Fill in the blanks.
1. The drought ............................... the crops.
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Wrong!
Affect is the verb. Effect is the noun.
2. She smiled nonchalantly when I ..................................... her.
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Wrong!
To compliment is to praise.
3. He perfectly ……………………………….. his wife.
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Wrong!
To complement is to complete.
4. Be ………………………….. when you ask personal questions.
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Wrong!
Discreet means careful and prudent.
5. He was an ………………………… scholar.
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Wrong!
Eminent means established.
6. Rain looks .........................................
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Wrong!
If something is imminent it is about to happen.
7. Everybody was there ……………………………. James.
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Wrong!
8. The senator was accused of ……………………………. the funds.
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Wrong!
To misuse is to use something in the wrong way.
9. The ………………………….. factory is likely to be demolished.
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Wrong!
Disused means no longer being used.
10. It was a ……………………………. movie.
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Wrong!
We use the ing from to describe the person or thing that invokes a certain reaction.
11. Prices are …………………………….
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Wrong!
12. This is not an ……………………………. list.
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Wrong!
Exhaustive means complete.
Answers
- The drought affected the crops.
- She smiled nonchalantly when I complimented her.
- He perfectly complements his wife.
- Be discreet when you ask personal questions.
- He was an eminent scholar.
- Rain looks imminent.
- Everybody was there except James.
- The senator was accused of misusing the funds.
- The disused factory is likely to be demolished.
- It was a boring movie.
- Prices are rising.
- This is not an exhaustive list.
