Test your range of vocabulary with this exercise. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word.

1. The plan never …………………. (materialized / occurred)

2. Mother tends to get ……………… when speaks of her childhood. (mockish / mawkish)

3. She is uncomfortable among strangers as she is rather …………………… (shy / slow-witted)

4. They are planning to buy a house in a …………………. area. (secluded / segregated)

5. Which cat is ………………. to fish? (adverse / averse)

6. Junk foods have an ………………. effect on our health. (adverse / averse)

7. My sister has a ……………….. for rubies. (penchant / flair)

8. He is an ………………. to even his close friends. (enigma / naïve)

9. An idle life left the heiress in a state of ……………….. (ennui / naivety)

Answers

1. The plan never materialized.

2. Mother tends to get mawkish when speaks of her childhood.

3. She is uncomfortable among strangers as she is rather shy.

4. They are planning to buy a house in a secluded area.

5. Which cat is averse to fish?

6. Junk foods have an adverse effect on our health.

7. My sister has a penchant for rubies.

8. He is an enigma to even his close friends.

9. An idle life left the heiress in a state of ennui.