We had terrible && last week. (Weather / whether)
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VOCABULARY PRACTICE
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1. This medicine makes me sleepy. It must be a &&&&&&&& (stimulant / sedative)
2. The movie was so interesting that the audience sat &&&& (motionless / motionlessly)
3. The film which I saw yesterday was &&&&& uninteresting. (rather / fairly)
4. He worked &&&&&&&&to finish the job. (hard / hardly)
5. Gandhi believed in the &&&&&.. of truth and non-violence. (Principals / principles)
6. We had terrible &&&&&& last week. (Weather / whether)
7. She asked me &&&& I could help her. (Weather / whether)
8. A student should be &&&&& to his teacher. (Respectful / respectable)
9. She is a &&&&&&&& old lady. (respectful / respectable)
10. Success depends on our ability to &&&&.. yourself to changing circumstances. (adopt / adapt)
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1. This medicine makes me sleepy. It must be a sedative.
2. The movie was so interesting that the audience sat motionless.
3. The film which I saw yesterday was rather uninteresting.
4. He worked hard to finish the job.
5. Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
6. We had terrible weather last week.
7. She asked me whether I could help her.
8. A student should be respectful to his teacher.
9. She is a respectable old lady.
10. Success depends on our ability to adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.
Fill in the blanks using one of the words given below.
(Count, cringed, privilege, pano- rama, went for, enquiry, dispense with, absolutely, pensive, adept, distinguished)
1. My uncle decided to &&&& his car as he could not afford it.
2. When Raju is in a &&&&& mood, he forgets where he is.
3. I have &&&&&&&. no idea of what happened to them.
4. The government has agreed to hold a judicial &.. into the riots.
5. Charles Lamb was one of the most famous essayists and he was an &. in the art of writing.
6. Political prisoners are given the &&&. of getting newspapers in the prison.
7. At once the dog barked and &&him.
8. The &&&&&. of Kashmir invites a lot of tourists.
9. The dog &&&&&&&&&at the sight of the whip.
10. Tobacco has a &&&&&&&effect on some people.
11. Beethoven was a &&&&&& composer of music.
12. Don’t &&&&.. your chickens before they are hatched.
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1. My uncle decided to dispense with his car as he could not afford it.
2. When Raju is in a pensive mood, he forgets where he is.
3. I have absolutely no idea of what happened to them.
4. The government has agreed to hold a judicial enquiry into the riots.
5. Charles Lamb was one of the most famous essayists and he was adept in the art of writing.
6. Political prisoners are given the privilege of getting newspapers in the prison.
7. At once the dog barked and went for him.
8. The panorama of Kashmir invites a lot of tourists.
9. The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.
10. Tobacco has a sedative effect on some people.
11. Beethoven was a distinguished composer of music.
12. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Fill in the blanks with the appro- priate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. The &&&&&. judge gave the young offender a light sentence. (compassion)
2. They attributed the success of their marriage to complete && (compatible)
3. The&&&&. acting compen- sated for the weak script of the movie. (marvel)
4. The doctor had great &&&& for her patients. (compassionate)
5. Perseverance is a &&&&&& trait. (commend)
6. Every citizen has a &&&&& to defend his country. (commit)
7. There can be no mutual understanding between people without &&&.. (communicate)
8. This message is not very &&&&&& (communicate)
9. The lonely man longed for &&(companion)
10. These meetings happen too often to be &&&&&.. (coincident)
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1. The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.
2. They attributed the success of their marriage to complete compatibility.
3. The marvellous acting compen sated for the weak script of the movie.
4. The doctor had great compassion for her patients.
5. Perseverance is a commendable trait.
6. Every citizen has a commitment to defend his country.
7. There can be no mutual under standing between people without communication.
8. This message is not very communicative.
9. The lonely man longed for companionship.
10. These meetings happen too often to be coincidental.
Fill in the blanks.
1. The &&&..condition of the country is not very good. (economic / economical)
2. He was without any &&&&& of the men of his age. (wise / vice)
3. Don’t be rude to her. She is very &&&&. (sensitive / sensible)
4. It was not a &&&&&&&& thing to do. (sensitive / sensible)
5. The policemen &&&& the streets at night. (petrol / patrol)
6. Oxygen has no &&&& at all. (order / odour)
7. He is the &&&&&&&&&to a large estate. (heir / hair)
8. It is better to &&&&& a taxi. (hare / hire)
9. Churchill was an &&&&&& politician. (eminent / imminent)
10. An &&&&. vessel has nothing in it. (empty / vacant)
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1. The economic condition of the country is not very good.
2. He was without any vice of the men of his age.
3. Don’t be rude to her. She is very sensitive.
4. It was not a sensible thing to do.
5. The policemen patrol the streets at night.
6. Oxygen has no odour at all.
7. He is the heir to a large estate.
8. It is better to hire a taxi.
9. Churchill was an eminent politician.
10. An empty vessel has nothing in it.
Fill in the blanks with the appro- priate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. My friend did not &&&&&. to my letter. (response)
2. He behaved &&&&. (strange)
3. Krishna’s &&&&&&.. had great effect on Arjuna. (exhort)
4. He &&&&&.. his point with valid arguments. (substance)
5. Greedy people will never get any &&&&&. in life. (satisfy)
6. I don’t think that there is any & &&&.. for you to come again. (necessary)
7. Though his early attempts were not &&&& he did not lose heart. (success)
8. I have &&&&&&&.. that song. (memory)
9. The teacher &&&&&.. her to go home early. (permission)
10. Ramanujan made many mathematical &&& (discover)
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1. My friend did not respond to my letter.
2. He behaved strangely.
3. Krishna’s exhortation had great effect on Arjuna.
4. He substantiated his point with valid arguments.
5. Greedy people will never get any satisfaction in life.
6. I don’t think that there is any necessity for you to come again.
7. Though his early attempts were not successful he did not lose heart.
8. I have memorized that song.
9. The teacher permitted her to go home early.
10. Ramanujan made many mathe- matical discoveries.
Fill in the blanks with the appro- priate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. His mode of doing business is &&&&&&&. to me. (offend)
2. We may have to &&&&&& the reserves for the invasion. (mobile)
3. Green is a &&&&&&&&. of blue and yellow. (mix)
4. &&&& in eating should keep your weight down. (moderate)
5. I respect &&&&&&&&. but I don’t like coyness. (modest)
6. The two failing companies eventually &&&&&. (merge)
7. I had never seen such unbridled &&&&. at a party. (merry)
8. The singer enjoyed a &&&& rise to stardom. (meteor)
9. He was indicted for &&&&& public funds. (misappropriate)
10. Their living conditions are && (misery)
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1. His mode of doing business is offensive to me.
2. We may have to mobilize the reserves for the invasion.
3. Green is a mixture of blue and yellow.
4. Moderation in eating should keep your weight down.
5. I respect modesty but I don’t like coyness.
6. The two failing companies eventually merged.
7. I had never seen such unbridled merriment at a party.
8. The singer enjoyed a meteoric rise to stardom.
9. He was indicted for misappropriating public funds.
10. Their living conditions are miserable.
