Complete these sentences, using the correct form of the words given.
1/ What a lovely painting! Your daughter must be very _______________. (ART)
2/ Do you know this saying? “_______________ speak louder than words.” (ACT)
3/ English is a _______________ easy language to learn. (COMPARE)
4/ The teacher punished the boy for his_______________. (OBEY)
5/ Librarians spend a lot of time _______________ books. (CLASS)
6/ If you think I’m going to marry you, then I’m afraid you’re very much ______. (TAKE)
7/ Could you _______________ the picture over the sofa? (STRAIGHT)
8/ There was a _______________silence when he mentioned his ex-wife’s name. (DIE)
9/ The USA is a land of _______________. (IMMIGRATE)
10/ She upset him with a _______________ remark about his big nose. (TACT)
11/ She accepted his _______________ for his rude behavior at dinner. (APOLOGIZE)
12/ Whisky is of course an _______________ drink. (ALCOHOL)
13/ The doctor gave her some tablets to _______________ the pain. (RELIEF)
14/ More floods could _______________ hundreds of homes. (DANGER)
15/ He’s afraid of making a decision. He is very _______________. (DECIDE)
16/ What a pity! My final attempt to fix it was _________________. (SUCCESS)
17/ Our firm is no longer _________________ in world markets. (COMPETE)
18/ She felt a sense of ______________when her best friend went to live abroad. (LOSE)
19/ Uncle George lives in an attractive ________________ part of Sydney. (RESIDE)
20/ If you behave with this sort of _________________ to your customers, I don’t think you will remain
in business long. (POLITE)
21/ Martin spoke ________________ because he was so excited. (BREATHE)
22/ He was so sad because the film ended _________________. (HAPPY)
23/ The careful _________________ has made the contest more attractive. (PREPARE)
24/ I apologize for the mistake made by my office. There appears to have been a slight
_________________. (UNDERSTAND)
25/ She got very angry but later she apologized for her _________________. (PATIENT)