Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. It is very difficult to give ……………………….. criticism.
Objective criticism means impartial criticism.
2. Paying taxes is …………………………..
If something is obligatory, it is compulsory.
3. How can you be so ………………………. to her rude remarks?
If you are oblivious to something, you are unmindful of it.
4. Don’t be so ……………………….. in other people’s affairs.
Obtrusive means interfering or meddling.
5. The weather was good except for an ………………………… shower.
Occasional means taking place from time to time.
6. An egg with two yolks is an ………………………..
Oddity means rarity.
7. The peoples of the two countries must learn to understand …………………………
One another applies to more than two people while each other applies to only two people.
8. The army’s ……………………… march continued.
Onwards can only be an adverb. Onward is always correct as an adjective or an adverb.
9. Now would be an ………………………….. time to buy a new book.
Opportune means favourable or advantageous.
10. The experiment was conducted under ………………………….. conditions.
Optimum means ideal or perfect. Optimal means the same.
11. Which of the following phrases mean in good faith?
Bona fide means in good faith.
12. The Ohio river forms the boundary …………………………. Kentucky and Indiana.
To speak of two distinct objects we use between.
Answers
1. It is very difficult to give objective criticism.
2. Paying taxes is obligatory.
3. How can you be so oblivious to her rude remarks?
4. Don’t be so obtrusive in other people’s affairs.
5. The weather was good except for an occasional shower.
6. An egg with two yolks is an oddity.
7. The peoples of the two countries must learn to understand one another.
8. The army’s onward march continued.
9. Now would be an opportune time to buy a new book.
10. The experiment was conducted under optimum / optimal conditions.
11. Which of the following phrases mean in good faith? Bona fide
12. The Ohio river forms the boundary between Kentucky and Indiana.
