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Vocabulary Exercise

February 16, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Do you think I should follow his …………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Advice is a noun; advise is the verb.

2. I was ……………………….. happy about my performance.

Correct! Wrong!

Quite is an adverb of degree. Quiet is an adjective.

3. The traffic cop warned him that he would be ………………………… for violating traffic rules.

Correct! Wrong!

To prosecute somebody is to take legal action against them.

4. Prolonged use of powerful drugs will …………………………… our health.

Correct! Wrong!

Affect is a verb; effect is a noun.

5. The old house is ………………………… with rats.

Correct! Wrong!

Infest is about external attack; infect is usually about internal parasitism.

6. We ………………………. at the success of our team.

Correct! Wrong!

You rejoice at something but something delights you. Delight is mainly used in the passive form.

7. We were ………………………… by the performance.

Correct! Wrong!

8. The program was excellent. Everyone was ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

You can write Everyone was delighted or Everyone rejoiced.

9. He never spends money to help others. He is very ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

10. That was the most important ……………………….. in his life.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He walked ……………………… foot.

Correct! Wrong!

12. One of the passengers ……………………………. injured in the accident.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. Do you think I should follow his advice?
  2. I was quite happy about my performance.
  3. The traffic cop warned him that he would be prosecuted for violating traffic rules.
  4. Prolonged use of powerful drugs will affect our health.
  5. The old house is infested with rats.
  6. We rejoiced at the success of our team.
  7. We were delighted by the performance.
  8. The program was excellent. Everyone was delighted.
  9. He never spends money to help others. He is very selfish.
  10. That was the most important incident in his life.
  11. He walked barefoot.
  12. One of the passengers was injured in the accident.
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