Fill in the blanks.
1. I have ……………………….. respect for him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Great is mainly used with abstract nouns.
2. She has got rather ………………………….. eyes.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Big and large are mainly used with concrete nouns.
3. I …………………………….. a book from my sister.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
We borrow something from somebody. Loan has a similar meaning.
4. ……………………………… me your pen for a minute, will you?
Correct!
Wrong!
You lend something to somebody.
5. The job was hard but I …………………………… got used to it.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Soon means ‘a short time after then’.
6. ……………………………… that week, something suspicious occurred.
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Wrong!
Early means near the beginning of the time period that we are talking or thinking about.
7. The train arrived 30 minutes ……………………………
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Wrong!
Early means before the expected time.
8. You are never ………………………………
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Wrong!
9. My watch is five minutes …………………………..
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Wrong!
A watch or a clock can be fast or slow.
10. Do something ……………………………. He is bleeding.
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Wrong!
Quickly indicates the need to act urgently.
11. Let’s meet ………………………………. next week.
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Wrong!
Sometime means one day.
12. I’m afraid it will take ……………………………… to repair the car.
Correct!
Wrong!
Some time means quite a lot of time.
Answers
- I have great respect for him.
- She has got rather large/big eyes.
- I borrowed a book from my sister.
- Lend me your pen for a minute, will you?
- The job was hard but I soon / quickly got used to it.
- Early that week, something suspicious occurred.
- The train arrived 30 minutes early.
- You are never early.
- My watch is five minutes slow.
- Do something quickly. He is bleeding.
- Let’s meet sometime next week.
- I’m afraid it will take some time to repair the car.
