Many standardized tests have gap fills exercise. This vocabulary exercise will familiarize you with these kinds of questions.

1. The prime minister’s …………………………… involvement in the scam came in for a lot of criticism in the press.

a) alleged

b) allege

c) allegiance

2. Albert Einstein was a ……………………………………. of Mahatma Gandhi.

a) contemporary

b) contemporaneous

3. That practice was ………………………………. long ago.

a) abandon

b) abandoned

c) abandoning

4. This model, though …………………………………, could help us to understand the evolution of the universe.

a) abstraction

b) abstract

c) abstracts

5. She is keen on taking the …………………………….. track.

a) academics

b) academic

c) academia

6. You will need the correct password to ………………………………. this program.

a) access

b) accessing

c) accessible

7. We have enough room for ……………………………. at least another person.

a) accommodate

b) accommodating

c) accommodated

8. The young actor was ………………………………… by her mother.

a) accompanied

b) accompanying

c) accompanies

9. The new study suggests that pesticides ………………………………. in the soil.

a) accumulate

b) accumulated

c) accumulates

10. There are many ………………………………… in the report.

a) accuracies

b) inaccuracies

b) accuracy

Answers

1. The prime minister’s alleged involvement in the scam came in for a lot of criticism in the press.

2. Albert Einstein was a contemporary of Mahatma Gandhi.

3. That practice was abandoned long ago.

4. This model, though abstract could help us to understand the evolution of the universe.

5. She is keen on taking the academic track.

6. You will need the correct password to access this program.

7. We have enough room for accommodating at least another person.

8. The young actor was accompanied by her mother.

9. The new study suggests that pesticides accumulate in the soil.

10. There are many inaccuracies in the report.