Fill in the blanks.
1. The cold weather .............................. my health.
Affect is a verb and effect is a noun.
2. The cold weather had an adverse .............................. on my health.
Affect is a verb and effect is a noun.
3. Travel can be an excellent ................................. to one's education.
A complement is something that completes.
4. The hostess received glowing ............................... on the dinner.
A compliment is an expression of praise.
5. The extreme cold................................ the mountain climbers.
To discomfort is to make someone uncomfortable.
6. I made ............................... inquiries about his credit rating.
Discreet means careful, judicious or cautious.
7. Use your own .................................. in choosing a restaurant.
Discretion means good judgment.
8. Charles Dickens was an .................................. writer.
Eminent means illustrious.
9. A storm is ...............................
Imminent means impending.
10. Not even the experts could figure out the magician's ............................ escape.
Ingenious means clever, cunning.
11. Children are more ........................................... than adults.
Ingenuous means open or frank.
12. We ................................. credit cards here.
To accept is to take something offered.
Answers
1. The cold weather affected my health.
2. The cold weather had an adverse effect on my health.
3. Travel can be an excellent complement to one’s education.
4. The hostess received glowing compliments on the dinner.
5. The extreme cold discomforted the mountain climbers.
6. I made discreet inquiries about his credit rating.
7. Use your own discretion in choosing a restaurant.
8. Charles Dickens was an eminent writer.
9. A storm is imminent.
10. Not even the experts could figure out the magician’s ingenious escape.
11. Children are more ingenuous than adults.
12. We accept credit cards here.
