English vocabulary worksheet

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

1. His …………………… clarified the mystery. (explain)

2. The reporter analyzed the situation with great …………………. (clear)

3. The ………………….. of the water made it unfit to drink. (contaminate)

4. She reached her decision after a great deal of …………………. (contemplate)

5. Freedom of speech is a …………………….. right. (constitution)

6. ………………….. in the patient’s chest made breathing difficult. (constrict)

7. All criticism must be ………………….. (construct)

8. Increased ………………… of paper is depleting our forests. (consume)

9. Spreading ugly gossip is ………………… (contempt)

10. Snobs are usually ……………………… of people they feel to be beneath them. (contempt)

Answers

1. His explanation clarified the mystery.

2. The reporter analyzed the situation with great clarity.

3. The contamination of the water made it unfit to drink.

4. She reached her decision after a great deal of contemplation.

5. Freedom of speech is a constitutional right.

6. Constriction in the patient’s chest made breathing difficult.

7. All criticism must be constructive.

8. Increased consumption of paper is depleting our forests.

9. Spreading ugly gossip is contemptible.

10. Snobs are usually contemptuous of people they feel to be beneath them.