Look/See/Watch

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ACTIVITY

  1. Analyse the details in this dictionary entry.
  2. Return to the web and do these exercises (PDF with key at the end).

Gap-Fill Exercise 1: Watch, See, or Look?

Instructions: Complete the sentences using the correct form of watch, see, or look. Use the correct tense where necessary.

  1. I usually ______ TV for about an hour before bed to relax.

  2. Did you ______ that man over there? He looks just like our old teacher!

  3. Please ______ at this photo and tell me if you recognise anyone.

  4. We stopped to ______ the sunset from the top of the hill – it was breathtaking.

  5. I couldn’t ______ anything because it was too dark.

  6. I’m really looking forward to ______ the new series everyone’s talking about.

  7. She ______ out of the window, waiting for him to arrive.

  8. Did you ______ the football match last night? It was intense!

  9. I didn’t ______ the accident happen, but I heard the noise.

  10. If you ______ closely, you can see a tiny crack in the glass.

Gap-Fill Exercise 2: Watch, See, or Look?

Instructions: Complete the sentences using the correct form of look at, see, or watch. Pay attention to meaning and grammar.

  1. Come and ______ this email – I think it’s a scam!

  2. Did you ______ that strange light in the sky last night?

  3. If you go to the hills early in the morning, you might ______ some wild goats.

  4. We’re going to the cinema later. Do you want to ______ the new sci-fi film with us?

  5. He was so distracted, he didn’t even ______ the red light.

  6. I love to sit by the window and ______ the birds fly around the garden.

  7. Please ______ at the screen while I explain the next exercise.

  8. We ______ a fantastic documentary about space last night on TV.

  9. I can’t ______ my keys anywhere – have you ______ them?

  10. Not again! You need to ______ at what you’re doing or you’ll spill your drink.