Question

1637 ✗ The road was poorly lit and it was difficult to see. The road was poorly [[lit]] and it was difficult to see. lit | lighted

Accepted Answer

lighted The road was poorly lighted and it was difficult to see. The road was poorly [[lighted]] and it was difficult to see. 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	1637
Keyword	lighted
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The road was poorly lighted and it was difficult to see.
Correct Sentence	The road was poorly lit and it was difficult to see.
Cloze Error Sentence	The road was poorly [[lighted]] and it was difficult to see.
Cloze Sentence	The road was poorly [[lit]] and it was difficult to see.
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 Road Poorly Difficult Past Cigarette British