Grammar Challenge

Questions with 'like'

Practice activities

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Questions with 'like'

Exercise 1:
Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings.

He's quite cute with curly hair and

1. What's she like? a.
huge brown eyes.

She likes sports and she's really

2. What does he like doing? b.
into riding her bike.

He's ambitious and very hard

3. What do they look like? c.
working.

4. What's he like? d. She's quiet and very serous.

5. What do you like doing? e. He's really into computer games.

I like painting and making things

6. What does she look like? f.
with my hands.

She's short with black hair and

7. What does she like doing? g.
green eyes.

They're not identical twins but

8. What does he look like? h. they're both blonde with green
eyes.

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Questions with 'like'

Exercise 2:

Read the question and choose the one option a - c which best answers it.

1. What's she like?

a. She's tall with long dark hair.
b. She likes playing tennis.
c. She's really friendly.

2. What does she like doing?

a. She likes dancing.
b. She's tall and very graceful.
c. She's really talkative.

3. What do you look like?

a. I'm friendly with a good sense of humour.
b. Playing tennis.
c. I'm tall, blonde with blue eyes.

4. What do you like doing?

a. I'm quite shy really.
b. I'm short with long black hair.
c. Pretty much any sport, really.

5. What does he look like?

a. He's look like short dark hair and brown eyes.
b. He's got short dark hair and brown eyes.
c. He looks like short dark hair and brown eyes.

6. What is he like?
a. He likes playing computer games.
b. He's great fun to be around.
c. He's tall, dark and handsome.

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Questions with 'like'

Answers

Exercise 1:
Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings.

1. What's she like? d. She's quiet and very serous.

2. What does he like doing? e. He's really into computer games.

They're not identical twins but

3. What do they look like? h. they're both blonde with green
eyes.

He's ambitious and very hard

4. What's he like? c.
working.

I like painting and making things

5. What do you like doing? f.
with my hands.

She's short with black hair and

6. What does she look like? g.
green eyes.

She likes sports and she's really

7. What does she like doing? b.
into riding her bike.

He's quite cute with curly hair and

8. What does he look like? a.
huge brown eyes.

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Answers

Exercise 2:

Read the question and choose the one option a - c which best answers it.

1. What's she like?

a. She's tall with long dark hair. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What does she look like?'
b. She likes playing tennis. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What does she like doing?'
c. She's really friendly. Well done, this tells us about her personality.

2. What does she like doing?

a. She likes dancing. Well done, this tells us about her hobbies.
b. She's tall and very graceful. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What does she look like?'
c. She's really talkative. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What is she like?'

3. What do you look like?

a. I'm friendly with a good sense of humour. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What are you
like?'
b. Playing tennis. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What do you like doing?'
c. I'm tall, blonde with blue eyes. Well done, this tells us about your physical
appearance.

4. What do you like doing?

a. I'm quite shy really. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What are you like?'
b. I'm short with long black hair. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What do you look like?'
c. Pretty much any sport, really. Well done, this tells us about your hobbies.

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5. What does he look like?

a. He's look like short dark hair and brown eyes. Sorry, you need to substitute the
words 'look like' for one other word.
b. He's got short dark hair and brown eyes. Well done, this tells us about his
physical appearance.
c. He looks like short dark hair and brown eyes. Sorry, you need to substitute the
words 'looks like' for one other word.

6. What is he like?
a. He likes playing computer games. Sorry, this is the answer to 'What does he like
doing?'
b. He's great fun to be around. Well done, this tells us about his personality.
c. He's tall, dark and handsome. - Sorry, this is the answer to 'What does he look like?'

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