Fill in the blanks.
1I have ............... my purse.
Wrong!
Use "lost" when you no longer have something because you cannot find it.
2I overslept and ............... the flight.
Wrong!
Use "missed" when you are too late for a flight, train, bus, or event.
3At least ten people have ............... their lives.
Wrong!
Use "lost" in the expression "lost their lives" to mean died.
4She threw the chair at me but ............... .
Wrong!
Use "missed" when something fails to hit its target.
5Hurry up, or else you will ............... the train.
Wrong!
Use "miss" when you may be too late for a train, bus, flight, or event.
6We arrived late and ............... seeing the inauguration ceremony.
Wrong!
Use "missed" before a gerund to mean you did not experience something.
7I still ............... my grandmother.
Wrong!
Use "miss" to say you feel sad because someone is not with you.
8He has ............... a lot of weight.
Wrong!
Use "lost" with weight to mean became lighter.
9He ............... his job due to a layoff.
Wrong!
Use "lost" with a job to mean no longer had that job.
10His front teeth were ............... .
Wrong!
Use "missing" to describe something that is absent from its usual place.
11The child has been ............... since yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "missing" to describe a person whose location is unknown.
12She ............... her husband to cancer.
Wrong!
Use "lost" when someone dies and is no longer with a person.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have lost my purse.
- I overslept and missed the flight.
- At least ten people have lost their lives.
- She threw the chair at me but missed .
- Hurry up, or else you will miss the train.
- We arrived late and missed seeing the inauguration ceremony.
- I still miss my grandmother.
- He has lost a lot of weight.
- He lost his job due to a layoff.
- His front teeth were missing .
- The child has been missing since yesterday.
- She lost her husband to cancer.
