English Flashcards
Lack of interest or concern
Apathy
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
Vapid
an indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.
inifitesimal
sad and disappointed.
crestfallen
To which sentence is the answer to this card applicable?
A) _______ absolutely unacceptable for you to do that.
B) _______ unacceptable appearance disgusts me.
It’s
A) It’s absolutely unacceptable for you to do that
The possessive form of the neuter pronoun “it”
Ex: The dog wagged _____ tail at me.
Its (without apostrophe)
The dog wagged its tail at me
Used when referring to places. a) their b) they're c) there Ex: I want to go \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ someday!
C) There
I want to go there someday!
It is a possessive adjective and indicates that a particular noun belongs to them. a) their b) they're c) there Ex: \_\_\_\_\_\_ dog barked all day long.
a) Their
Their dog barked all day long
A contraction of the phrase 'they are'. a) their b) they're c) there Ex: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ going to Disneyland next year!
B) They’re
They’re going to Disneyland next year!
A noun referring to the air going in/out of your mouth and nose.
a) breath
b) breathe
c) breathed
d) breathes
Ex: Your _______ smells like longganisa.
You take my _______ away!
a) breath
Your breath smells like longganisa.
You take my breath away!
A verb referring to the action of taking air in and out.
a) breath
b) breathe
c) breaths
Ex: I can’t ________ without you but I have to.
b) breathe
I can’t breathe without you but I have to.
Used to express a surface of something Used to specify days and dates a) on b) at c) in Ex: Do not sit \_\_\_\_ the couch! I will be turning 18 \_\_\_\_\_ September 28!
a) on
Do not sit on the couch!
I will be turning 18 on September 28!
Used to point out specific time Used to indicate a place a) on b) at c) in Ex: Let's meet \_\_\_\_ exactly 3pm. Let's meet discreetly \_\_\_\_ the basement.
b) at
Let’s meet at exactly 3pm.
Let’s meet discreetly at the basement.
Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, year Used to indicate a location or place a) on b) at c) in I usually read novels \_\_\_ the morning. I live \_\_\_ a mansion.
c) in
I usually read novels in the morning.
I live in a mansion.
Simple tenses use the past form, the present form, and the present form with the helping verb [will].
Ex:
Past - Yesterday I [walked] home from school.
Present - Every day I [walk] home from school, and my sister walks home from school.
Future - Tomorrow I [will walk] home from school.
Supply the appropriate verb tense:
I wish he (stop) _______ me when I tried to leave.
I wish he [stopped] me when I tried to leave.
The verb tense in a sentence must be consistent. Note that the verb ‘tried’ is in past tense so the verb ‘stop’ should be in past tense too.