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General Vocabulary Exercise

January 19, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.

1. We are …………………………….. for your long, newsy letter.

Correct! Wrong!

Grateful means thankful.

2. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous ………………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Gratification means satisfaction.

3. How can I express my …………………………….. for your help?

Correct! Wrong!

Gratitude means gratefulness.

4. The wheat was ………………………………. into flour.

Correct! Wrong!

Ground is the past tense of grind.

5. Singing in the shower is …………………………….. with him.

Correct! Wrong!

Habitual means regular or normal.

6. Have you ………………………………. the clothes yet?

Correct! Wrong!

The past tense of hang is hung when we are talking about hanging things.

7. That was ………………………………… the way to great a friend.

Correct! Wrong!

Hardly can mean by no means.

8. ………………………………… the doctor’s advice or you will be sorry.

Correct! Wrong!

To heed is to follow.

9. The millionaire’s only ……………………………. was his son.

Correct! Wrong!

Heir means inheritor.

10. The family has a large ……………………………….. fortune.

Correct! Wrong!

Hereditary means inherited.

11. A ……………………………. of food was found in the cave.

Correct! Wrong!

A hoard is a stockpile.

12. A …………………………… of Tartars invaded Europe.

Correct! Wrong!

A horde is a mob or multitude.

Answers

  1. We are grateful for your long, newsy letter.
  2. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous gratification.
  3. How can I express my gratitude for your help?
  4. The wheat was ground into flour.
  5. Singing in the shower is habitual with him.
  6. Have you hung the clothes yet?
  7. That was hardly the way to great a friend.
  8. Heed the doctor’s advice or you will be sorry.
  9. The millionaire’s only heir was his son.
  10. The family has a large hereditary fortune.
  11. A hoard of food was found in the cave.
  12. A horde of Tartars invaded Europe.
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