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Gap Filling Vocabulary Exercise

December 1, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Any medicine that makes you sleepy is a ..............................

Correct! Wrong!

A sedative is a medicine that induces sleep.

2. He enjoys .......................... novels.

Correct! Wrong!

Enjoy is followed by an ing form.

3. He could not ......................... under water.

Correct! Wrong!

Breath is a noun; breathe is the verb.

4. She took a deep .............................

Correct! Wrong!

5. Mohandas Gandhi believed in the ........................... of truth and non-violence.

Correct! Wrong!

A principle is an ideal.

6. A student should be ........................... towards his teacher.

Correct! Wrong!

7. I will tell you something but keep it .............................

Correct! Wrong!

Confidential means private.

8. She doesn't know ........................ here.

Correct! Wrong!

She doesn't know anyone here means the same as she knows no one here.

9. They did .............................. to save him.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Success often depends on your ability to .............................. yourself to changing circumstances.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The movie I watched yesterday was .............................. uninteresting.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

We can use quite or rather here.

12. People these days have more ............................. friends than real friends.

Correct! Wrong!

Virtual friends means unreal or online friends.

Answers

  1. Any medicine that makes you sleepy is a sedative.
  2. He enjoys reading novels.
  3. He could not breathe under water.
  4. She took a deep breath.
  5. Mohandas Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
  6. A student should be respectful towards his teacher.
  7. I will tell you something but keep it confidential.
  8. She doesn’t know anyone here.
  9. Nothing could save him.
  10. Success often depends on your ability to adapt yourself to changing circumstances.
  11. The movie I watched yesterday was quite / rather uninteresting.
  12. People these days have more virtual friends than real friends.
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