1The servant has ............... left the house.
Wrong!
Use "already" to show that something has happened before now, often sooner than expected.
2A lot of lives have ............... been lost.
Wrong!
Use "already" to say that the loss has happened before now.
3Have you ............... visited Australia?
Wrong!
Use "ever" in questions to mean at any time in your life.
4Why don’t you wear a coat ............... in winter?
Wrong!
Use "even" to emphasize an extreme or surprising situation.
5He is ............... late for work.
Wrong!
Use "never" to mean not at any time.
6We have not ............... heard from them.
Wrong!
Use "yet" after a negative perfect form to show that an expected thing has not happened up to now.
7She is ............... asleep.
Wrong!
Use "still" to show that a situation continues.
8I have been thinking for hours, but I ............... can’t decide.
Wrong!
Use "still" to show that the inability to decide continues.
9Have you ............... finished?
Wrong!
Use "already" in a question when you think something may have happened sooner than expected.
10Have you called the supervisor ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yet" at the end of a question to ask whether an expected action has happened.
11The oranges are not ............... ripe.
Wrong!
Use "yet" with a negative idea to show that the expected state has not happened up to now.
12The guests have ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use "already" to say that the guests arrived before now, perhaps sooner than expected.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The servant has already left the house.
- A lot of lives have already been lost.
- Have you ever visited Australia?
- Why don’t you wear a coat even in winter?
- He is never late for work.
- We have not yet heard from them.
- She is still asleep.
- I have been thinking for hours, but I still can’t decide.
- Have you already finished?
- Have you called the supervisor yet?
- The oranges are not yet ripe.
- The guests have already arrived.
