A towel is a piece of cloth or paper used to dry something.
The idea
Towel is countable: a towel, two towels. Use dry your hands with a towel to name its purpose and a towel on the shelf to locate it.
Examples
- The towel is on the shelf.
- She dried her hands with a towel.
- We need two clean towels for the guests.
- He hung the towel near the door.
- Is there a towel in the room?
- They washed the towels yesterday.
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Watch out
A towel may be clean or dirty, dry or wet; the word alone does not specify its condition.
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Choose the plural after two. We need two clean ___. (towel / towels)
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towels
Towels is plural after two.
Choose the preposition before the towel used. She dried her hands ___ a towel. (with / from)
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with
With introduces the towel used to dry the hands.
Choose the preposition for the shelf surface. The towel is ___ the shelf. (on / from)
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on
On locates the towel on the shelf.
Practice round
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Choose the plural after two. We need two clean ___. (towel / towels)
Choose the preposition before the towel used. She dried her hands ___ a towel. (with / from)
Choose the preposition for the shelf surface. The towel is ___ the shelf. (on / from)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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