Vocabulary exercise | Gap fills

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

1. She was close to the limit of her ………………… (endure)

2. The priest poured ghee on the ………………… (sacrifice) fire.

3. He is a ……………… (mischief) boy.

4. The criminal gave ………………….. (contradict) statements to confuse the police.

5. I don’t like his …………………….. (insolence) nature.

6. He has always been ………………… (hostility) to me.

7. The student requested the teacher to …………………. (simple) the question.

8. He lives in a world of ………………… (fantastic)

9. We should be proud of our country’s ………………….. past. (glory)

10. The minister’s ………………….. (resign) was accepted by the governor.

11. ………………… breeds contempt. (familiar)

12. While in England, he …………………. (frequent) theaters.

Answers

1. She was close to the limit of her endurance.

2. The priest poured ghee on the sacrificial fire.

3. He is a mischievous boy.

4. The criminal gave contradictory statements to confuse the police.

5. I don’t like his insolent nature.

6. He has always been hostile to me.

7. The student requested the teacher to simplify the question.

8. He lives in a world of fantasy.

9. We should be proud of our country’s glorious past.

10. The minister’s resignation was accepted by the governor.

11. Familiarity breeds contempt.

12. While in England, he frequented theaters.