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 - It was a sad day when _____ occurred on the old Victorian home in which a ninty-four year old woman had lived.
2 - When the crook double-crossed his partner, he was labeled a _____ and, consequently, no one trusted his word again.
3 - The Baptist Church Executive Board said the pickets outside the convention building were really _____s who just wanted drugs and prayers to be used together during services.
4 - That lovely, spacious and elegant home you described is in an _____ neighborhood where few houses sell for less than 300,000 dollars.
5 - Are you aware that in the state of California, a seller must _____ every detail he/she knows about the house so that the buyer is fully informed?
6 - The astronaut could attest absolutely to the authencity of the _____ rocks from the Moon which he had just removed from the spaceship.
7 - When the documents had been completed, the lawyer was able to _____ each copy to his clients in a timely manner.
8 - In a _____ and surly tone, Tommy turned to his older brother and said, "You and who else are going to make me eat spinach?"
9 - The purchase of my new car will not _____ my taking a much-needed vacation in six months.
10 - Gerald Ford believed that Richard Nixon had committed _____ crimes which should be "forgiven" for the good of the nation's welfare.
11 - Does your college have an _____ in place in which scholarship money can be granted?
12 - In a _____ tone, my mother told me a big secret: we would give my brother a surprise party in one hour.
Feel free to make a copy!
Try other creative exercises from Session #129:
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S129Level 2-FITB-you are here"] --
["S129Level 1-FITB"] --
["S129Level 3-FITB"]
Definition MATCH: ["S129Level 1-Match"] --
["S129Level 2-Match"] --
["S129Level 3-Match"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S129Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S129Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S129Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Crosswords: ["S129Level 1-C/W"] --
["S129Level 2-C/W"] --
["S129Level 3-C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at:
["S129 Level 1"] --
["S129 Level 2"] --
["S129 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 - foreclosure; 2 - traitor; 3 - infidel; 4 - exclusive; 5 - disclose; 6 - bone fide; 7 - render; 8 - defiant; 9 - preclude; 10 - pardonable; 11 - endowment; 12 - confidential.
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