Lesson 148--sleeping in vs oversleeping

sleep in versus oversleep

 

to sleep in means to purposefully sleep longer than normal.

examples

I always sleep in on Sunday.

Marsha had nothing to do on Saturday, so she slept in.

Greg works hard but loves sleeping in when he can.

 

to oversleep means to sleep later than you intended, and probably means that you probably missed something.

 

examples

Bob overslept and was late for work.

Oversleeping caused Jim to lose his job.

James set the alarm, but was so tired that he overslept.

Lesson 50--sleep

To sleep in = sleep later than normal, on purpose.

To oversleep = sleep later than normal, accidentally.

Short Quiz (click on the Quiz Answers button in the top right corner to see the answers--don't assume you are right.)

1. I _______ because my alarm didn't go off.
2. I had a chance to ________ this morning because work started late.
3. I usually _______ on Sunday.
4. If I __________, my whole day is ruined.
5. I missed my bus because I ________.