Fill in the blanks.
1. The lecture was so interesting that the audience sat ……………………….
Wrong!
Here the adjective motionless describes the noun audience, not their sitting.
2. The movie I watched yesterday was ………………………….. boring.
Select 2 answers.
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Fairly is not normally used with negative ideas.
3. Raju worked ……………………. to succeed.
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Hard can be an adjective and an adverb; hardly is similar to scarcely.
4. The ointment ………………………….. his pain.
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To alleviate pain is to lessen pain.
5. She is a ………………………… woman.
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Virtuous means pious.
6. My hen …………………………. twenty eggs last month.
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When lie means recline, its past tense is lay. Hens lay eggs. The past tense of lay is laid.
7. He is always ……………………….. towards his teachers and elders.
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Respectful means showing respect; respectable means worthy of being respected.
8. They tried to solve the dispute …………………………..
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Amiable refers to the friendly disposition of people; amicable refers to goodwill.
9. We may ……………………….. the game.
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Loose is the opposite of tight.
10. I would have loved to invite all of my friends to my wedding but it was not ……………………………
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Practicable means that can be put into practice.
11. He gave a ………………………… account of rural India.
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Masterly means thorough or authoritative.
12. Gandhi believed in the ……………………………. of truth and non-violence.
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Done.
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Answers
- The lecture was so interesting that the audience sat motionless.
- The movie I watched yesterday was rather/quite boring.
- Raju worked so hard to succeed.
- The ointment alleviated his pain.
- She is a virtuous woman.
- My hen laid twenty eggs last month.
- He is always respectful towards his teachers and elders.
- They tried to solve the dispute amicably.
- We may lose the game.
- I would have loved to invite all of my friends to my wedding but it was not practicable.
- He gave a masterly account of rural India.
- Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
