Question

1635 ✗ It was dark inside so I lit a match. It was dark inside so I [[lit]] a match. lit | lighted

Accepted Answer

lighted It was dark inside so I lighted a match. It was dark inside so I [[lighted]] a match. lit In British English the usual past tense and past participle form oflight is lit . Lighted is mainly used before a noun. Compare: 'He lit a cigarette.' 'The cigarette hadn't been lit.' 'He was holding a lighted cigarette.'

Idx	1635
Keyword	lighted
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It was dark inside so I lighted a match.
Correct Sentence	It was dark inside so I lit a match.
Cloze Error Sentence	It was dark inside so I [[lighted]] a match.
Cloze Sentence	It was dark inside so I [[lit]] a match.
Cloze Answer	lit
Choices	lit \| lighted
Explanation	In British English the usual past tense and past participle form of light is lit . Lighted is mainly used before a noun. Compare: 'He lit a cigarette.' 'The cigarette hadn't been lit.' 'He was holding a lighted cigarette.'

Lighted Lit Dark Inside I Match Past Cigarette