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Word Forms: Naivety, Negligent, Neighbourly and Neutralise Exercise

July 17, 2024 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the word.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Don't be caught ............... when the monthly report is due.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "caught napping" when someone is unprepared.
2Her ............... made everyone feel protective toward her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The nouns "naivety" and "naiveness" can both name the quality of being naive.
3The true ............... of his life was more exciting than fiction.
Wrong!
A "narrative" is a story or account of events.
4Several people became ............... after eating the contaminated food.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The adjectives "nauseated" and "nauseous" can both mean feeling sick.
5One hundred percent humidity doesn't ............... mean rain.
Wrong!
The adverb "necessarily" modifies the verb phrase "mean rain."
6Lately he has been ............... of his family.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The adjectives "neglectful" and "negligent" can both describe someone failing to give proper care.
7He was charged with ............... driving after crashing into a parked car.
Wrong!
The legal collocation is "negligent" driving.
8She is so ............... that she jumps at the slightest noise.
Wrong!
The adjective "nervous" describes someone who is anxious or easily startled.
9They are visiting from the ............... towns.
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The adjective "neighboring" means nearby or next to another place.
10The townsfolk were quite ............... when we moved here.
Wrong!
The adjective "neighborly" means friendly and helpful like a good neighbor.
11A good defense will ............... the attack.
Wrong!
The verb "neutralize" means make something ineffective.
12The ............... favored the king's abdication.
Wrong!
The collective noun "nobility" refers to the noble class as a group. "Ennoble" is a verb and "nobly" is an adverb, so neither can follow "The" as the subject.

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Answers

  1. Don’t be caught napping when the monthly report is due.
  2. Her naivety / naiveness made everyone feel protective toward her.
  3. The true narrative of his life was more exciting than fiction.
  4. Several people became nauseated / nauseous after eating the contaminated food.
  5. One hundred percent humidity doesn’t necessarily mean rain.
  6. Lately he has been neglectful / negligent of his family.
  7. He was charged with negligent driving after crashing into a parked car.
  8. She is so nervous that she jumps at the slightest noise.
  9. They are visiting from the neighboring towns.
  10. The townsfolk were quite neighborly when we moved here.
  11. A good defense will neutralize the attack.
  12. The nobility favored the king’s abdication.

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