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English Vocabulary Worksheet

November 16, 2016 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the options given below.

(hereditary, heed, heterogeneous, high-strung, harrowing, hearth, halfwit, hitherto, hesitant, hilarious)

1. ………………….. I have always liked your work.

2. Why are you so …………………. about asking for help?

3. Thoroughbred horses are often ……………………

4. It was a ………………….. group of rich and poor.

5. The comedian told several ………………….. stories.

6. Baldness could be ………………….

7. I warned him but he paid me no ………………..

8. After weeks of traveling the salesman was happy to return to his own ………………..

9. After that …………………. experience, I couldn’t sleep for a week.

10. Who was the ……………….. who left the refrigerator door open?

Answers

1. Hitherto I have always liked your work.

2. Why are you so hesitant about asking for help?

3. Thoroughbred horses are often high-strung.

4. It was a heterogeneous group of rich and poor.

5. The comedian told several hilarious stories.

6. Baldness could be hereditary.

7. I warned him but he paid me no heed.

8. After weeks of traveling the salesman was happy to return to his own hearth.

9. After that harrowing experience, I couldn’t sleep for a week.

10. Who was the halfwit who left the refrigerator door open?

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