Fill in the blanks.
1. Treat your people .......................
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He was sleeping ..........................
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He is ........................ asleep.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. As we didn't have enough money we had to cut the vacation ...........................
Correct!
Wrong!
To cut something short is to reduce its length. Shortly means soon.
6. He jumped ..........................
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The room was adorned ..........................
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ............................., you are not coming to the party, are you?
Correct!
Wrong!
8. You ate .......................... anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hardly anything means almost nothing.
9. She arrived ........................... after the show.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The manager ......................... refused his request for a raise.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. His fame spread far and .......................
Correct!
Wrong!
12. His works are ............................ popular.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Treat your people justly.
2. He was sleeping soundly.
3. He is sound asleep.
4. As we didn’t have enough money we had to cut the vacation short.
5. He jumped high.
6. The room was adorned prettily.
7. Surely, you are not coming to the party, are you?
8. You ate hardly anything.
9. She arrived right after the show.
10. The manager flatly refused his request for a raise.
11. His fame spread far and wide.
12. His works are widely popular.
