Fill in the blanks.
1Do you think I should follow his ...............?
Wrong!
The noun "advice" is correct after "follow his."
2I was ............... happy about my performance.
Wrong!
The adverb "quite" means fairly or completely and modifies "happy."
3The traffic cop warned him that he would be ............... for violating traffic rules.
Wrong!
The verb "prosecuted" means taken to court for breaking the law.
4Prolonged use of powerful drugs will ............... our health.
Wrong!
The verb "affect" means influence or have an effect on something.
5The old house is ............... with rats.
Wrong!
The adjective "infested" is used when a place is full of pests such as rats.
6We ............... at the success of our team.
Wrong!
The verb "rejoiced" is followed naturally by "at" in this sentence.
7We were ............... by the performance.
Wrong!
The adjective "delighted" is natural after "were" and before "by."
8The program was excellent. Everyone was ............... .
Wrong!
The adjective "delighted" correctly describes how everyone felt after the excellent program.
9He never spends money to help others. He is very ............... .
Wrong!
The adjective "selfish" describes someone who does not want to help others.
10That was the most important ............... in his life.
Wrong!
The noun "incident" means an event, especially an important one in this context.
11He walked ............... foot.
Wrong!
The adjective "bare" means not covered, as in walking without shoes.
12One of the passengers ............... injured in the accident.
Wrong!
The verb "was" agrees with the singular subject "one."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Do you think I should follow his advice?
- I was quite happy about my performance.
- The traffic cop warned him that he would be prosecuted for violating traffic rules.
- Prolonged use of powerful drugs will affect our health.
- The old house is infested with rats.
- We rejoiced at the success of our team.
- We were delighted by the performance.
- The program was excellent. Everyone was delighted .
- He never spends money to help others. He is very selfish .
- That was the most important incident in his life.
- He walked bare foot.
- One of the passengers was injured in the accident.
