Parts of speech exercise

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

1. The …………. of the new bridge took three years. (construct)

2. Animals make the most …………. homes. (complicate)

3. There is a great deal of ……………. in the kind of homes built by animals. (various)

4. She was in complete ………….. when her husband suddenly left her. (bewilder)

5. The result of the first experiment was ………….. (satisfy)

6. The ……………….. of poverty is the need of the hour. (eradicate)

7. By continuous ………….. the boy mastered the whole poem. (repeat)

8. Human affairs have always been ……………….. related to water. (intricate)

9. This drug has absolutely no chemical  ………………. to any other drug. (similar)

10. His rudeness ……………… my determination to leave him. (reinforcement)

Answers

1. The construction of the new bridge took three years.

2. Animals make the most complicated homes.

3. There is a great deal of variety in the kind of homes built by animals.

4. She was in complete bewilderment when her husband suddenly left her.

5. The result of the first experiment was satisfactory.

6. The eradication of poverty is the need of the hour.

7. By continuous repetition the boy mastered the whole poem.

8. Human affairs have always been intricately related to water.

9. This drug has absolutely no chemical similarity to any other drug.

10. His rudeness reinforced my determination to leave him.