Question

I. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

2. I prefer …………………… to fiction. (Fiction)

3. I feel sick. The fish I ate last night …………………… with me. (Agree)

4. His …………………… (able) to speak French puts him at a ……………………. (Advantage)

6. She swims well despite her ……………………. (able)

8. This so-called translation is pure ……………………. (Sense)

9. Beethoven is regarded as one of the …………………… of classical music. (Mortal)

10. He still suffers considerable …………………… from his injury. (Comfort)

13. She …………………… arrives late. (Vary)

17. It is a popular …………………… that all Scotsmen are mean. (Conception)

18. She has a film …………………… attitude towards her staff. (Sense)

20. Don’t …………………… her; she’s doing her best. (Courage)

21. We sat waiting …………………… for the film to start. (Patiently)

22. They flew …………………… from New York to Paris. (Stop)

Answer 1

I. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

2. I prefer …non-fiction… to fiction. (Fiction)

3. I feel sick. The fish I ate last night …disagrees… with me. (Agree)

4. His …ability… (able) to speak French puts him at .....an advantage…. (Advantage)

6. She swims well despite her …disability…. (able)

8. This so-called translation is pure …nonsense…. (Sense)

9. Beethoven is regarded as one of the …immortals… of classical music. (Mortal)

10. He still suffers considerable …discomfort… from his injury. (Comfort)

13. She …invariably…… arrives late. (Vary)

17. It is a popular ……misconception…… that all Scotsmen are mean. (Conception)

18. She has a film …star…… attitude towards her staff. (Sense)

20. Don’t ……discourage…… her; she’s doing her best. (Courage)

21. We sat waiting ……impatiently…… for the film to start. (Patiently)

22. They flew …directly… from New York to Paris. (Stop)