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Lose vs. Miss | Exercise

June 7, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Have you ……………………………. your marbles?

Correct! Wrong!

To lose one's marbles is to go insane.

2. Whenever I play chess with my sister, I …………………………

Correct! Wrong!

To lose is to fail to win.

3. Our team ………………………….. in the final.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Although it has been six months since I …………………………… my cat, I still ………………………….. her terribly.

Correct! Wrong!

When you lose something you are deprived of it. When you miss somebody their absence hurts you.

5. I overslept and …………………………. the bus.

Correct! Wrong!

To miss the bus is to fail to catch it.

6. If you …………………………….. another deadline, you will be fired.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Archeologists claim that they have unearthed a ………………………….. city.

Correct! Wrong!

8. The …………………………… necklace was never found.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either lost or missing is possible here.

9. He fired but …………………………. the target.

Correct! Wrong!

Miss can mean fail to hit.

10. As we were late, we ……………………………. the start of the show.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The boy has been ……………………………. since yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I …………………………… my watch on the bus.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. Have you lost your marbles?
  2. Whenever I play chess with my sister, I lose.
  3. Our team lost in the final.
  4. Although it has been six months since I lost my cat, I still miss her terribly.
  5. I overslept and missed the bus.
  6. If you miss another deadline, you will be fired.
  7. Archeologists claim that they have unearthed a lost city.
  8. The lost/missing necklace was never found.
  9. He fired but missed the target.
  10. As we were late, we missed the start of the show.
  11. The boy has been missing since yesterday.
  12. I lost my watch on the bus.
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