Fill in the blanks.
1He went to Mumbai to look for ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are correct: "a job" is one specific paid position, and "work" is employment in general.
2She hasn't got a ...............
Wrong!
Use "job" for a specific paid position.
3That is a good ...............
Wrong!
Use "job" for a specific task that someone has done.
4She works three ............... a day.
Wrong!
Use "jobs" because "three" needs a countable plural noun.
5Babysitting is hard ...............
Wrong!
Use "work" for an activity that takes effort in general.
6He doesn't do any ...............
Wrong!
Use "work" after "do any" when talking about effort or tasks in general.
7I enjoy doing odd ............... around the house.
Wrong!
Use "jobs" in the fixed phrase "odd jobs" for small tasks.
8She has found ............... with a multinational company.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "a job" (one specific position) and "work" (employment in general) are correct after "found"; "works" is wrong because "work" meaning employment is uncountable.
9Automation resulted in a lot of ............... losses.
Wrong!
Use "job" in the compound noun "job losses".
10Some people are changing ............... frequently.
Wrong!
Use "jobs" because people can change from one countable position to another.
11He walks to ...............
Wrong!
Use "work" in the fixed phrase "walks to work" meaning goes to the workplace.
12We didn't do much ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "work" because "much" is used with uncountable nouns.
Exercise complete
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- He went to Mumbai to look for a job / work.
- She hasn’t got a job.
- That is a good job.
- She works three jobs a day.
- Babysitting is hard work.
- He doesn’t do any work.
- I enjoy doing odd jobs around the house.
- She has found a job / work with a multinational company.
- Automation resulted in a lot of job losses.
- Some people are changing jobs frequently.
- He walks to work.
- We didn’t do much work yesterday.