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 - When I ask if I can go shopping, my Mom always seems to get a ____________ look on her face as she thinks about her answer and, therefore, I am never quite sure whether she will say yes or no!
2 - Were you aware that generally the summer and winter____________ takes place on approximately June 21st and about December 22?
3 - I found the ____________, located at the end of the novel, to be full of informative material which helped me better understand certain key events.
4 - Did you know that my Dad is going to ____________ my Mom into having dinner at a fancy local restaurant by bringing her flowers and buying her a new blue dress?
5 - The flood victims were grateful to see the narrow ____________ which allowed safe passage across the turbulent river to high, dry ground.
6 - The car accident occured in an ____________ moment, shocking the passengers as the car slid on black ice and turned 360 degrees before coming to a stop at the concrete divider.
7 - It was with tremendous positive approval that the university was able to ____________ its former president who had been an outstanding leader in its community.
8 - Don't you have difficulty, too, when you have to examine the length, meter and rhyme scheme of this ____________ ?
9 - Did your physician tell you that it is ____________ to have a malaria shot before venturing into African nations where the disease is particularly virulent?
10 - At the time of the accident, I was especially glad to have medical coverage with a low ____________ policy because my savings account was almost empty.
11 - The prisoner, released from the ____________ after serving fourteen years of hard time, had maintained a good record and the warden hoped Perry would become a reformed citizen.
12 - I bet my brother $3.00 that given my expertise, my ____________ at picking tomatoes would easily exceed his numbers in the same amount of time.
Feel free to make a copy!
Try other creative exercises from Session #126 :
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S126Level 2 FITB-you are here"] --
["S126Level 1 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 - PENSIVE, 2 - SOLSTICE, 3 - APPENDIX, 4 - SEDUCE, 5 - VIADUCT, 6 - INSTANTANEOUS, 7 - REINSTATE, 8 - STANZA, 9 - INDISPENSABLE, 10 - DEDUCTIBLE, 11 - PENITENTIARY, 12 - PRODUCTIVITY.
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