job VS work

After you’ve read the theory here, you are ready for some practice.  Fill in the gaps below with the correct word: job or work.

 

1. I don’t work there anymore. I changed ____s three months ago.
2. Forget it! That’s not my ­­­­_______, and there is no way you can get me to do it!
3. You’re becoming pretty boring, you know? You have to stop talking about _________ all day.
4. I feel like a champion. I came to _____ really early this morning and got everything I had to do done by lunch!
5. The first _______ I ever had was as a babysitter.
6. He has enough _____ to keep him busy all weekend.
7. I spent the whole day at ______ on my feet. I really should have worn sneakers.
8. Oh boy. We have a lot of _____ to do, don’t we?
9. I’m incredibly satisfied with my new _______ at this company.
10. If you have a government ______, you get good benefits.
11. I’m sorry, Rita, but Susan has to finish her ______ around the house before she can come out to play.
12. Hey, Terry! Let’s go out for drinks with Tomas after _________!
13. He left his last _________ for another one which pays much better.
14. She was complaining the whole time we were eating because she had an issue at _________.
15. He got fired from his ___________.
16. In highly bureaucratic organizations, a lot of _________ is done unnecessarily.
17. Tasting chocolate for a living is a hard ________, but somebody’s got to do it.
18. The ______ title sounds interesting. But what does the ________ description say?
19. If he’s late to _______ one more time, we will have to let him go.
20. Wow! This is the third raise you got at this _______!

 

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ANSWERS

 

1. I don’t work there anymore. I changed jobs three months ago.
2. Forget it! That’s not my ­­­­job, and there is no way you can get me to do it!
3. You’re becoming pretty boring, you know? You have to stop talking about work all day.
4. I feel like a champion. I came to work really early this morning and got everything I had to do done by lunch!
5. The first job I ever had was as a babysitter.
6. He has enough work to keep him busy all weekend.
7. I spent the whole day at work on my feet. I really should have worn sneakers.
8. Oh boy. We have a lot of work to do, don’t we?
9. I’m incredibly satisfied with my new job at this company.
10. If you have a government job, you get good benefits.
11. I’m sorry, Rita, but Susan has to finish her work around the house before she can come out to play.
12. Hey, Terry! Let’s go out for drinks with Tomas after work!
13. He left his last job for another one which pays much better.
14. She was complaining the whole time we were eating because she had an issue at work.
15. He got fired from his job.
16. In highly bureaucratic organizations, a lot of work is done unnecessarily.
17. Tasting chocolate for a living is a hard work, but somebody’s got to do it.
18. The job title sounds interesting. But what does the job description say?
19. If he’s late to work one more time, we will have to let him go.
20. Wow! This is the third raise you got at this job!

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