Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1He roared ............... a lion.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when you mean similar to that thing.
2He eats ............... a pig.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when you compare someone to that thing.
3She works ............... a receptionist.
Wrong!
Use "as" to show the job or role someone has.
4He looks ............... he is angry.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a clause in informal comparison after verbs such as look.
5Don't behave ............... a child.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase when comparing behavior.
6Disasters ............... these cannot be prevented.
Wrong!
Use "like" to mean similar to or of this kind.
7We need patriots ............... him.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a pronoun when you mean similar to that person.
8............... expected, he failed the test.
Wrong!
Use "As" in the fixed phrase "As expected".
9I will buy it ............... agreed.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the fixed phrase "as agreed".
10Colors ............... blue or purple do not suit me.
Wrong!
Use "like" to introduce examples such as colors in a group.
11Considered ............... a whole, this is a good offer.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the fixed phrase "as a whole".
12He was drunk ............... usual.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the fixed phrase "as usual".
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- He roared like a lion.
- He eats like a pig.
- She works as a receptionist.
- He looks like he is angry.
- Don’t behave like a child.
- Disasters like these cannot be prevented.
- We need patriots like him.
- As expected, he failed the test.
- I will buy it as agreed.
- Colors like blue or purple do not suit me.
- Considered as a whole, this is a good offer.
- He was drunk as usual.