As vs.

Like Exercise

Fill in the blanks with as or like.

1. She works ……………………….. a translator.

like

as

2. They fought ……………………… wild cats.

as

like

3. ……………………….. you know, divisive elements

are a threat to democracy.

As

Like

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4. She is as pretty ………………………… a doll.

as

like

5. Don’t cry ……………………………… a baby.

like

as

6. …………………………. her mother, she is an

architect.

As

Like

7. He is an activist ……………………………. his

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father.

like

as

8. That cloud looks ……………………….. an angel.

like

as

9. Animals …………………………. cows, goats and

deer are herbivores.

like

as

10. I felt …………………………….. laughing but I

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didn’t dare to.

as

like

11. She left just ………………………… we reached

her place.

as

like

12. ………………………… you don’t like him, I won’t

talk to him again.

As

Like

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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.

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