Fill in the blanks.
1Can you ............... me a few hundred dollars?
Wrong!
Use "lend" when someone gives something to another person for a short time.
2I ............... 100 dollars from my sister.
Wrong!
Use "borrowed" when someone received something from another person for a short time.
3The project can go ahead only if all stakeholders ............... full support to it.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "lend" support.
4"Can I ............... your car?" "No. I need it."
Wrong!
Use "borrow" when you ask to use something that belongs to someone else for a short time.
5My sister ............... me when we played badminton this morning.
Wrong!
Use "beat" when one person defeats another person in a game or competition.
6My sister always ............... whenever we play tennis.
Wrong!
Use "wins" when there is no object after the verb.
7I would like your ............... on this matter.
Wrong!
The noun after "your" is "advice".
8I still can't get over the ............... of my cat.
Wrong!
The noun meaning the experience of losing someone or something is "loss".
9How many people have been able to find their ............... cats?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "lost" and "missing" can describe cats that cannot be found.
10I will never ............... you anything again.
Wrong!
Use "lend" when you give something to someone for a short time.
11An oil lamp needs a ............... .
Wrong!
A lamp or candle burns through a "wick".
12I ............... the bus because I overslept.
Wrong!
Use "missed" when you fail to catch a bus, train, or plane.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 this 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.
