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. Some words may require the plural form.
1 - Do you know that the antonym (the opposite) for the word eternal is ____________?
2 - My best friend wrote a hilarious ____________ in my Yearbook which made me laugh every time I read it!
3 - Since the MTA is so reliable in Boston, it was not an ____________ to his flexibility to be without a car for a whole year.
4 - In her teens, Alexandra rode horses, her favorite ____________, and read as much as possible about them.
5 - My great-grandfather wrote a ____________ of 220 pages about his travels from the East Coast all the way west to the Mississippi River.
6 - The heliocopter flew low enough over the valleys and mountains of Maui in order for us to admire the varied ____________ of that glorious island.
7 - Do you think there is documentation to suggest that the Puritan's strict and rigid rules would ____________ dancing and playing cards for all their faithful?
8 - As General Thomas approached the ____________, a silence descended upon the audience who had anticipated his speech for several days.
9 - In my ____________ Speech class, students would choose to share all kinds of subjects as we practiced our speaking abilities.
10 - My uncle, a minister, often talked about the value of ____________ which could provide emotional solace to those who believed.
11 - It was ____________ for me to get my dufflebag packed very quickly if I wanted to catch that 2:30 flight.
12 - Since it was important to be on time, my Mom suggested we ____________ our watches so that our meeting would occur at precisely 5:00.
Feel free to make a copy!
Try other creative exercises from Session #128:
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S128Level 2-FITB-you are here"] --
["S128Level 1-FITB"] --
["S128Level 3-FITB"]
Definition MATCH: ["S128Level 1-Match"] --
["S128Level 2-Match"] --
["S128Level 3-Match"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S128Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S128Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S128Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Crosswords: ["S128Level 1-C/W"] --
["S128Level 2-C/W"] --
["S128Level 3-C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at:
["S128 Level 1"] --
["S128 Level 2"] --
["S128 Level 3"]
Post your story: Don't forget to email your own story using these words to Post-my-story at Vocabulary University. To see examples of other people's vocabulary stories from previous sessions click here.
ANSWERS: 1 - temporal; 2 - inscription; 3 - impediment; 4 - quadruped; 5 - chronicle; 6 - topography; 7 - proscribe; 8 - podium; 9 - extemporaneous; 10 - scripture; 11 - expedient; 12 - synchronize.
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