Fill in the blanks.
1It is ............... good, but it could be better.
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"Quite" means fairly or rather in this sentence.
2I will have a ............... word with him.
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"Quiet" means not loud or not attracting attention in this phrase.
3I’m hot. Let’s find some ............... to sit in.
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"Shade" means an area protected from direct sunlight.
4In the evening, your ............... is longer than you are.
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"Shadow" is the dark shape made when something blocks light.
5I’m afraid it will take ............... to repair the car.
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"Some time" means a period of time.
6Let’s have dinner together ............... next week.
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"Sometime" means at an unspecified time.
7I ............... went boating when I lived in Mumbai.
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"Sometimes" means on some occasions.
8The plane arrived 30 minutes ...............
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"Early" means before the expected or usual time.
9What is the ............... of the green dress?
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"Price" means the amount of money something costs.
10Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel ............... for literature?
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"Prize" means an award given for an achievement.
11What is your ............... reason for wanting to be a politician?
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"Principal" means main or most important.
12She is a woman with very strong ...............
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"Principles" are moral rules or beliefs.
Answers
- It is quite good, but it could be better.
- I will have a quiet word with him.
- I’m hot. Let’s find some shade to sit in.
- In the evening, your shadow is longer than you are.
- I’m afraid it will take some time to repair the car.
- Let’s have dinner together sometime next week.
- I sometimes went boating when I lived in Mumbai.
- The plane arrived 30 minutes early.
- What is the price of the green dress?
- Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel prize for literature?
- What is your principal reason for wanting to be a politician?
- She is a woman with very strong principles.