1I have ............... respect for him.
Wrong!
We use "great" with abstract nouns such as respect.
2She has got rather ............... eyes.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Big" and "large" both describe the physical size of the eyes here.
3I ............... a book from my sister.
Wrong!
"Borrowed" means received something temporarily from another person.
4............... me your pen for a minute, will you?
Wrong!
"Lend" means give something to someone temporarily.
5The job was hard, but I ............... got used to it.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Soon" and "quickly" can both mean after a short time in this sentence.
6............... that week, something suspicious occurred.
Wrong!
"Early" means near the beginning of a period of time.
7The train arrived 30 minutes ............... .
Wrong!
"Early" means before the expected or scheduled time.
8You are never ............... .
Wrong!
"Early" means before the expected time.
9My watch is five minutes ............... .
Wrong!
"Slow" describes a watch or clock that shows an earlier time than the correct time.
10Do something ...............; he is bleeding.
Wrong!
"Quickly" shows that urgent action is needed now.
11Let’s meet ............... next week.
Wrong!
"Sometime" means at an unspecified time.
12I’m afraid it will take ............... to repair the car.
Wrong!
"Some time" means a period of time.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have great respect for him.
- She has got rather big / large 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.
