1The invaders ............... the countryside.
Wrong!
"Ravaged" means badly damaged or destroyed.
2The opera ............... the audience.
Wrong!
"Ravished" means filled with great delight or admiration.
3You look simply ............... .
Wrong!
"Ravishing" means very beautiful or attractive.
4The ............... materials arrived at the factory by the trainload.
Wrong!
"Raw" means not yet processed or refined.
5They are going to ............... this building to make way for the new highway.
Wrong!
"Raze" means completely destroy a building or place.
6She ............... of cheap perfume.
Wrong!
"Reeks" means smells very strong and unpleasant.
7Robin Hood is said to have lived during the ............... of King Richard Lionheart and King John.
Wrong!
"Reigns" means periods when kings or queens rule.
8Hold on to the ............... tightly.
Wrong!
"Reins" are the straps used to control a horse.
9You must learn to ............... your tongue.
Wrong!
"Rein" means control or hold back.
10One of my ............... is coming for dinner.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Relatives" and "relations" can both mean family members.
11We had a small ............... but quickly made up.
Wrong!
"Row" can mean an argument or quarrel.
12They sat in the front ............... .
Wrong!
"Row" means a line of seats here.
Done.
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Answers
- The invaders ravaged the countryside.
- The opera ravished the audience.
- You look simply ravishing.
- The raw materials arrived at the factory by the trainload.
- They are going to raze this building to make way for the new highway.
- She reeks of cheap perfume.
- Robin Hood is said to have lived during the reigns of King Richard Lionheart and King John.
- Hold on to the reins tightly.
- You must learn to rein your tongue.
- One of my relatives / relations is coming for dinner.
- We had a small row but quickly made up.
- They sat in the front row.
