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Lonely, Alone, Lonesome Exercise

November 1, 2024 B1pdf

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1He spent many ............... days on the island.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Lonely" and "lonesome" can describe days that feel sad because someone is alone.
2The visitor cheered the ............... woman.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Lonely" and "lonesome" can describe a person who feels sad because they have no company.
3The house was built in a ............... area.
Wrong!
"Lonely" can describe an isolated place before a noun.
4After a while, I started getting ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Lonely" and "lonesome" describe the unhappy feeling of having no company.
5Do you prefer to work ............... rather than in a team?
Wrong!
"Alone" means without other people around.
6She was all ............... in that big house.
Wrong!
"Alone" is used in the fixed phrase "all alone" to mean completely without other people.
7Her ............... made her unhappy.
Wrong!
"Loneliness" is the noun for the sad feeling of being alone.
8You ............... can help us.
Wrong!
Here "alone" comes after a noun or pronoun and means "only": you are the only person who can help us.
9The new student was a ............... teenager.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Lonely" and "lonesome" can describe a teenager who feels sad because they have no friends or company.
10She was unhappy because she was all ...............
Wrong!
"Alone" is used in "all alone" to mean completely by herself.
11I can't even ride a bicycle, let ............... drive a car.
Wrong!
"Alone" completes the fixed phrase "let alone", which introduces something even less likely or more difficult.
12He was a ...............
Wrong!
"Loner" is a noun for a person who often prefers to be alone.

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  1. He spent many lonely / lonesome days on the island.
  2. The visitor cheered the lonely / lonesome woman.
  3. The house was built in a lonely area.
  4. After a while, I started getting lonely / lonesome.
  5. Do you prefer to work alone rather than in a team?
  6. She was all alone in that big house.
  7. Her loneliness made her unhappy.
  8. You alone can help us.
  9. The new student was a lonely / lonesome teenager.
  10. She was unhappy because she was all alone.
  11. I can’t even ride a bicycle, let alone drive a car.
  12. He was a loner.

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