Fill in the blanks.
1. The hunter kept a ……………………… eye on the valley below him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Watchful means observant.
2. We all had ………………………. eyes in that smoky room.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Lack of food …………………………. his strength.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I am ………………………… of your constant nagging.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The couple had fifty years of ………………………… bliss.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I am ……………………….. in agreement with you.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. It wasn’t accidental manslaughter, it was ……………………… murder.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He is still ………………………… of becoming a millionaire.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The child looked …………………………… at the candy-store window.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The child is so …………………………. we are concerned about her.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The young surgeon showed ………………………… competence.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The city asked for ……………………………. bids on the housing project.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- The hunter kept a watchful eye on the valley below him.
- We all had watery eyes in that smoky room.
- Lack of food weakened his strength.
- I am weary of your constant nagging.
- The couple had fifty years of wedded bliss.
- I am wholly in agreement with you.
- It wasn’t accidental manslaughter, it was willful murder.
- He is still wishful of becoming a millionaire.
- The child looked wistfully at the candy-store window.
- The child is so withdrawn we are concerned about her.
- The young surgeon showed exceptional competence.
- The city asked for competitive bids on the housing project.
