Fill in the Blanks with the Right Words!

When you learn English as a second or a foreign language, you might have trouble putting the right words in the right places in a sentence. That is one of the reasons why some English speakers sound local or natural to the native English users, whereas some others may sound a little awkward or off kilter by the way they employ improper expressions. Will you try to fill in the following blanks to make each sentence sound right? 1. The 4 th -of-July Sales at the Auto Zone are just around the corner! My brother is all set to c__p the gadgets and gizmos he’s been keeping an eye out for in the store. *the verb meaning “to grab or obtain or buy something” in slang expression 2. Barbie always sleeps in, so she s___________gs a bag of chips for breakfast as she runs out the door not to be too late to work. *the verb meaning to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly ...