Fill in the blanks.
1. The tornado …………………….. the house flat.
Correct!
Wrong!
Laid can mean knocked down.
2. Of the two examples, I prefer the ……………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Latter is the opposite of former.
3. She is .......................... lazy to clean house.
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Wrong!
Note the pattern too...to...
4. The situation was ……………………. absurd that it was laughable.
Correct!
Wrong!
Note the pattern so...that...
5. Lean meat is ………………………… than fatty meat.
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Wrong!
Healthier is the comparative form of healthy.
6. The boy ……………………… school in the middle of the year.
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Wrong!
Left is the past simple form of leave.
7. Our schedule leaves no ……………………… for unexpected delays.
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Wrong!
Leeway means flexibility.
8. He is the legitimate ………………………. to the throne.
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Wrong!
9. We took a …………………… stroll after dinner.
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Wrong!
Leisure is a noun; leisurely is the adjective.
10. Can you ………………………… me 10 dollars until payday?
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Wrong!
To lend is to loan.
11. The movie had ………………………. success than expected.
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Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little.
12. There were ……………………….. applications than expected.
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Wrong!
Fewer is used with plural nouns; less is used with uncountable nouns.
Answers
- The tornado laid the house flat.
- Of the two examples, I prefer the latter.
- She is too lazy to clean house.
- The situation was so absurd that it was laughable.
- Lean meat is healthier than fatty meat.
- The boy left school in the middle of the year.
- Our schedule leaves no leeway for unexpected delays.
- He is the legitimate heir to the throne.
- We took a leisurely stroll after dinner.
- Can you lend me 10 dollars until payday?
- The movie had less success than expected.
- There were fewer applications than expected.
