Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the parentheses.

1. When I entered the room, I found my boyfriend ____ on the floor asleep.

   1.   ?    laying
   2.   ?    lying
   3.   ?    was lain
   4.   ?    lay

2. John doesn't know music; all music sounds _____ to him.

   1.   ?    like
   2.   ?    likely
   3.   ?    as like
   4.   ?    alike

3. Many people long for longevity, but _____ people live to be 100.

   1.   ?    less
   2.   ?    little
   3.   ?    few
   4.   ?    least

4. Tom _____ his head on my shoulder and fell asleep.

   1.   ?    laid
   2.   ?    lay
   3.   ?    lied
   4.   ?    lain

5. I don’t believe Andre would say anything rude. That is not a _____ thing for him to say.

   1.   ?    possible
   2.   ?    probable
   3.   ?    likely
   4.   ?    like

6. If the organizers had put forth ______ effort, fewer people would have attended the HIV conference.

   1.   ?    less
   2.   ?    few
   3.   ?    least
   4.   ?    fewest

7. I _____ awake worrying about my mother’s ill health.

   1.   ?    lied
   2.   ?    lay
   3.   ?    lain
   4.   ?    laid

8. Amy has just _______ down for a dew minutes’ rest when the phone rang.

   1.   ?    lied
   2.   ?    laid
   3.   ?    lying
   4.   ?    lain

9. Douglas ______ to me when he said that he loved me more than anybody else.

   1.   ?    laid
   2.   ?    lying
   3.   ?    lied
   4.   ?    laying

10. A lot of Rick’s habits are foolish, but his drinking is the one _____ to destroy his marriage.

    1.   ?    most likely
    2.   ?    most like
    3.   ?    likely
    4.   ?    alike