Complete the following sentences.
1The dentist recommended an ............... surgeon.
Wrong!
"Oral" means related to the mouth, so it is the correct word for a surgeon recommended by a dentist.
2Hearing aids help a person overcome some ............... deficiencies.
Wrong!
"Aural" means related to hearing, so it fits with deficiencies helped by hearing aids.
3The city council passed an ............... against jaywalking.
Wrong!
"Ordinance" means a local law or rule made by a city or town.
4The ............... is stored in the armory.
Wrong!
"Ordnance" means military weapons or ammunition.
5His ............... appearance was calm.
Wrong!
"Outward" is the adjective form used before the noun "appearance".
6The ship headed ............... to deeper water.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Outward" and "outwards" can both be adverbs meaning away from the shore or center.
7She bought two ............... of shoes.
Wrong!
"Pairs" is correct because the number "two" requires the plural noun here.
8............... fire, don't panic.
Wrong!
"In case of" is used before a noun phrase such as "fire".
9Father aged a lot this ............... year.
Wrong!
"Past" is the adjective meaning gone by in the time phrase "this past year".
10The car ............... the truck at 70 miles an hour.
Wrong!
"Passed" is the past-tense verb meaning went by or overtook.
11A ............... problem is depressing him.
Wrong!
"Personal" means affecting one particular person.
12The company transferred some of its key ............... to Europe.
Wrong!
"Personnel" means the people who work for an organization.
Answers
- The dentist recommended an oral surgeon.
- Hearing aids help a person overcome some aural deficiencies.
- The city council passed an ordinance against jaywalking.
- The ordnance is stored in the armory.
- His outward appearance was calm.
- The ship headed outward / outwards to deeper water.
- She bought two pairs of shoes.
- In case of fire, don’t panic.
- Father aged a lot this past year.
- The car passed the truck at 70 miles an hour.
- A personal problem is depressing him.
- The company transferred some of its key personnel to Europe.