As / Like

'As you like it' - William Shakespeare. 'as' and 'like'

Like = 'similar to' or 'the same as'. Note that you can't use as in this way:

Like is a preposition - (Like + (Noun,pronoun or -ing)

As + subject + verb

We use as before a subject

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1. You should have done it like this. (Like + pronoun)
2. You shoud have done it as I showed you. (as + subject + verb)

Watch out for the grammar police!!

As high as a kite, as sick as a parrot, as cool as a cucumber, ...

1. 1. As easy as A B C

2. 1. As busy as a bee

   2. As dry as a bone

   3. As smooth as a baby's bottom

   4. As red as a beetroot

      Embarrassed

3. 1. As cool as a cucumber

   2. As poor as a church mouse

4. D?
5. 1. As slippery as a rat

6. 1. As fit as a fiddle

   2. As light as a feather

   3. As light as a feather

   4. As sly as a fox

   5. As quick as a flash

7. 1. As good as gold

8. 1. As old as the hills

   2. As sweet as honey

9. I?
10. J?
11. 1. As high as a kite

    2. As sharp as a knife

12. 1. As happy as Larry

    2. As brave as a lion

13. 1. As clear as mud

    2. As stubborn as a mule

14. N?
15. As strong as an ox

16. 1. As pleased as punch

    2. As flat as a pancake

    3. As easy as pie

17. Q?
18. As steady as a rock

19. 1. As smooth as silk

    2. As ugly as sin

20. T?
21. U?
22. V?
23. 1. As clean as a whistle

    2. As fast as the wind

24. X???? :(
25. Y?
26. Z?

Hey, please send me some more on facebook or in our class room. I'd like one for each letter in the alphabet.