Fill in the blanks.
1. We ............................ ever attend late night parties.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hardly means almost no or never.
2. He stopped ........................... when a deer ran across the road.
Correct!
Wrong!
Stopped short means stopped suddenly.
3. The birds flew .............................. in the sky.
Correct!
Wrong!
High means at a high place or level.
4. I have been traveling a lot ...........................
Correct!
Wrong!
Lately means recently.
5. We will send the parcel ..............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Shortly means soon.
6. I am tired because I have been working ............................. all day.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. It is ..................................... unlikely that we would win the contract.
Correct!
Wrong!
Highly indicates a higher standard or degree.
8. You can eat .............................. in my restaurant.
Correct!
Wrong!
Free means without payment.
9. He never arrives ................................... for work.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He ............................... admitted that he had taken the money.
Correct!
Wrong!
Freely means without restriction.
11. He cut me ………………………. while I was speaking.
Correct!
Wrong!
To cut someone short is to interrupt them.
12. The door was ……………………. open.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- We hardly ever attend late night parties.
- He stopped short when a deer ran across the road.
- The birds flew high in the sky.
- I have been traveling a lot lately.
- We will send the parcel shortly.
- I am tired because I have been working hard all day.
- It is highly unlikely that we would win the contract.
- You can eat free in my restaurant.
- He never arrives late for work.
- He freely admitted that he had taken the money.
- He cut me short while I was speaking.
- The door was wide open.
