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Vocabulary Exercise

January 15, 2019 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Do you know for sure or is it only ...............?
Wrong!
Conjecture means guess work.
2There is a vast difference between infatuation and ............... love.
Wrong!
Conjugal means married.
3The couple celebrated their 10th anniversary of ............... love.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either conjugal or connubial can be used here.
4A ............... worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind him.
Wrong!
Conscientious means responsible, ethical and dutiful.
5The boy’s ............... would not let him lie.
Wrong!
Conscience means moral sense.
6Were you ............... of his hostility?
Wrong!
Conscious means aware.
7The public must learn to ............... electricity.
Wrong!
Conserve means use sparingly.
8It was very ............... of you to send me a get-well card.
Wrong!
Considerate means thoughtful.
9To their complete ............... the swimmers saw a shark approaching.
Wrong!
Consternation means shock or terror
10His limp is ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either constitutional or congenital can be used here
11Chicken pox is a ............... disease.
Wrong!
Contagious means infectious.
12The unusually heavy rainfall was an ............... omen for the travelers
Wrong!
Ill can mean unfavorable or inauspicious.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Do you know for sure or is it only conjecture?
  2. There is a vast difference between infatuation and conjugal love.
  3. The couple celebrated their 10th anniversary of conjugal/connubial love.
  4. A conscientious worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind him.
  5. The boy’s conscience would not let him lie.
  6. Were you conscious of his hostility?
  7. The public must learn to conserve electricity.
  8. It was very considerate of you to send me a get-well card.
  9. To their complete consternation the swimmers saw a shark approaching.
  10. His limp is constitutional/congenital
  11. Chicken pox is a contagious disease.
  12. The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travelers
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