1 Martha looked very _____ in her elegant silk dress.
- a. plain
- b. casual
- c. tight
- d. chic
2 After I’d _____ my shirt, I hung it up in my wardrobe.
- a. suited
- b. ironed
- c. folded
- d. zipped up
3 You should wear blue more often. It really _____ you.
- a. suitscorrect
- b. fits
- c. matches
- d. hangs
➪ Clothes that suit you look good on you.
4 Sam was wearing a _____ shirt that was covered in red and white squares.
- a. striped
- b. plain
- c. checkedcorrect
- d. spotted
➪ Checked clothing is patterned with uniform squares in two or more colours.
5 Tight shorts and T-shirts are very _____ at the moment.
- a. chic
- b. casual
- c. loose
- d. trendycorrect
➪ Trendy refers to people, clothes or anything that is popular at the moment and influenced by the latest fashions or trends.
6 I prefer wearing _____ shirts to ones with patterns or logos on them.
- a. matched
- b. striped
- c. plaincorrect
- d. tight
➪ Plain clothing is just one colour and doesn’t have a pattern or design on it.
7 Cara is a _____ dresser. She always looks so elegant.
- a. stylishcorrect
- b. trendy
- c. casual
- d. baggy
➪ Stylish is used to talk about clothes or people wearing clothes that are smart, elegant and attractive, although they may or may not be popular at the moment.
8 As a teen, I liked to wear _____ clothes. Nowadays, though, I prefer comfortable ones.
- a. fashionablecorrect
- b. casual
- c. checked
- d. spotted
➪ Fashionable is used to talk about clothes, accessories, etc., that are popular, but the word may be more timeless than the word trendy, and more associated with the concept of elegance.
9 Those boots _____ your belt. They are the exact same shade of green.
- a. suit
- b. fit
- c. matchcorrect
- d. fold
➪ Clothes that match look good together; for example, red shoes which you wear with a red bag.
10 My jeans were really _____ because I had lost so much weight.
- a. tight
- b. formal
- c. loosecorrect
- d. classic
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