JAMB Use of English 1988 Question 71

Question 71

Vocabulary in Context

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): Mary young men of nowadays do not know how to properly... .....their clothes.

  1. A.press
  2. B.iron
  3. C.smoothen
  4. D.stretch
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (iron)

Explanation

Clothes are ironed to remove creases; 'iron' is the usual verb.