Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the options given below.

(hallucination, habitual, haphazard, habitation, heterogeneous, hilarious, hackneyed, habitat, hereditary, )

1. The Western plains were the ………………… of the buffalo.

2. These huts are not fit for ……………………

3. Rohan has become a ………………….. offender.

4. The play had a ……………………. plot.

5. You didn’t see a ghost. It was just a …………………………

6. You can’t work in such a ………………… way if you want to get the job done.

7. Is baldness …………………….?

8. It was a ……………………… group of rich and poor, old and young.

9. The comedian told several ………………… stories.

Answers

1. The Western plains were the habitat of the buffalo.

2. These huts are not fit for habitation.

3. Rohan has become a habitual offender.

4. The play had a hackneyed plot.

5. You didn’t see a ghost. It was just a hallucination.

6. You can’t work in such a haphazard way if you want to get the job done.

7. Is baldness hereditary?

8. It was a heterogeneous group of rich and poor, old and young.

9. The comedian told several hilarious stories.

Meanings

Habitat – native environment, natural home

Habitation – occupation, dwelling

Habitual – constant, chronic, addicted

Hackneyed – commonplace, stale, banal

Hallucination – delusion, fantasy

Haphazard – disorganized, unmethodical

Hereditary – inherited

Heterogeneous – mixed, varied, diverse

Hilarious – very funny, comical