This activity is NOT interactive, but the answers are at the bottom of this page. You have permission to make a hard copy for further vocabulary study.
Word bank for the sentences below (words are listed alphabetically): Fill in the blanks with the correct word choice.
1 - During the electrical storm, there was so much ____________ on the radio that I finally gave up trying to listen and turned it off.
2 - On Saturday afternoon, my Dad paid me ____________ for mowing the lawn, washing our car and finally cleaning out half of the garage.
3 - In the euphoria of a World Series win, it is almost impossible to ____________ a crowd which only wants to celebrate rather than maintain a semblance of order.
4 - The wilting flowers were a result of the gardener's ____________ in watering and fertilizing the plants just when he felt like it, not when care was needed.
5 - Didn't you notice that when the baby first had an ____________ to solid food, he was not at all interested in eating anything from a jar?
6 - If it had not been for Kinko's ability to ____________ pages quickly, I would have panicked when I discovered at 11:00 that I had only one copy of the ledger which had to be submitted at noon.
7 - As a result of her ____________ efforts to practice often at home and to attend dog training classes, Ellen's dog, Molly, won first prize in the obedience tests.
8 - The environmentalists were ____________ defenders of the grove of trees were six eaglets had been sighted in the tallest branches of the stately pines.
9 - Insects and plants are ____________ on each other, and that is why man must be sensitive in his development plans not to disrupt flora and fauna without careful consideration.
10 - After the death of her husband, Jane received a ____________ as his dependent which enabled her to meet necessary expenses.
11 - The train ____________ oversees the passengers to be sure each traveler has the proper ticket to his or her destination.
12 - It didn't take Sam long to ____________ if he could get dressed fast enough to leave. "Yes, I will be ready in under a minute to go have ice-cream!"
Feel free to make a copy!
Try other creative exercises from Session #126 :
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S126Level 1 FITB-you are here"] --
["S126Level 2 FITB"] --
["S126Level 3 FITB"]
Definition MATCH: ["S126Level 1-Match"] --
["S126Level 2-Match"] --
["S126Level 3-Match"]
Crosswords:["S126Level 1 C/W"] --
["S126Level 2 C/W"] --
["S126Level 3 C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at:
["S126 Level 1"] --
["S126 Level 2"] --
["S126 Level 3"]
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ANSWERS: 1 - STATIC; 2 - COMPENSATION; 3 - SUBDUE; 4 - INCONSISTENCY; 5 - INTRODUCTION; 6 - REPRODUCE; 7 - PERSISTENT; 8 - STAUNCH; 9 - INTERDEPENDENT; 10 - PENSION; 11 - CONDUCTOR; 12 - PONDER.
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