Fill in the blanks.
1. He ……………………. me with a stick.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hit is an irregular verb. Its past and past participle forms are also hit.
2. He was …………………….. on the head and fell unconscious.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I have never …………………… anybody in my life.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The loud noise ……………………. me up.
Correct!
Wrong!
Woke is the past simple form of wake.
5. The baby has ……………………… up.
Correct!
Wrong!
Woken is the past participle form of wake.
6. That laptop ……………………. a hole in my pocket.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The soup has been ……………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
8. They ……………………… from their enemies.
Correct!
Wrong!
Fled is the past simple form of flee.
9. They ……………………… in front of the boy who would one day become their emperor.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either is possible in American English. In British English, the preferred form is knelt.
10. The scandal was ……………………… out of proportion.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I was …………………….. by a bee.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Sales ……………………… 40% this year.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- He hit me with a stick.
- He was hit on the head and fell unconscious.
- I have never hit anybody in my life.
- The loud noise woke me up.
- The baby has woken up.
- That laptop burned / burnt a hole in my pocket.
- The soup has been spoiled / spoilt
- They fled from their enemies.
- They kneeled / knelt in front of the boy who would one day become their emperor.
- The scandal was blown out of proportion.
- I was stung by a bee.
- Sales slid 40% this year.
