Fill in the blanks.

1. The …………………….. condition of the country is not very good. (economic / economical)

2. He was without any …………………….. of the men of his age. (wise / vice)

3. Don’t be rude to her. She is very ………………………. (sensitive / sensible)

4. It was not a …………………….. thing to do. (sensitive / sensible)

5. The policemen …………………… the streets at night. (petrol / patrol)

6. Oxygen has no ………………………. at all. (order / odour)

7. He is the ………………………… to a large estate. (heir / hair)

8. It is better to ……………………. a taxi. (hare / hire)

9. Churchill was an ……………………. politician. (eminent / imminent)

10. An ……………………. vessel has nothing in it. (empty / vacant)

Answers

1. The economic condition of the country is not very good.

2. He was without any vice of the men of his age.

3. Don’t be rude to her. She is very sensitive.

4. It was not a sensible thing to do.

5. The policemen patrol the streets at night.

6. Oxygen has no odour at all.

7. He is the heir to a large estate.

8. It is better to hire a taxi.

9. Churchill was an eminent politician.

10. An empty vessel has nothing in it.