Fill in the blanks.
1. We swam …………………………. the river.
Correct!
Wrong!
Over is used to say to the other side of something high.
2. Whenever I talk, she cuts me …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
To cut someone short is to interrupt them.
3. I have been watching a lot of films ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Lately means recently.
4. They searched far and …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Far and wide is an idiomatic expression. It means over a large area.
5. She spent the ………………………………. day in bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct patterns are: the + whole + noun and all + (the) + noun.
6. Prices keep …………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Rising can mean go up.
7. I don’t think that she got your letter. You had better write ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Again shows repetition.
8. I have ………………………….. to see my parents twice since January.
Correct!
Wrong!
Been is used to talk about completed visits.
9. My sister always ……………………………… me at chess.
Correct!
Wrong!
To beat is to defeat.
10. I almost never …………………………… when I play chess with my sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
You win a game or argument. You beat the person you are playing against.
11. I finished early ……………………………… I worked fast.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because shows cause. Because of is a preposition.
12. ……………………………….. your stupidity, we are in trouble now.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because of is a preposition. It is followed by a noun.
Answers
- We swam across the river.
- Whenever I talk, she cuts me short.
- I have been watching a lot of films lately.
- They searched far and wide.
- She spent the whole day in bed.
- Prices keep rising.
- I don’t think that she got your letter. You had better write again.
- I have been to see my parents twice since January.
- My sister always beats me at chess.
- I almost never win when I play chess with my sister.
- I finished early because I worked fast.
- Because of your stupidity, we are in trouble now.
