Vocabulary exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate words.

1. In the …………………………………… we could see those greenish hills towering over the city.

a) distant

b) distance

2. The ancient Indian science of Yoga is very …………………………………. for controlling stress.

a) benefit

b) benefits

c) beneficial

3. The cause of her ……………………………….. remains a mystery.

a) death

b) dead

c) died

4. Her ………………………….. book is selling like hot cakes.

a) late

b) latest

c) later

5. He is full of …………………………………

a) confidence

b) confident

6. She is …………………………………. of her sister’s success.

a) jealous

b) jealousy

7. I spent much of my ……………………………. in a beautiful village.

a) childhood

b) childish

c) childlike

8. The ……………………………….. will triumph in the end.

a) true

b) truth

9. Her daughter is her ………………………………..

a) weakness

b) weak

c) weakly

10. In all …………………………………, she will win.

a) likeness

b) likely

c) likelihood

11. It was a ………………………….. success.

a) grand

b) grant

12. It takes weeks or even months for a new website that start becoming ………………………………. in search results.

a) visible

b) visibility

c) visibly

Answers

1. In the distance we could see those greenish hills towering over the city.

2. The ancient Indian science of Yoga is very beneficial for controlling stress.

3. The cause of her death remains a mystery.

4. Her latest book is selling like hot cakes.

5. He is full of confidence.

6. She is jealous of her sister’s success.

7. I spent much of my childhood in a beautiful village.

8. The truth will triumph in the end.

9. Her daughter is her weakness.

10. In all likelihood, she will win.

11. It was a grand success.

12. It takes weeks or even months for a new website to start becoming visible in search results.