Complete the following sentences.

1. Keep …………………. otherwise the bird might fly away. (quiet / quite)

2. As they had no children, they ……………… a girl. (adopted / adapted)

3. She is a ………………. old lady. (respectable / respectful)

4. The speech was ………………… uninteresting. (rather / fairly)

5. The soldiers fired ………………….. (indefinitely / indiscriminately)

6. The two brothers were …………………… of murder. (convicted / convinced)

7. The room was filled with ………………… (laugh / laughter)

8. I cannot read your writing; it is quite ………………….. (legible / illegible)

9. Fresh air and good food are …………………. to health. (beneficial / beneficent)

10. He asked me to …………………… his wages. (rise / raise)

11. The boy ………………… his whistle. (blew / blue)

12. They threw a ………………. party to celebrate the occasion. (grand / grant)

Answers

1. Keep quiet otherwise the bird might fly away.

2. As they had no children, they adopted a girl.

3. She is a respectable old lady.

4. The speech was rather uninteresting.

5. The soldiers fired indiscriminately.

6. The two brothers were convicted of murder.

7. The room was filled with laughter.

8. I cannot read your writing; it is quite illegible.

9. Fresh air and good food are beneficial to health.

10. He asked me to raise his wages.

11. The boy blew his whistle.

12. They threw a grand party to celebrate the occasion.