Fill in the blanks.
1He worked quite ...............
Wrong!
"Hard" means with a lot of effort in this sentence.
2Luckily, we managed to escape ...............
Wrong!
"Unhurt" means not injured after a verb such as "escape."
3I have met her ...............
Wrong!
"Before" means at an earlier time in a present perfect sentence.
4We expect the president to be here ...............
Wrong!
"Soon" means in a short time from now.
5She hasn't arrived ...............
Wrong!
"Yet" is used in negative sentences to mean up to now.
6The train left a few minutes ...............
Wrong!
"Ago" refers back from the present time.
7I have been watching a lot of films of ...............
Wrong!
"Late" completes the phrase "of late," which means recently.
8The batsman hit the ball ...............
Wrong!
"Hard" means with great force in this sentence.
9The baby cried ...............
Wrong!
"Loudly" describes the manner of the baby's crying.
10The minister ............... visits his constituency.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Rarely," "hardly ever," and "scarcely ever" all mean not often.
11We are ............... prepared for any emergency situation.
Wrong!
"Fully" is the adverb that naturally modifies "prepared."
12She is ............... confused.
Wrong!
"Altogether" means completely in this sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He worked quite hard
- Luckily, we managed to escape unhurt
- I have met her before
- We expect the president to be here soon
- She hasn’t arrived yet
- The train left a few minutes ago
- I have been watching a lot of films of late
- The batsman hit the ball hard
- The baby cried loudly
- The minister rarely / hardly ever / scarcely ever visits his constituency.
- We are fully prepared for any emergency situation.
- She is altogether confused.
