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Lose / Loose - Exercise 3

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.  If you (lose  loose) your wallet, you should cancel your credit cards immediately.

2.  Because of a (lose  loose) wire, my car wouldn't start.

3.  After losing forty pounds, Joe's clothes were (lose  loose).

4.  Every time I go to my uncle's house,  I (lose  loose) my way.

5.  Every fall the trees (lose  loose) their leaves.

6.  The visiting team will (lose  loose) this game by only a few points.

7.  The electrician found a (lose  loose) switch that was causing the lighting problem.

8.  When people (lose  loose) their appetite, they may stop eating.

9.  If something is not tight, it is (lose  loose).

10. He will (lose  loose) his temper if he doesn't get what he wants.