Lose and Miss Exercise

I lost my wallet
I missed my flight
A Fill the gaps with lose, lost, miss, missed, or missing
.
1 Oh, sorry. Can you say that again, please. I ............................ the thread of the
conversation.
2 I ............................ the fast train to Seville.
3 I got ............................ in the Barrio del Carmen in Valencia.
4 My stapler's ............................ from my desk! Who's had it?
5 My brother lives in Thailand. I ............................ him a lot.
6 I ............................ quite a lot of money on the stock exchange last year.
7 When he told me he couldn't pay me, I ............................ my temper.
8 A member of the expedition went ............................ in a blizzard.
9 In my job, I ............................ a lot of valuable time travelling between clients.
10 You've ............................ the point. I don't care about the money.
11 Sarah and Dave are ............................. Why aren't they here?
12 Take a map so you don't get ............................ .
13 Oh no! My credit card is ............................ from my wallet.
14 When my hard disc died, I ............................ everything.
15 A good sportsperson knows how to ............................ with good grace.

B Now write some examples of your own.

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Written by Bob Wilson Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010

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I lost the thread of the conversation.

I missed the fast train to Seville.
I got lost in the Barrio del Carmen in Valencia.
My stapler's missing from my desk! Who's had it?
My brother lives in Thailand. I miss him a lot.
I lost quite a lot of money on the stock exchange last year.
When he told me he couldn't pay me, I lost my temper.
A member of the expedition went missing in a blizzard.
In my job, I lose a lot of valuable time travelling between clients.
You've missed the point. I don't care about the money.
Sarah and Dave are missing. Why aren't they here?
Take a map so you don't get lost.
Oh no! My credit card is missing from my wallet.
When my hard disc died, I lost everything.
A good sportsperson knows how to lose with good grace.

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Written by Bob Wilson Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010