AS / LIKESCHLESINGER ALEJANDRA

AS VS LIKE

L I K E A S

similar to: the same as.

preposition + noun/ noun / pronoun

express job, function of person or thing

preposition + noun / pronoun

E.g.: Last summer I worked as a waiter in a

café.

E.g.: You look like your father.

I hate people like that.

conjunction followed by subject + verb

E.g.: You never do as I say!

Comparison

E.g.: It isn´t as expensive as I thought.

In comparison

as is flowed by a clause (that is a subject of the verb)

like is followed by a noun or a pronoun.

Examples:

He works hard, as I do / his father does.

He works hard like me / his father.

As I was saying before you came in, we need someone like you to help us.

As refers to a person’s role in life or profession, or a part he / she takes in a play, film etc.

Like is used for comparison.

Examples:

He works as an engineer. (That’s his job)

He was brilliant as Othello. (In the part of Othello)

He can climb like a monkey. (Comparison: he's not a monkey)

As we do, like us As an engineer, like a monkey

A. Put as or like into each gap.

Please finish the work ___________ soon ___________ possible.

This medicine tastes ___________ lemon.

He went to the same primary school ___________ I did.

He’s really clever, ___________ his dad!

What’s the new teacher ___________?

My little brother looks just ___________ me.

I have no patience for people ___________ her!

What I beautiful winter day, it’s just ___________ spring.

Morris eats ___________ a horse. You’d better make more food.

I have a cell phone ___________ yours.

A. Put as or like into each gap.

Please finish the work AS soon AS possible.

This medicine tastes LKE lemon.

He went to the same primary school AS I did.

He’s really clever, LIKE his dad!

What’s the new teacher LIKE?

My little brother looks just LIKE me.

I have no patience for people LIKE her!

What I beautiful winter day, it’s just LIKE spring.

Morris eats LIKE a horse. You’d better make more food.

I have a cell phone LIKE yours.

A. Put as or like into each gap.

Put everything back ___________ it was.

My head feels ___________ it is going to explode.

He’s so fast, he runs ___________ the wind.

A lion isn’t ___________ fast ___________ a cheetah.

___________ your friend, I advise you to think again.

I have done the work, ___________ we agreed.

You don’t like fighting, ___________ me.

There is too much crime in Brazil, ___________ in South Africa.

We need a great leader ___________ Nelson Mandela.

___________ you can see, I have finished.

A. Put as or like into each gap.

Put everything back AS it was.

My head feels LIKE it is going to explode.

He’s so fast, he runs LIKE the wind.

A lion isn’t AS fast AS a cheetah.

AS your friend, I advise you to think again.

I have done the work, AS we agreed.

You don’t like fighting, LIKE me.

There is too much crime in Brazil, AS in South Africa.

We need a great leader AS Nelson Mandela.

LIKE you can see, I have finished.

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