Fill in the blanks.
1. She accepted her child’s illness with a kind of ………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Meeting you was a …………………. moment in my life.
Correct!
Wrong!
Fatal means deadly. Fateful means significant.
3. She practiced the speech until her delivery and timing were …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
4. A …………………………. bolt of lightning split the sky.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. ……………………… material should not be stored next to the chimney.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Because of her ………………………………, they are now deeply in debt.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. It is a ………………………….. that the new express highway will be built.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Yellow is a ……………………… color.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. These meetings happen too often to be ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
10. A good reporter can write a ……………………… account of confusing events.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. White is the ……………………….. color of a wedding gown.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. They fought ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- She accepted her child’s illness with a kind of fatalism.
- Meeting you was a fateful moment in my life.
- She practiced the speech until her delivery and timing were faultless.
- A fearful bolt of lightning split the sky.
- Flammable material should not be stored next to the chimney.
- Because of her stupidity they are now deeply in debt.
- It is a certainty that the new express highway will be built.
- Yellow is a cheerful color.
- These meetings happen too often to be coincidental.
- A good reporter can write a coherent account of confusing events.
- White is the conventional color of a wedding gown.
- They fought courageously.