There are several confusing words in English. Can you use them correctly?
Fill in the blanks.
1This is a great museum. Thanks for ............... me here.
Wrong!
Use "bringing" when the movement is toward the speaker's or listener's present place.
2Put on your coat. I am ............... you to the doctor.
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Use "taking" when the movement is to another place away from here.
3............... me your book for a minute, will you?
Wrong!
Use "Lend" when you give something to someone for a short time.
4What happened to that camera you ............... from me?
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Use "borrowed" when you received something from someone for a short time.
5They live in a very ............... street.
Wrong!
Use "wide" for the distance from one side of a street to the other.
6He was a tall guy with ............... shoulders.
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Use "broad" in the common expression "broad shoulders".
7The movie was not very interesting, but ............... the acting was superb.
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Use "on the other hand" to add a different or contrasting point.
8"I suppose the movie was very interesting." "..............., it was a total waste of time."
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Use "On the contrary" to directly disagree with the previous statement.
9So far, 100 people have ............... in the riots.
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Use "died" because it is the verb form needed after "have".
10Nobody helped me ............... him.
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Use "except" to mean not including that person.
11............... his support, I would have failed.
Select 2 answers.
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"Without" and "But for" both mean if it had not been for his support.
12This jacket does not ............... me. Have you got a smaller size?
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Use "fit" when clothing is the right size or shape for someone.
Answers
- This is a great museum. Thanks for bringing me here.
- Put on your coat. I am taking you to the doctor.
- Lend me your book for a minute, will you?
- What happened to that camera you borrowed from me?
- They live in a very wide street.
- He was a tall guy with broad shoulders.
- The movie was not very interesting, but on the other hand the acting was superb.
- “I suppose the movie was very interesting.” “On the contrary, it was a total waste of time.”
- So far, 100 people have died in the riots.
- Nobody helped me except him.
- Without / But for his support, I would have failed.
- This jacket does not fit me. Have you got a smaller size?