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.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to say how something seems. In informal English, "like" is also used in the same way.
10She talks ............... she knew everything.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to describe an unreal or doubtful situation. In informal English, "like" is also used in the same way.
11He sat there smiling ............... he had won a jackpot.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to say how someone's behaviour seems. In informal English, "like" is also used in the same way.
12He fought ............... a lion.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when comparing one thing with another.
Answers
- She works as a waitress.
- He ran like the wind.
- As you know, we have to improve our productivity.
- She walks like a duck.
- Don’t cry like a baby.
- I felt like laughing.
- As a child, I used to be afraid of spiders.
- It looks like a cat.
- It looks like / as if it is going to rain.
- She talks like / as if she knew everything.
- He sat there smiling like / as if he had won a jackpot.
- He fought like a lion.