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General Grammar And Vocabulary Exercise

February 10, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. ………………………… them to come to dinner tomorrow.

Correct! Wrong!

Ask without for = Ask somebody to tell/do something.

2. Don’t ………………………. a raise.

Correct! Wrong!

Ask for = ask somebody to give something.

3. You must be ashamed …………………………. your bad manners.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I am not ashamed …………………………. admit my mistakes.

Correct! Wrong!

5. His …………………………. from office boy to president of the company took just 12 years.

Correct! Wrong!

Ascent means climb.

6. You may leave the hospital only with the doctor’s ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Assent means approval.

7. He was …………………………. before the story was finished.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Which cat is averse …………………………. fish?

Correct! Wrong!

9. The child behaved ……………………….. in school.

Correct! Wrong!

Badly means improperly.

10. I feel ………………………. enough to go to hospital.

Correct! Wrong!

To feel bad is to feel ill.

11. The tree ………………………….. fruit last year.

Correct! Wrong!

Bore is the past tense form of bear.

12. Dirt and noise from the nearby highway are the ………………………. of our existence.

Correct! Wrong!

Bane means curse or nuisance.

Answers

  1. Ask them to come to dinner tomorrow.
  2. Don’t ask for a raise.
  3. You must be ashamed of your bad manners.
  4. I am not ashamed to admit my mistakes.
  5. His ascent from office boy to president of the company took just 12 years.
  6. You may leave the hospital only with the doctor’s assent.
  7. He was asleep before the story was finished.
  8. Which cat is averse to fish?
  9. The child behaved badly in school.
  10. I feel bad enough to go to hospital.
  11. The tree bore fruit last year.
  12. Dirt and noise from the nearby highway are the bane of our existence.
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