Fill in the blanks.
1. Cold weather ............................... my health.
Affect is the verb. Effect is the noun.
2. I ..................................... her on her good looks.
To compliment is to praise.
3. The salad perfectly ......................................... the main course.
To complement is to complete.
4. She is not very ..................................... so don't share your secrets with her.
Discreet means careful and prudent.
5. He is an ........................................ scientist.
Eminent means accomplished.
6. War is .........................................
If something is imminent it is about to happen.
7. All credit cards are .......................................... here.
8. The councilor was accused of ..................................... the funds.
To misuse is to use something in the wrong way.
9. The exhibition was held in a ..................................... warehouse.
Disused means no longer being used.
10. The book is so boring that it is .....................................
11. The prices of essential commodities ......................................... sharply.
Raise is transitive. That means it must have an expressed object.
12. The long journey was …………………………………...
Exhausting means tiring.
Answers
1. Cold weather affected my health.
2. I complimented her on her good looks.
3. The salad perfectly complemented the main course.
4. She is not very discreet so don’t share your secrets with her.
5. He is an eminent scientist.
6. War is imminent.
7. All credit cards are accepted here.
8. The councilor was accused of misusing the funds.
9. The exhibition was held in a disused warehouse.
10. The book is so boring that it is unreadable.
11. The prices of essential commodities have risen sharply.
12. The long journey was exhausting.
