Fill in the blanks.
1Have you ............... your marbles?
Wrong!
The idiom is "lose your marbles", meaning to behave as if you are crazy.
2Whenever I play chess with my sister, I ...............
Wrong!
Use "lose" when you fail to win a game or competition.
3Our team ............... in the final.
Wrong!
Use "lost" when a team did not win a match or competition.
4Although it has been six months since I lost my cat, I still ............... her terribly.
Wrong!
Use "miss" when you feel sad because someone or something is absent.
5I overslept and ............... the bus.
Wrong!
Use "missed" when you were too late to catch a bus, train, or plane.
6If you ............... another deadline, you will be fired.
Wrong!
Use "miss" when you fail to do something by the required time.
7Archaeologists claim that they have unearthed a ............... city.
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A "lost" city is a place that was forgotten or hidden for a long time.
8The ............... necklace was never found.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "lost" and "missing" can describe a necklace that cannot be found.
9He fired but ............... the target.
Wrong!
Use "missed" when someone fails to hit a target.
10As we were late, we ............... the start of the show.
Wrong!
Use "missed" when you arrive too late to see or attend part of an event.
11The boy has been ............... since yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "missing" to describe a person whose location is unknown.
12I ............... my watch on the bus.
Wrong!
Use "lost" when you no longer have something because you cannot find it.
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- Have you lost your marbles?
- Whenever I play chess with my sister, I lose.
- Our team lost in the final.
- Although it has been six months since I lost my cat, I still miss her terribly.
- I overslept and missed the bus.
- If you miss another deadline, you will be fired.
- Archaeologists claim that they have unearthed a lost city.
- The lost / missing necklace was never found.
- He fired but missed the target.
- As we were late, we missed the start of the show.
- The boy has been missing since yesterday.
- I lost my watch on the bus.