Fill in the blanks with as or like.
1. She works ……………………….. a translator.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use as to say what job/role a person performs.
2. They fought ……………………… wild cats.
Correct!
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
3. ……………………….. you know, divisive elements are a threat to democracy.
Correct!
Wrong!
As is a conjunction. It is followed by a clause.
4. She is as pretty ………………………… a doll.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Don’t cry ……………………………… a baby.
Correct!
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
6. …………………………. her mother, she is an architect.
Correct!
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
7. He is an activist ……………………………. his father.
Correct!
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
9. Animals …………………………. cows, goats and deer are herbivores.
Correct!
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
10. I felt …………………………….. laughing but I didn’t dare to.
Correct!
Wrong!
Feel like means want.
11. She left just ………………………… we reached her place.
Correct!
Wrong!
As is a conjunction. It is followed by a clause.
12. ………………………… you don’t like him, I won’t talk to him again.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- She works as a translator.
- They fought like wild cats.
- As you know, divisive elements are a threat to democracy.
- She is as pretty as a doll.
- Don’t cry like a baby.
- Like her mother, she is an architect.
- He is an activist like his father.
- That cloud looks like an angel.
- Animals like cows, goats and deer are herbivores.
- I felt like laughing but I didn’t dare to.
- She left just as we reached her place.
- As you don’t like him, I won’t talk to him again.
