Level A2

Comparison with as ... as, the same as, like

With a describing word, put it between two as words: Tom is as tall as Ann. After looks, sounds or tastes, before a person or a thing, use like: She looks like me. After the same, we say as: the same as yours.

Tom is as tall as Ann.

Look: Tom is as tall as Ann. The describing word sits between two as words.

Forms

• Tom is as tall as Ann. — as + describing word + as: just as tall
• She looks like me. — looks like: similar to
• He sings like a bird. — after like: a person or a thing

A common mistake

Wrong: My sister looks just as me.

Right: My sister looks just like me.

A common mistake is as where we need like. We say: My sister looks just like me.

More examples

My bag is the same as yours.

After the same, we say as: My bag is the same as yours.

He runs as fast as his brother.

It works for how we do things too: He runs as fast as his brother.