Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. alleviate
2. gain
3. agony
4. attended to
5. ardently
1. The soldier died in _____.
2. Both men _____ supported the war.
3. The drugs did nothing to _____ her pain.
4. A nurse _____ his needs constantly.
5. Do not fight for worldly _____.
Answer key
1. agony
2. ardently
3. alleviate
4. attended to
5. gain
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Tuesday 15 October 2024
Monday 14 October 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. lanes
2. at no cost to
3. grazing
4. glorifies
5. glued
1. The movie _____ violence.
2. Cars are not allowed in the cycle _____.
3. Sheep were _____ in the fields.
4. Her eyes were _____ to the screen (= she did not stop watching it) .
5. Improvements have been made _____ taxpayers.
Answer key
1. glorifies
2. lanes
3. grazing
4. glued
5. at no cost to
1. lanes
2. at no cost to
3. grazing
4. glorifies
5. glued
1. The movie _____ violence.
2. Cars are not allowed in the cycle _____.
3. Sheep were _____ in the fields.
4. Her eyes were _____ to the screen (= she did not stop watching it) .
5. Improvements have been made _____ taxpayers.
Answer key
1. glorifies
2. lanes
3. grazing
4. glued
5. at no cost to
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. tutorials
2. source
3. glued
4. vast
5. luxuries
1. Phones are a _____ of distraction for pupils.
2. We can't afford _____.
3. He is a man of _____ knowledge.
4. How many YouTube _____ do you watch?
5. He spends every evening _____ to the TV.
Answer key
1. source
2. luxuries
3. vast
4. tutorials
5. glued
2. source
3. glued
4. vast
5. luxuries
1. Phones are a _____ of distraction for pupils.
2. We can't afford _____.
3. He is a man of _____ knowledge.
4. How many YouTube _____ do you watch?
5. He spends every evening _____ to the TV.
Answer key
1. source
2. luxuries
3. vast
4. tutorials
5. glued
Sunday 13 October 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. for
2. to
3. from
4. inside
5. of
1. They agreed to desist _____ the bombing campaign.
2. The jury acquitted him _____ murder.
3. Confidence is the key _____ success.
4. Go _____ the house.
5. Inside most of us is a small child screaming _____ attention.
Answer key
1. from
2. of
3. to
4. inside
5. for
1. for
2. to
3. from
4. inside
5. of
1. They agreed to desist _____ the bombing campaign.
2. The jury acquitted him _____ murder.
3. Confidence is the key _____ success.
4. Go _____ the house.
5. Inside most of us is a small child screaming _____ attention.
Answer key
1. from
2. of
3. to
4. inside
5. for
Saturday 12 October 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. at the moment
2. sign
3. shared out
4. rewind
5. notified
1. Headaches may be a _____ of stress.
2. Press the _____ button.
3. Competition winners will be ____ by post.
4. He's in bed _____.
5. Profits are _____ yearly.
Answer key
1. sign
2. rewind
3. notified
4. at the moment
5. shared out
1. at the moment
2. sign
3. shared out
4. rewind
5. notified
1. Headaches may be a _____ of stress.
2. Press the _____ button.
3. Competition winners will be ____ by post.
4. He's in bed _____.
5. Profits are _____ yearly.
Answer key
1. sign
2. rewind
3. notified
4. at the moment
5. shared out
Friday 11 October 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. prevented
2. hard
3. sunrise
4. graduated
5. confusion
1. We left before _____.
2. Times were _____ at the end of the war.
3. The accident could have been _____.
4. She looked about her in _____.
5. He _____ from Harvard this year.
Answer key
1. sunrise
2. hard
3. prevented
4. confusion
5. graduated
1. prevented
2. hard
3. sunrise
4. graduated
5. confusion
1. We left before _____.
2. Times were _____ at the end of the war.
3. The accident could have been _____.
4. She looked about her in _____.
5. He _____ from Harvard this year.
Answer key
1. sunrise
2. hard
3. prevented
4. confusion
5. graduated
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. cult
2. grounds
3. indulging
4. impactful
5. dropped
1. He was acquitted on the _____ of insufficient evidence.
2. Hundreds of bombs were _____ on the city.
3. The speech was very _____ (= powerful).
4. The cartoon has achieved _____ status.
5. His mother spoiled him, _____ his every whim.
Answer key
1. grounds
2. dropped
3. impactful
4. cult
5. indulging
1. cult
2. grounds
3. indulging
4. impactful
5. dropped
1. He was acquitted on the _____ of insufficient evidence.
2. Hundreds of bombs were _____ on the city.
3. The speech was very _____ (= powerful).
4. The cartoon has achieved _____ status.
5. His mother spoiled him, _____ his every whim.
Answer key
1. grounds
2. dropped
3. impactful
4. cult
5. indulging
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