Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.

1. The ……………………… of the confidential file created a scandal. (disappear)

2. Investing our savings in stocks was ………………. (disaster)

3. His boss dismissed him because of habitual ………………….. (absent)

4. ………………… is the better part of valor. (discreet)

5. Use your own ……………….. in choosing a job. (discreet)

6. He was chastised for his …………………. manners. (disgrace)

7. He proved his ………………….. by betraying my secret. (disloyal)

8. The boy was sent to the principal’s office for his ………………… behavior. (disrespect)

9. Asking people for money is ………………….. to most of us.(distaste)

10. Being color-blind, he can’t make a …………………. between red and green. (distinct)

Answers

1. The disappearance of the confidential file created a scandal.

2. Investing our savings in stocks was disastrous.

3. His boss dismissed him because of habitual absenteeism.

4. Discretion is the better part of valor.

5. Use your own discretion in choosing a job.

6. He was chastised for his disgraceful manners.

7. He proved his disloyalty by betraying my secret.

8. The boy was sent to the principal’s office for his disrespectful behavior.

9. Asking people for money is distasteful to most of us.

10. Being color-blind, he can’t make a distinction between red and green.