Fill in the blanks.
1Failure is the stepping stone to ............... .
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The noun "success" completes the expression "the stepping stone to success."
2He led the campaign ............... .
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The adverb "successfully" describes how he led the campaign.
3He cannot go abroad without his dad's ............... .
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The noun "permission" is used after a possessive adjective like "his dad's."
4Brutus is an ............... man.
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The adjective "honorable" describes the noun "man."
5The officer was ............... toward his subordinates.
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The adjective "empathetic" describes the officer's attitude toward his subordinates.
6She was kind and ............... .
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The adjective "considerate" means thoughtful of other people.
7He has invested a ............... amount of money in the stock market.
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The adjective "considerable" means large or significant in amount.
8It was not very ............... of you to eat all the cookies.
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The adjective "considerate" means thoughtful of others.
9No country can be ............... on foreign aid.
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The adjective "dependent" follows "be" in the phrase "be dependent on."
10Her ............... on drugs led to her early death.
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The noun "dependence" names the state of relying on something harmful here.
11Everybody likes him, although he is very ............... .
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The adjective "mischievous" describes a person who likes playful trouble.
12Her ............... into the church took place yesterday.
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The noun "induction" refers to a formal admission into a group.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Failure is the stepping stone to success .
- He led the campaign successfully .
- He cannot go abroad without his dad’s permission .
- Brutus is an honorable man.
- The officer was empathetic toward his subordinates.
- She was kind and considerate .
- He has invested a considerable amount of money in the stock market.
- It was not very considerate of you to eat all the cookies.
- No country can be dependent on foreign aid.
- Her dependence on drugs led to her early death.
- Everybody likes him, although he is very mischievous .
- Her induction into the church took place yesterday.
