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Vocabulary exercise

November 9, 2016 pdf

Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.

1. We take ………………. walks through the forest. (frequency)

2. He jumped out of the closet and ………………….. the daylights out of me. (fright)

3. He said he was giving me a ……………….. warning. (friend)

4. ………………. about the problem won’t help a bit. (fret)

5. The child turned and ran in ………………. from the growling dog. (frighten)

6. As the full moon rose, ………………… . howls pierced the air about the cemetery. (fright)

7. Once a year she bought something ……………….. just to please herself. (frivolity)

8. Without public support our efforts ended in ……………….. (frustrate)

9. The dream of a world without wars is yet to be …………………. (fulfill)

10. Her efforts to save the business were ………………… (futility)

Answers

1. We take frequent walks through the forest.

2. He jumped out of the closet and frightened the daylights out of me.

3. He said he was giving me a friendly warning.

4. Fretting about the problem won’t help a bit.

5. The child turned and ran in fright from the growling dog.

6. As the full moon rose, frightful howls pierced the air about the cemetery.

7. Once a year she bought something frivolous just to please herself.

8. Without public support our efforts ended in frustration.

9. The dream of a world without wars is yet to be fulfilled.

10. Her efforts to save the business were futile.

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