Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1The opera was pleasant, but it is one of the composer's ............... works.
Wrong!
Use "lesser" to mean less important in the phrase "lesser works".
2The ruler's ............... practices led to a popular uprising.
Wrong!
Use "licentious" to describe immoral or uncontrolled behavior.
3The responsibility ............... with the driver.
Wrong!
Use "lies" to mean rests or belongs in the present tense.
4A smile ............... up his face.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "lighted" and "lit" are correct past-tense forms in this expression.
5............... me fifty dollars.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Lend" and "Loan" can mean give someone money temporarily.
6A Rolls-Royce is a ............... car.
Wrong!
Use "luxurious" to describe something very comfortable and expensive.
7The garden has ............... foliage.
Wrong!
Use "luxuriant" to describe plants growing thickly and abundantly.
8In the distance rose the ............... Alps.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "majestic" and "majestical" are adjectives that can describe the Alps here.
9She has a ............... for collecting seashells.
Wrong!
Use "mania" for a very strong enthusiasm or obsession.
10He has one ...............: he is terrified of heights.
Wrong!
Use "phobia" for a strong fear of something.
11Only a man of ............... could afford a house that big.
Wrong!
Use "means" in the expression "a man of means" to mean wealth or resources.
12We understood him ............... his accent.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "despite" and "in spite of" are correct before a noun phrase.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The opera was pleasant, but it is one of the composer’s lesser works.
- The ruler’s licentious practices led to a popular uprising.
- The responsibility lies with the driver.
- A smile lighted / lit up his face.
- Lend / Loan me fifty dollars.
- A Rolls-Royce is a luxurious car.
- The garden has luxuriant foliage.
- In the distance rose the majestic / majestical Alps.
- She has a mania for collecting seashells.
- He has one phobia: he is terrified of heights.
- Only a man of means could afford a house that big.
- We understood him despite / in spite of his accent.
