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English Vocabulary Exercise

March 5, 2018 - pdf

Fill in the blanks. This exercise tests your range of vocabulary.

1. The ………………………… speech went on for over an hour.

Correct! Wrong!

Grandiloquent means high sounding or pompous.

2. The paintings show the ……………………………. of the royal palace in 1900.

Correct! Wrong!

Grandeur means magnificence.

3. The government will ………………………….. land to anyone willing to farm it.

Correct! Wrong!

To grant is to give. Grand means majestic or impressive.

4. She is not …………………………… enough to be a good hostess.

Correct! Wrong!

Gracious means affable or courteous. Graceful means lissome or supple.

5. Helping the poor gives her tremendous ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Gratification means satisfaction. Gratitude means thankful.

6. The wet leaves ………………………… towards the bottom of the pool.

Correct! Wrong!

Gravitate means fall, sink or descend.

7. I am indebted to you for your ……………………………. help.

Correct! Wrong!

Gratuitous means voluntary or spontaneous.

8. The candle made only a ……………………… in the vast room

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

A glimmer is a small glow. A glimpse is a brief look.

9. Good winners don’t ………………………….. over their victory.

Correct! Wrong!

To gloat over something is to revel in it.

10. This bill contains a ………………………….. error in addition.

Correct! Wrong!

Glaring means conspicuous, blatant

11. With some words missing and others misspelled, the message was pure ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Gibberish means senseless writing or meaningless talk.

12. The driver …………………………… for the police car to stop.

Correct! Wrong!

Gesticulate means gesture or signal.

Answers

1. The grandiloquent speech went on for over an hour.
2. The paintings show the grandeur of the royal palace in 1900.
3. The government will grant land to anyone willing to farm it.
4. She is not gracious enough to be a good hostess.
5. Helping the poor gives her tremendous gratification.
6. The wet leaves gravitate towards the bottom of the pool.
7. I am indebted to you for your gratuitous help.
8. The candle made only a glimmer in the vast room.
9. Good winners don’t gloat over their victory.
10. This bill contains a glaring error in addition.
11. With some words missing and others misspelled, the message was pure gibberish.
12. The driver gesticulated for the police car to stop.

 

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