Complete the following sentences using big, large or great.

1. I think she is making a …………………… mistake.

a) big b) large c) either could be used here

2. His work shows …………………… intelligence.

a) great b) big c) either could be used here

3. You have got rather ………………………… feet.

a) large b) great c) either could be used here

4. I have ……………………. respect for her ideas.

a) great b) large c) either could be used here

5. You have got ……………………… luggage.

a) large b) great c) neither could be used here

6. Do you think Winston Churchill was really a ……………………….. man?

a) great b) big c) either could be used here

7. The river is 100 meters ……………………

a) wide b) large c) either could be used here

Answers

1. I think she is making a big mistake. (Large is not normally used with abstract nouns.)

2. His work shows great intelligence.

3. You have got rather large feet.

4. I have great respect for her ideas.

5. You have got a lot of luggage. (Words like big, great or large cannot be used with uncountable concrete nouns.)

6. Do you think Winston Churchill was really a great man?

7. The river is 100 meters wide.