Seville is 40ºC in summer. Cordova is 40ºC in summer. (is/hot)

→ Seville is as hot as Cordova in summer.

John is not very clever. Mary is cleverer. (is/clever)

→ John is not so clever as Mary.

The blue car is not expensive. The red car is more expensive. (is/expensive)

→ The blue car is not so expensive as the red one.

Mrs Jones talks very quietly. Mrs Smith talks more loudly. (talk/loudly)

→ Mrs Jones talks not so loudly as Mrs Smith.