Fill in the blanks with a form of weigh.
1. This car ………………………. over three thousand pounds.
Correct!
Wrong!
The verb weigh is not normally used in the continuous form with this meaning.
2. The scales broke when I ………………………………. myself in the morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He is beginning to feel the ………………………… of his financial problems.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. When on a diet, ………………………….. yourself every day.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Freezing rain ………………………. down the branches.
Correct!
Wrong!
When rain weighs down the branches, it causes the branches to droop.
6. The lies began to ………………………… on his conscience.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. All that talk of rich friends …………………………. with me.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The jury must ………………………. the evidence before reaching a verdict.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The mayor’s opinion carries great ……………………… in this town.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The statue is ………………………… with a lead base.
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Wrong!
11. She seems to be ……………………… with the cares of this world.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Tax reform is a matter of some …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- This car weighs over three thousand pounds.
- The scales broke when I was weighing myself in the morning.
- He is beginning to feel the weight of his financial problems.
- When on a diet, weigh yourself every day.
- Freezing rain weighed down the branches.
- The lies began to weigh on his conscience.
- All that talk of rich friends doesn’t weigh with me.
- The jury must weigh the evidence before reaching a verdict.
- The mayor’s opinion carries great weight in this town.
- The statue is weighted with a lead base.
- She seems to be weighted with the cares of this world.
- Tax reform is a matter of some weight.
