Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1The speaker’s ............... voice put me to sleep.
Wrong!
Monotonous is an adjective. We need an adjective to modify the noun voice.
2Two ............... sharks crossed the bow of the boat.
Wrong!
Monstrous is an adjective. We need an adjective to modify the noun sharks.
3Speaking down to the people was a ............... mistake.
Wrong!
Monumental is an adjective. We need an adjective to modify the noun mistake.
4Bicycling is good exercise; ..............., it does not pollute the air.
Wrong!
All of these expressions can be used to add information to what has already been said.
5It is obvious from his ruthless behavior that he has no ...............
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Moral is an adjective. Morality is the noun.
6The ............... of the story is that money can’t buy happiness.
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A moral is a point or lesson.
7After the defeat, the army’s ............... was low.
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Morale is a state of mind in terms of courage or confidence.
8............... everyone enjoyed the party.
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Most means more than half. Almost does not mean most.
9I will ............... over your proposal and let you know.
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A mule is an ass or half-donkey-half-mare. Mull means ponder.
10A ............... of problems delayed the construction project.
Wrong!
Multitude means a great number of.
11He is ............... on the subject of faith.
Wrong!
Mute means silent.
12Her ............... was obvious from the way she told everyone her life story.
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Naivety means innocence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The speaker’s monotonous voice put me to sleep.
- Two monstrous sharks crossed the bow of the boat.
- Speaking down to the people was a monumental mistake.
- Bicycling is good exercise; All of the above, it does not pollute the air.
- It is obvious from his ruthless behavior that he has no morality
- The moral of the story is that money can’t buy happiness.
- After the defeat, the army’s morale was low.
- Almost everyone enjoyed the party.
- I will mull over your proposal and let you know.
- A multitude of problems delayed the construction project.
- He is mute on the subject of faith.
- Her naivety was obvious from the way she told everyone her life story.
