Keep vs. stay

1. Keep and stay.

• We stayed in a hotel.
  stay = be for a short time

• Stay here while I get a taxi.
  stay = don't go

• Your body stays healthy.
  stay = remains, doesn't change

• You keep your body healthy.
  keep = maintain

• Keep practising your pronunciation.
  keep = continue

 

Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

2. Different meanings of keep.

• keep you healthy
  

  keep = maintain
  keep + noun + adjective/adverb phrase

• keep going
  

  keep = continue
  keep + verb-ing

• keep my photo
  

  keep = put somewhere, not to lose it
  keep + noun

What does keep mean in these sentences?

3. Keep.

Rewrite the sentences using keep.

For example:

• He doesn't stop talking. He keeps talking.