Fill in the blanks.
1. Can you …………………… me a few hundred dollars?
Correct!
Wrong!
To lend money is to loan money to somebody.
2. I ……………………… 100 dollars from my sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
To borrow money to loan money from somebody.
3. The project can go ahead only if all stakeholders ……………………………. full support to it.
Correct!
Wrong!
To lend support is to give support.
4. ‘Can I ……………………. your car?’ ‘No. I need it.’
Correct!
Wrong!
5. My sister …………………….. me when we played badminton in the morning.
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Wrong!
Beat is the past simple form of beat.
6. My sister always ………………………. whenever we play tennis.
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Wrong!
You win a match or game. You beat somebody.
7. I would like your ………………………. on this matter.
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Wrong!
Advise is a verb; advice is a noun.
8. I still can’t get over the ……………………… of my cat.
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Wrong!
Lose is a verb; loss is a noun.
9. How many people have been able to find their ………………………….. cats?
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Wrong!
10. I will never ……………………… you anything again.
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Wrong!
11. An oil lamp needs a …………………………
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Wrong!
12. I ……………………… the bus because I overslept.
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Wrong!
You miss a bus; you don't lose it.
Answers
- Can you lend me a few hundred dollars?
- I borrowed 100 dollars from my sister.
- The project can go ahead only if all stakeholders lend full support to it.
- ‘Can I borrow your car?’ ‘No. I need it.’
- My sister beat me when we played badminton in the morning.
- My sister always wins whenever we play tennis.
- I would like your advice on this matter.
- I still can’t get over the loss of my cat.
- How many people have been able to find their lost / missing cats?
- I will never lend you anything again.
- An oil lamp needs a wick.
- I missed the bus because I overslept.
