I. Underline the best answer. Sometimes either is possible.
- It rained all weekend as/ as if we thought it would.
- Jill's eyes are red. She looks as/ as if she has cried.
- As/ Like you know, I'll be leaving soon.
- He behaved like/ as though he owned the place.
- She's very tall, as/ like is her mother.
- As/ Like we heard, the hurricane is coming!
- I kept quiet, like/ as I was told to do.
- The meat tasted as/ as if it hadn't been cooked properly.
- I took up jogging, as/ like you suggested.
- She spoke to me as though/ as if it were my fault.
- Nobody loves you like/ as if I do.
- It looks like/ as if it's going to be a nice day.
- You didn't write this as/ as if I told you to.
- He was acting as if/ like he had seen a ghost.
- He sat there smiling as/ like it was his birthday.
II. Use the sentences in the box to make sentences with as if.
| it has just been cut | he hadn't eaten for a week |
|---|---|
| it never gets fed | I'm going to be sick |
| she was enjoying it | she didn't want to come |
| he's been up all night | he meant what he was saying |
| they're going to get married | someone has been smoking here |
- Carol had a bored expression on her face during the concert. She didn't look _________________________________________
- I don't think he was joking. He looked __________________________________________
- The grass is very short. It looks _______________________________________________
- That poor dog looks ________________________________________________________
- I've just eaten too many chocolates. Now I'm feeling ill.
I feel ______________________________________________________________________
- I phoned Emma and invited her to the party but she wasn't very enthusiastic about it. She sounded ____________________________________________________________________
- Tom looks really awful. He looks ____________________________________________________________________
- Peter was extremely hungry and ate his dinner very quickly.
He ate ____________________________________________________________________
- From what Emma said, it sounds ____________________________________________________________________
- Do you smell something burning? It smells ____________________________________________________________________
