Fill in the blanks.
1The drought ............... the crops.
Wrong!
Affect is the verb. Effect is the noun.
2She smiled nonchalantly when I ............... her.
Wrong!
To compliment is to praise.
3He perfectly ............... his wife.
Wrong!
To complement is to complete.
4Be ............... when you ask personal questions.
Wrong!
Discreet means careful and prudent.
5He was an ............... scholar.
Wrong!
Eminent means established.
6Rain looks ...............
Wrong!
If something is imminent it is about to happen.
7Everybody was there ............... James.
Wrong!
8The senator was accused of ............... the funds.
Wrong!
To misuse is to use something in the wrong way.
9The ............... factory is likely to be demolished.
Wrong!
Disused means no longer being used.
10It was a ............... movie.
Wrong!
We use the ing from to describe the person or thing that invokes a certain reaction.
11Prices are ...............
Wrong!
12This is not an ............... list.
Wrong!
Exhaustive means complete.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The drought affected the crops.
- She smiled nonchalantly when I complimented her.
- He perfectly complements his wife.
- Be discreet when you ask personal questions.
- He was an eminent scholar.
- Rain looks imminent
- Everybody was there except James.
- The senator was accused of misusing the funds.
- The disused factory is likely to be demolished.
- It was a boring movie.
- Prices are rising
- This is not an exhaustive list.
