Complete the following sentences.
1I don’t like to get up ............... on weekends.
Wrong!
Use "early" to mean before the usual or expected time.
2Bye, Charlie. See you ...............!
Wrong!
Use "soon" to mean after a short time from now.
3Susie left her office at 6 o’clock, so she should be here ...............
Wrong!
Use "soon" when something is expected after a short time.
4The government is expected to announce revised tax policies ...............
Wrong!
Use "soon" for an event expected in the near future.
5I arrived ............... for the interview.
Wrong!
Use "early" when someone arrives before the expected time.
6Could you finish this job as ............... as possible?
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "soon" in "as soon as possible."
7She is in her ............... twenties.
Wrong!
Use "early" to describe the first part of a period of age.
8My parents immigrated to Canada in the ............... 1980s.
Wrong!
Use "early" to describe the first part of a decade.
9Look at the sky. It is going to rain ...............
Wrong!
Use "soon" when something is going to happen after a short time.
10Get well ...............!
Wrong!
The natural expression is "soon" in "Get well soon."
Answers
- I don’t like to get up early on weekends.
- Bye, Charlie. See you soon!
- Susie left her office at 6 o’clock, so she should be here soon.
- The government is expected to announce revised tax policies soon.
- I arrived early for the interview.
- Could you finish this job as soon as possible?
- She is in her early twenties.
- My parents immigrated to Canada in the early 1980s.
- Look at the sky. It is going to rain soon.
- Get well soon!
