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As, Like, As If Exercise

December 10, 2019 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1She works ............... a waitress.
Wrong!
Use "as" for a person's job or role.
2He ran ............... the wind.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when comparing one thing with another.
3............... you know, we have to improve our productivity.
Wrong!
Use the fixed expression "As" in "As you know."
4She walks ............... a duck.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when comparing one thing with another.
5Don't cry ............... a baby.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when comparing one thing with another.
6I felt ............... laughing.
Wrong!
Use "like" in the expression "feel like" before an -ing form.
7............... a child, I used to be afraid of spiders.
Wrong!
Use "As" to mean during the time when you were in that role or stage of life.
8It looks ............... a cat.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when saying what something seems to be.
9It looks ............... it is going to rain.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to say how something seems.
10She talks ............... she knew everything.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to describe an unreal or doubtful situation.
11He sat there smiling ............... he had won a jackpot.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to say how someone's behaviour seems.
12He fought ............... a lion.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when comparing one thing with another.
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Answers

  1. She works as a waitress.
  2. He ran like the wind.
  3. As you know, we have to improve our productivity.
  4. She walks like a duck.
  5. Don’t cry like a baby.
  6. I felt like laughing.
  7. As a child, I used to be afraid of spiders.
  8. It looks like a cat.
  9. It looks as if it is going to rain.
  10. She talks as if she knew everything.
  11. He sat there smiling as if he had won a jackpot.
  12. He fought like a lion.
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