Fill in the blanks with a noun form.
1Your ............... that I lied is untrue.
Wrong!
The noun "accusation" means a claim that someone has done something wrong.
2The butler received the uninvited callers with ...............
Wrong!
The noun "acerbity" means sharpness or bitterness in manner or tone.
3Man's first walk on the moon was a stunning technological ...............
Wrong!
The noun "achievement" names something successfully done.
4His ............... that he stole the jewels cleared his sister of blame.
Wrong!
The noun "acknowledgment" means an admission or acceptance that something is true.
5The painting is the museum's most recent ...............
Wrong!
The noun "acquisition" can mean something obtained, such as a painting bought by a museum.
6Speaking Spanish is one of her ...............
Wrong!
The plural noun "acquirements" can refer to learned skills or accomplishments.
7The election campaign led to bitter ............... between the candidates.
Wrong!
The noun "acrimony" means bitterness or angry feeling.
8Put more glue on the stamp to increase its ...............
Wrong!
The noun "adherence" means the action or quality of sticking to something.
9............... from abroad indicates that war is about to begin.
Wrong!
The noun "Advice" is correct because the sentence needs a subject meaning information or guidance.
10Susan B. Anthony was famed for her ............... of equal rights for women.
Wrong!
The noun "advocacy" means active support for a cause or idea.
11Her finishing-school accent is just an ...............
Wrong!
The noun "affectation" means an artificial manner or way of speaking.
12I am proud to pledge ............... to the flag and to my country.
Wrong!
The noun "allegiance" means loyalty to a person, country, or cause.
Answers
- Your accusation that I lied is untrue.
- The butler received the uninvited callers with acerbity.
- Man’s first walk on the moon was a stunning technological achievement.
- His acknowledgment that he stole the jewels cleared his sister of blame.
- The painting is the museum’s most recent acquisition.
- Speaking Spanish is one of her acquirements.
- The election campaign led to bitter acrimony between the candidates.
- Put more glue on the stamp to increase its adherence.
- Advice from abroad indicates that war is about to begin.
- Susan B. Anthony was famed for her advocacy of equal rights for women.
- Her finishing-school accent is just an affectation.
- I am proud to pledge allegiance to the flag and to my country.