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Exercises

Which of the words illustrated in A fit best in thk following sentences?
1 I must get my black shoes repaired. One ................................. is broken and both the
................................. have holes in them.
2 Do up your ................................. or you'll fall over.
3 There's someone at the door. You'd better put your ...................... .. ....... on before you
open it.
4 Put your ................................. on - this floor is very cold.
5 I've eaten too much - 1'11 have to loosen my ..................................
6 I've almost finished making my dress for the party but I've still got to sew up the
................................. and sew on some ..................................

Complete these sentences with any appropriate word. Use 'pair' where it is necessary.
1 Many women wear nighties in bed whereas most men and children wear
..................................
2 Blue ................................. are a kind of international uniform for young people.
3 People with ugly knees shouldn't wear .................................
4 I need some new underwear. I'm going to buy three new ................................. today.
5 Bother! I've got a hole in my tights. I'll have to get a new ..................................
6 Bother! I've got a hole in my tights. I'll have to get some new ..................................

Match the following materials with the item which they are most likely to be associated with
from the box.
Example: velvet ribbon
1 silk 2 cashmere 3 leather 4 corduroy 5 velvet 6 cotton
I sweater trousers T-shirt ribbon evening blouse boots I

Describe in as much
detail as possible what
the people in the
pictures are wearing.

Put the right verb, match, suit or fit, into each of these sentences.
1 The blue dress ......................... her properly now she's lost some weight.
2 The blue of her dress ......................... the blue of her eyes.
3 That blue dress ....................... the girl with the blonde hair.

Describe in as much detail as you can how (a) you and (b) someone else you can see are
dressed.

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