Exercise 1
In some of these sentences, you need like (not as). Correct the sentences where necessary.
1 It’s raining again. I hate weather as this. …………………….
2 Andy failed his driving test, as he expected. …………………….
3 Do you think Lisa looks as her mother? …………………….
4 Tim gets on my nerves. I can’t stand people as him. …………………….
5 Why didn’t you do it as I told you to do it? …………………….
6 Brian is a student, as most of his friends. …………………….
7 You never listen. Talking to you is as talking to the wall. …………………….
8 As I said before, I’m thinking of changing my job. …………………….
9 Tom’s idea seems a good one. Let’s do as he suggests. …………………….
10 I’ll phone you tomorrow as usual, OK? …………………….
11 Suddenly there was a terrible noise. It was as a bomb exploding. …………………….
12 She’s a very good swimmer. She swims as a fish. …………………….
Answers
1
1 weather like this
2 OK
3 like her mother
4 people like him
5 OK
6 like most of his friends or as most of his friends are
7 like talking to the wall
8 OK
9 OK
10 OK
11 like a bomb exploding
12 like a fish
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using like or as+ the following:
a beginner blocks of ice a palace a birthday present
a child a theatre winter a tour guide
1 This house is beautiful. It’s …………………….
2 My feet are really cold. They’re …………………….
3 I’ve been playing tennis for years, but I still play …………………….
4 Marion once had a part-time job …………………….
5 I wonder what that building is. It looks …………………….
6 My brother gave me this watch ……………………. a long time ago.
7 It’s very cold for the middle of summer. It’s …………………….
8 He’s 22 years old, but he sometimes behaves …………………….
Answers
2
1 like a palace
2 like blocks of ice
3 like a beginner
4 as a tour guide
5 like a theatre
6 as a birthday present
7 like winter
8 like a child
Exercise 3
Put in like or as. Sometimes either word is possible.
1 We heard a noise ……………………. a baby crying.
2 Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak ……………………. you.
3 Don’t take my advice if you don’t want to. You can do ……………………. you like.
4 You waste too much time doing things ……………………. sitting in cafes all day.
5 I wish I had a car ……………………. yours.
6 You don’t need to change clothes. You can go out ……………………. you are.
7 My neighbour’s house is full of interesting things. It’s ……………………. a museum.
8 We saw Kevin last night. He was very cheerful, ……………………. always.
9 Sally has been working ……………………. a waitress for the last two months.
10 In several countries in Asia, ……………………. Japan, Indonesia and Thailand, traffic drives on the left.
11 You’re different from the other people I know. I don ‘t know anyone else ……………………. you.
12 We don’t need all the bedrooms in the house, so we use one of them ……………………. a study.
13 The news that Sarah and Gary were getting married came ……………………. a complete surprise to me.
14 ……………………. her father, Catherine has a very good voice.
15 At the moment I’ve got a temporary job in a bookshop. it’s not great, but it’s OK ……………………. a temporary job.
16 ……………………. you can imagine, we were very tired after such a long journey.
17 This tea is awful. It tastes ……………………. water.
18 I think I prefer this room ……………………. it was, before we decorated it.
Answers
3
1 like 10 like or such as
2 like 11 like
3 as 12 as
4 like 13 as
5 like 14 Like
6 as or like 15 as
7 like 16 As
8 as 17 like
9 as 18 as or like