Fill in the blanks.
1. He spent many ................................. days on the island.
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Wrong!
Alone cannot be used before a noun.
2. The visitor cheered the .............................. woman.
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Wrong!
3. The house was built in a ............................ area.
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Wrong!
4. After a while, I started getting ...........................
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Wrong!
Lonely refers to the unhappiness caused by being alone.
5. Do you mind being ........................ for short periods of time?
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Wrong!
When you are alone, you have no one around.
6. She was all ......................... in that big house.
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Wrong!
7. Her ............................ made her unhappy.
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Wrong!
8. You .......................... can help us.
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Wrong!
9. The murderer was a/an ............................... teenager.
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Wrong!
10. She was unhappy because she was all ...........................
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Wrong!
11. I couldn't see the bird on the tree let .............................. the one in the picture.
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Wrong!
12. He was a …………………………
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Wrong!
Answers
- He spent many lonely days on the island.
- The visitor cheered the lonely woman.
- The house was built in a lonely area.
- After a while, I started getting lonely.
- Do you mind being alone for short periods of time?
- She was all alone in that big house.
- Her loneliness made her unhappy.
- You alone can help us.
- The murderer was a lonely / lonesome teenager.
- She was unhappy because she was all alone.
- I couldn’t see the bird on the tree let alone the one in the picture.
- He was a loner.