WHICH WORD: LOSS, LOST, LOSE, LOOSE? 1
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Grammar review
Loss, lose, lost, and loose look alike but do four different jobs in a sentence.
Loss is a noun: “The loss of his job was hard on him.”
Lose is a verb, present tense: “Don't lose your keys.”
Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose: “I lost my keys yesterday.”, “I've lost my keys again.”
Loose is an adjective meaning not tight: “This shirt is too loose.”
The one to watch: lose and loose are easy to mix up because they look so similar, but they're not related at all. Lose rhymes with "choose"; loose rhymes with "goose."
Loss is a noun: “The loss of his job was hard on him.”
Lose is a verb, present tense: “Don't lose your keys.”
Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose: “I lost my keys yesterday.”, “I've lost my keys again.”
Loose is an adjective meaning not tight: “This shirt is too loose.”
The one to watch: lose and loose are easy to mix up because they look so similar, but they're not related at all. Lose rhymes with "choose"; loose rhymes with "goose."
Complete each of the following sentences with loss, lost, lose, or loose, whichever fits best.
Example: The tourists seemed lost.
1. She was at a ________________ for words.
2. I was checking to see if I had any ________________ change in my pocket.
3. The ________________ clothing he wore didn’t show off his muscles.
4. The ________________ was pretty hard to take.
5. They were making up for ________________ time.
6. The bank robbers were still on the ________________.
7. They ________________ another game last week.
8. That was their sixth consecutive ________________.
9. If I don’t go, I’ll ________________ out on a great opportunity.
10. What do you have to ________________?
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