Comparisons with aussi… que — identify and understand

Comparisons with aussi… que: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: adjectifs-avant-apres-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you can spot Comparing with aussi… que in a sentence and explain the clue you used.

2. Discover

Read the examples before looking for a rule. What keeps coming back when the sentence uses Comparing with aussi… que?

3. Understand

To say that two elements have a quality to the same degree, use “aussi + adjective/adverb + que”.

Le train est aussi rapide que le métro.Cette veste est aussi chère que l’autre.Lina parle aussi vite que moi.Aujourd’hui, il fait aussi chaud qu’hier.Ce café est aussi fort que l’expresso.Mon trajet est aussi long que le tien.

Watch out

Check the determiner, gender and number of the noun before making agreement. A word ending alone is not enough to decide.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Choose two Comparing with aussi… que examples and say aloud what lets you recognise the pattern.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

First identify the meaning you want, then the form used for Comparing with aussi… que. The answer must work in the whole sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise Comparing with aussi… que in a new sentence.