Complete the following sentences. This English exercise tests your range of vocabulary.
1The new ambassador is fully ............... by his government.
Wrong!
An ambassador who is officially authorized by a government is "accredited".
2The invention of the electric light is accredited ............... Edison.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "accredited" when something is attributed to a person.
3I was ............... by a friend on the street, who smiled and said hello.
Wrong!
When someone says hello to you, you are "greeted".
4Grandmother has ............... ideas about etiquette.
Wrong!
Ideas that are old-fashioned or out of date are "antiquated".
5Doctors rushed an ............... to the boy who had been bitten by the snake.
Wrong!
Medicine that works against a poison is an "antidote".
6A well-groomed woman can’t fix her hair just ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "anyway" and "anyhow" can mean in a careless or random way here.
7The plight of the starving villagers was ............... .
Wrong!
Something very bad or shocking is "appalling".
8What is your ............... of the situation?
Wrong!
A judgment or assessment of a situation is an "appraisal".
9You have not ............... your fee yet.
Wrong!
The past participle of "pay" is "paid".
10Her salary is ............... with her ability and experience.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "commensurate" and "commensurable" can mean corresponding in size or degree here.
11The monument ............... local war heroes.
Wrong!
A monument that honors people from the past "commemorates" them.
12The reviews were full of ............... remarks on the actor’s performance.
Wrong!
Remarks that praise someone are "complimentary".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The new ambassador is fully accredited by his government.
- The invention of the electric light is accredited to Edison.
- I was greeted by a friend on the street, who smiled and said hello.
- Grandmother has antiquated ideas about etiquette.
- Doctors rushed an antidote to the boy who had been bitten by the snake.
- A well-groomed woman can’t fix her hair just anyway / anyhow.
- The plight of the starving villagers was appalling.
- What is your appraisal of the situation?
- You have not paid your fee yet.
- Her salary is commensurate / commensurable with her ability and experience.
- The monument commemorates local war heroes.
- The reviews were full of complimentary remarks on the actor’s performance.
