Verb exercises 2

Question 1: He _______ fine, but he _______ he was in a lot of pain.

A

sounded like / looked like

B

sounded / looked

C

sounded as if / looked like

D

sounded / looked as though

Question 2: This water _______ horrible. It _______ it comes straight from the sewer.

A

tastes / tastes as though

B

tastes like / tastes as if

C

tastes as if / tastes like

D

tastes / tastes

Question 3: Can you smell that? It _______ a gas leak.

A

smells

B

smells like

C

smells as if

D

smells as though

Question 4: This silk ________ incredibly smooth against my skin.

A

looks

B

looks like

C

feels

D

feels like

Question 5: It _______ he’s not going to win the election.

A

feels

B

looks

C

looks as if

D

feels as

Question 6: I would like _____ my grandmother next year.

A

visit

B

to visit

C

visiting

Question 7: I might _____ late today. I have a lot of work.

A

be

B

to be

C

being

Question 8: We are planning _____ to Switzerland next year.

A

go

B

to go

C

going

Question 9: Keep quiet, I need _____ on my homework.

A

concentrate

B

to concentrate

C

concentrating

Question 10: My brother is trying _____ smoking.

A

quit

B

to quit

C

quitting

Question 11: She smiled _____ him, and he blushed.

A

to

B

at

C

on

D

of

Question 12: He paid _____ the meal and she paid _____ the taxi.

A

to

B

for

C

–

D

of

Question 13: He said _____ me that I was stupid.

A

at

B

for

C

with

D

to

Question 14: He insisted _____ coming with us.

A

in

B

at

C

on

D

about

Question 15: We want to invest the money _____ a big house.

A

in

B

on

C

with

D

to

Verb exercises 2

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