Fill in the blanks.
1. The retiring chairman received a …………………… from the new chairman.
All of these words can mean praise.
2. Because the old couple was …………………………… they never had to ask for financial help.
Parsimonious means frugal.
3. The car …………………………. the truck at 70 miles an hour.
Passed is the past tense of pass.
4. Did you see a car go …………………………….?
Go past means go across one’s field of vision.
5. Stamp collecting is an agreeable …………………………
Pastime is the correct spelling.
6. The difference in their heights is hardly ……………………………….
7. Should parents be strict or ……………………….?
Permissible means permitted. Permissive means lenient.
8. Is this a business call or a …………………………….. one?
Personal means belonging to a particular person.
9. All ……………………… will receive an extra week’s vacation.
Personnel means employees or workers.
10. The …………………………….. were observed by astronomers throughout the world.
Phenomena is plural; phenomenon is singular.
11. The disease was discovered in an early ……………………………..
Phase means stage.
12. Cook the beans with a ……………………………….. of salt pork.
Piece means a portion or share.
Answers
- The retiring chairman received a panegyric / tribute / eulogy from the new chairman.
- Because the old couple was parsimonious they never had to ask for financial help.
- The car passed the truck at 70 miles an hour.
- Did you see a car go past?
- Stamp collecting is an agreeable pastime.
- The difference in their heights is hardly perceptible / perceivable.
- Should parents be strict or permissive?
- Is this a business call or a personal one?
- All personnel will receive an extra week’s vacation.
- The phenomena were observed by astronomers throughout the world.
- The disease was discovered in an early phase.
- Cook the beans with a piece of salt pork.
