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    The document provides examples of sentences using confusing words like lost and missed to fill in the blanks and provides the correct answers. It aims to help distinguish between using lost versus missed in different contexts.

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    The document provides examples of sentences using confusing words like lost and missed to fill in the blanks and provides the correct answers. It aims to help distinguish between using lost versus missed in different contexts.

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    Confusing Words Exercise

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    Christian Pacabis
    The document provides examples of sentences using confusing words like lost and missed to fill in the blanks and provides the correct answers. It aims to help distinguish between using lost versus missed in different contexts.

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    Confusing Words Exercise

    Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word

    1. I .............................. my cell phone yesterday.

    missed

    lost

    2. At least 10 people ……………………. their lives


    in the accident.

    lost

    missed

    3. I ................................ the flight because I


    overslept.

    lost

    missed

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    4. We played well; yet we ……………………. the


    match.

    missed

    lost

    5. The ……………………. climbers have been


    found.

    missing

    losing

    6. Although they searched the entire


    neighborhood, they couldn’t find the
    ……………………… cat.

    missing

    lost

    Either could be used here

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    7. The shooter ………………………. the target.

    lost

    missed

    8. I ………………………. the show because I


    couldn’t leave work on time.

    missed

    lost

    9. I can't .................................. any more


    deadlines.

    miss

    lose

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    10. Although I lost the phone yesterday, I didn’t


    …………………….. it until this morning.

    lose

    miss

    11. Now that dad is away for work, I


    ……………………….. him badly.

    miss

    lose

    12. We …………………….. the project because of


    some issues with the client.

    missed

    lost

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    Answers
    1. I lost my cell phone yesterday.

    2. At least 10 people lost their lives in the accident.

    3. I missed the flight because I overslept.

    4. We played well; yet we lost the match.

    5. The missing climbers have been found.

    6. Although they searched the entire neighbourhood, they couldn’t find the lost / missing cat.

    7. The shooter missed the target.

    8. I missed the show because I couldn’t leave work on time.

    9. I can’t miss any more deadlines.

    10. Although I lost the phone yesterday, I didn’t miss it until this morning.

    11. Now that dad is away for work, I miss him badly.

    12. We lost the project because of some issues with the client.

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