Scrub or Sterilize?

From Twitter:

Usually, people ① their hands with soapy ② after going to the bathroom, working or being outside. Surgeons always ③ their hands and arms up to the elbow. Nowadays, we must ④ our hands, clothes, hats, wallets and shopping packaging.

Choices
sterilize (to destroy all germs, bacteria and pathogens [0n/in/around something])
washed (past tense of ‘wash’)
lather (the bubbles made from swishing soap and water on the body or hair)
scrub (to clean vigorously and abrasively to scrape away dirt and germs)
soapy (having soap and possibly suds [soap bubbles])

#Corona

The Answers are:
① wash
② scrub
③ sterilize

photo: Mathew Tkocz

To Clean House

From Twitter:

We (1.)__ all furniture, counters, walls and surfaces (2.)__ dust and (3.)__. We (4.)__ and (5.)__ floors and (6.)__ carpets and rugs and (7.)__ (8.)__ tiles in (9.)_kitchen and bathrooms, and we (10.)__ wood decks and the patio outside.

Pick:
*sweep
*the
*to
*germs
*at
*mop
*vacuum
*scrub
*shampoo

Answers And Explanation
1. wipe (Wiping is what we do with a rag, tissue, pad or paper towel to clean.)
2. for (Used before the object and meaning, in this case, ‘for the removal of…’)
3. germs (bacteria and pathogens from people, food and animals)
4. vacuum (A vacuum cleaner is the device, but vacuuming is the thing we do with a vacuum.)
5. mop (A mop is the tool, but mopping is the action we perform with a mop.)
6. shampoo (Yes, we shampoo rugs and carpets; it means wash with soap)
7. scrub (Vigorous rubbing with a pad or brush or rag with water and soap)
8. the (used before all known, special and/or mentioned countable nouns)
9. the (See number 8.)
10. sweep (This is what we do with a broom or dust brush.)