Fill in the blanks.
1Treat your people ...............
Wrong!
2He was sleeping ...............
Wrong!
3He is ............... asleep.
Wrong!
4As we didn't have enough money we had to cut the vacation ...............
Wrong!
To cut something short is to reduce its length. Shortly means soon.
5He jumped ...............
Wrong!
6The room was adorned ...............
Wrong!
7..............., you are not coming to the party, are you?
Wrong!
8You ate ............... anything.
Wrong!
Hardly anything means almost nothing.
9She arrived ............... after the show.
Wrong!
10The manager ............... refused his request for a raise.
Wrong!
11His fame spread far and ...............
Wrong!
12His works are ............... popular.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Treat your people justly
- He was sleeping soundly
- He is sound asleep.
- As we didn’t have enough money we had to cut the vacation short
- He jumped high
- The room was adorned prettily
- Surely, you are not coming to the party, are you?
- You ate hardly anything.
- She arrived shortly after the show.
- The manager flatly refused his request for a raise.
- His fame spread far and wide
- His works are widely popular.

