Fill in the blanks with afraid or fear.
1. I ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Don't .......................... to ask questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
Be afraid is more common.
3. ......................... spiders?
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I ......................... that my boss might find out.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I ............................. that I can't help you.
Correct!
Wrong!
I'm afraid can mean I am sorry to tell you...
6. She feels great .......................... in the dark.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. High places are her biggest ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The immense space and quiet inside the cathedral gave me a proper ......................... of God.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I ........................... his wrath more than anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The children were taught to .......................... God.
Correct!
Wrong!
Fear can mean have respect for.
11. We were ........................ that she might harm herself.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Strangers alarm the ............................... child.
Correct!
Wrong!
We cannot use afraid in the attributive position (before the noun).
1. I ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Don't .......................... to ask questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
Be afraid is more common.
3. ......................... spiders?
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I ......................... that my boss might find out.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I ............................. that I can't help you.
Correct!
Wrong!
I'm afraid can mean I am sorry to tell you...
6. She feels great .......................... in the dark.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. High places are her biggest ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The immense space and quiet inside the cathedral gave me a proper ......................... of God.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I ........................... his wrath more than anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The children were taught to .......................... God.
Correct!
Wrong!
Fear can mean have respect for.
11. We were ........................ that she might harm herself.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Strangers alarm the ............................... child.
Correct!
Wrong!
We cannot use afraid in the attributive position (before the noun).
Answers
- I was afraid.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
- Are you afraid of spiders?
- I fear / am afraid that my boss might find out.
- I am afraid that I can’t help you.
- She feels great fear in the dark.
- High places are her biggest fear.
- The immense space and quiet inside the cathedral gave me a proper fear of God.
- I fear his wrath more than anything.
- The children were taught to fear God.
- We were fearful / afraid that she might harm herself.
- Strangers alarm the fearful child.
