as-vs-like
DESCRIPTION
AS-VS-LIKETRANSCRIPT
LIKE
similar to: the same as.
preposition + noun/ noun / pronoun
E.g.: You look like your father.
I hate people like that.
AS
express job, function of person or thing
preposition + noun / pronoun
E.g.: Last summer I worked as a waiter in a café.
conjunction followed by subject + verb
E.g.: You never do as I say!
comparison
E.g.: It isn´t as expensive as I thought.
A. Put as or like into each gap.
1. Please finish the work ___________ soon ___________ possible.
2. This medicine tastes ___________ lemon.
3. He went to the same primary school ___________ I did.
4. He’s really clever, ___________ his dad!
5. What’s the new teacher ___________?
6. My little brother looks just ___________ me.
7. I have no patience for people ___________ her!
8. What I beautiful winter day, it’s just ___________ spring.
9. Morris eats ___________ a horse. You’d better make more food.
10.I have a cell phone ___________ yours.
11.Put everything back ___________ it was.
12.My head feels ___________ it is going to explode.
13.He’s so fast, he runs ___________ the wind.
14.A lion isn’t ___________ fast ___________ a cheetah.
15.___________ your friend, I advise you to think again.
16.I have done the work, ___________ we agreed.
17.You don’t like fighting, ___________ me.
18.There is too much crime in Brazil, ___________ in South Africa.
19.We need a great leader ___________ Nelson Mandela.
20.___________ you can see, I have finished.
LIKE
similar to: the same as.
preposition + noun/ noun / pronoun
E.g.: You look like your father.
I hate people like that.
AS
express job, function of person or thing
preposition + noun / pronoun
E.g.: Last summer I worked as a waiter in a café.
conjunction followed by subject + verb
E.g.: You never do as I say!
comparison
E.g.: It isn´t as expensive as I thought.
A. Put as or like into each gap.
1. Please finish the work ___________ soon ___________ possible.
2. This medicine tastes ___________ lemon.
3. He went to the same primary school ___________ I did.
4. He’s really clever, ___________ his dad!
5. What’s the new teacher ___________?
6. My little brother looks just ___________ me.
7. I have no patience for people ___________ her!
8. What I beautiful winter day, it’s just ___________ spring.
9. Morris eats ___________ a horse. You’d better make more food.
10.I have a cell phone ___________ yours.
11.Put everything back ___________ it was.
12.My head feels ___________ it is going to explode.
13.He’s so fast, he runs ___________ the wind.
14.A lion isn’t ___________ fast ___________ a cheetah.
15.___________ your friend, I advise you to think again.
16.I have done the work, ___________ we agreed.
17.You don’t like fighting, ___________ me.
18.There is too much crime in Brazil, ___________ in South Africa.
19.We need a great leader ___________ Nelson Mandela.
20.___________ you can see, I have finished.
ANSWER KEY:
1. AS;AS
2. LIKE
3. AS
4. LIKE
5. LIKE
6. LIKE
7. LIKE
8. LIKE
9. LIKE
10. LIKE
11. AS
12. LIKE
13. LIKE
14. AS;AS
15. AS
16. AS
17. LIKE
18. AS
19. LIKE
20. AS