Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1He is ............... my own father to me.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun when you mean similar to someone or something.
2............... his father, he does not smoke.
Wrong!
Use "Like" before a noun phrase when you mean similar to someone.
3It looks ............... a hare.
Wrong!
After "looks", use "like" before a noun to describe appearance.
4She works ............... a clerk in a department store.
Wrong!
Use "as" to describe someone's job, role, or function.
5He fought ............... a lion.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun in comparisons such as "like a lion".
6Why are you eating ............... a bird?
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun in comparisons such as "like a bird".
7He works ............... a dog; still, he does not earn much.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun in comparisons such as "like a dog".
8She is regarded ............... the greatest thinker of our times.
Wrong!
The phrase "regarded as" means considered to be.
9Don't use your nail ............... a screwdriver.
Wrong!
Use "as" to show the function or purpose of something.
10He runs a small start-up. ............... a budding entrepreneur, he has to work really hard.
Wrong!
Use "As" to give the role or situation that explains why he works hard.
11Just ............... his dad, he is a doctor.
Wrong!
The phrase "Just like" means in the same way as someone or something.
12She is as beautiful ............... a doll.
Wrong!
The correct comparison pattern is "as... as".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is like my own father to me.
- Like his father, he does not smoke.
- It looks like a hare.
- She works as a clerk in a department store.
- He fought like a lion.
- Why are you eating like a bird?
- He works like a dog; still, he does not earn much.
- She is regarded as the greatest thinker of our times.
- Don’t use your nail as a screwdriver.
- He runs a small start-up. As a budding entrepreneur, he has to work really hard.
- Just like his dad, he is a doctor.
- She is as beautiful as a doll.
