
23. Amooti is lazy. Atenyi is also lazy.
24. My father is illiterate. My mother is illiterate.
25. The taxi is fast. The bus is also fast.
26. James is active. Hellen is also active.
27. Phoebe is powerful. Ninsiima is also powerful.
28. That book is cheap. That pen is also cheap.
29. This letter is interesting. That letter is also interesting.
30. Your envelope is brown. My envelope is brown.
31. The party was colourful. The occasion was also colourful.
32. Informal letters are brief. Formal letters are also brief.
33. The first name is necessary. The surname is also necessary.
34. Friends are important. Relatives are important.
35. Thanking is useful. Replying letters is also useful.
36. The introduction should be brief. The conclusion should be brief.

Rewrite or join these sentences using: … not as … as … / … not so … as …

1. A fox is a cunning animal. A hare is a very cunning animal.
2. Willy is proud. Mega is not so proud.
3. The drive is not illiterate. The cyclist is illiterate.
4. The pupils are smart. The lollipop men are very smart.
5. Deo is not lazy. Morris is lazy.
6. My neighbor is poor. My driver is very poor.
7. The bus is not clean. The lorry is clean.
8. Janet is clever. Jackie is very clever.
9. Apio is not soft. Akello is soft.
10. The women are hardworking. The men are not so hardworking.
11. Rose is peaceful. Ruth is not so peaceful.
12. Julie is very careful. Beatrice is careful.
13. This car is not so new- That car is new.
14. Elephants are fat. Sheep are not so fat.
15. Busega roundabout is wide. Jinja road roundabout is wider.
16. Bombo road is wider than Kampala road.
17. Musa is humble. Julius is a very humble boy.
18. An address is useful on a letter. The date is very useful on a letter.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective in the brackets.

1. The traffic is _________________today than it was last week. (heavy)
2. The taxi is ________________________________than the bus. (light)
3. Of the two men, the motorist is the ____________________.(stubborn)
4. The pupil is __________________________than the pedestrian. (brave)
5. Of the two vehicles, the bus is the _________________________. (fast)
6. Of the two officers, the woman is the (young)
7. The red light is _______________________than the green light. (sharp)
8. The rail crossing is __________________________than the corner. (danger)
9. Your signal was ___________________________________than his. (clear)
10. You must be _______________________than you were yesterday. (careful)
11. It is __________________to cross the road at a zebra crossing than at any other part of the road. (easy)
12. The driver is ________________________________than the conductor. (friendly)
13. Kampala road is the ____________________________of the two roads. (safe)
14. The passengers were ___________________________than the pedestrians. (sad)
15. Walking on the pavement is ____________than walking from anywhere. (interesting)
16. A personal letter is _______________________________than a formal letter. (brief)
17. Of the two classmates, Ronnie is the _____________________________. (clever)
18. Kiwunyo is the __________________________________of the two friends. (gentle)
19. This envelope is __________________________________than that one. (yellow)
20. Your handwriting is ______________________________than mine. (beautiful)
21. Stamps are _______________________________than envelopes. (expensive)
22. Asking is ______________________________than thanking. (easy)
23. Of the two letters, mine is the _____________________________. (lengthy)
24. Of the two friends, Victoria is the ___________________________. (loving)
25. Musoke’s referee is ______________________________than mine. (proud)