LIFE / LIVE / ALIVE / LIVING 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

The words life, live, alive, and living are related but used differently. This exercise practices choosing the correct form in context.

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Complete each of the following sentences using life, live, alive, or living.

1. Where do you ?✓

2. My is pretty interesting.✓

3. I have to make arrangements (= I have to find a place to stay) before I move there.✓

4. I in London.✓

5. This music makes me feel !✓

6. I've always wanted to in Australia.✓

7. Is she with you now?✓

8. The doctor determined that the patient was .✓

9. How does he make a ? = How does he earn his money?✓

10. Generally speaking, I'm pretty happy with my .✓

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Life & Living Conversation Questions 1. What does "a good life" mean to you personally?
2. Where do you live now, and what do you like most about it?
3. Have you ever attended a live concert or sporting event? What was it like?
4. What do you do for a living? Do you enjoy it?
5. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
6. What is one thing you want to experience before the end of your life?

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Grammar review LIFE (noun) — state of being alive, or a person's existence. /laɪf/ — rhymes with knife.

LIVE (verb) — to be alive, or to reside somewhere. /lɪv/ — rhymes with give.
LIVE (adjective) — broadcast in real time. /laɪv/ — rhymes with five.

ALIVE (adjective) — living, not dead. Always predicative (after a verb), never before a noun.
Correct: Is she alive? Incorrect: an alive person.

LIVING (adjective/noun) — currently alive, or one's livelihood.
living creatures; He makes a living as a musician.