LIKE VS. AS

In which situations do we use like?

• To explain people's jobs

• When we want to speak formally

• To connect parts of sentences

• When two nouns are similar in some way

In which situations do we use as?

• To compare nouns

• In expressions with look and sound

• To speak about jobs and roles

• To introduce examples

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Paris has many famous monuments, like the Eiffel Tower.

• Foods as broccoli, lentils and sardines have a lot of iron.

• My sister works like a doctor.

• I don't look as my brother or sister.

Which of the following is written incorrectly?

• Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny, like today.

• The restaurant serves traditional dishes, as steak.

• I always wanted to work as a journalist.

• That sounds like a good idea.

__________ a child, I used to spend my holidays in a small seaside town.

Toys __________ kites and marbles are both fun and inexpensive.

The Reina Sofía museum has many famous paintings, __________ Guernica.

• as or such as

• as or like

• like or such as

• like, as or such as

__________ a manager, my job is to do things __________ make decisions and go to meetings

• Like; as

• As; like

• Like; like

• As; as

__________ a nurse, my job is to take care of people.