Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 116 · 40 questions

Word tip (Clues all around): Read the whole sentence, including the part after the gap. Find the clue: a reason (because …), a result (so …) or a hint (turn off the tap). Try your word in the gap and read the sentence aloud — it must make sense.

1. 1.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) sunny (c) cold (d) dry
2. 2.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) clear (c) sunny (d) cloudy
3. 3.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) lost (c) ripe (d) found
4. 4.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) high (b) inside (c) under (d) deep
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) rude (c) honest (d) lazy
6. 6.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) interesting (b) dull (c) boring (d) heavy
7. 7.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) poured (c) fried (d) chopped
8. 8.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) hardworking (c) lazy (d) rude
9. 9.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) waste (c) save (d) burn
10. 10.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) loud (c) late (d) asleep
11. 11.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) bored (b) excited (c) sleepy (d) tired
12. 12.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ate (c) waited (d) ran
13. 13.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) whispered (c) cried (d) cheered
14. 14.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dry (b) flooded (c) dusty (d) sunny
15. 15.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) bubbles (b) feathers (c) leaves (d) pebbles
16. 16.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) cook (d) brush
17. 17.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) flew (c) froze (d) slept
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) tiny (c) short (d) flat
19. 19.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) threw (d) ate
20. 20.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) full (b) empty (c) tired (d) short
21. 21.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) empty (c) unknown (d) famous
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) selfish (c) greedy (d) generous
23. 23.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) throws (c) eats (d) reads
24. 24.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) dark (c) clean (d) muddy
25. 25.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) empty (c) bright (d) dull
26. 26.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) open (c) close (d) paint
27. 27.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) patient (c) rude (d) angry
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) foolish (c) sleepy (d) clever
29. 29.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) swam (c) ate (d) drank
30. 30.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) jumps (b) flies (c) flows (d) sleeps
31. 31.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) lost (b) made (c) found (d) used
32. 32.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) quiet (b) silent (c) noisy (d) calm
33. 33.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) road (b) change (c) shoes (d) weather
34. 34.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) softly (b) slowly (c) quietly (d) loudly
35. 35.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) tired (b) fresh (c) cold (d) asleep
36. 36.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) soft (c) stale (d) fresh
37. 37.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) angrily (c) slowly (d) loudly
38. 38.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) soft (d) quiet
39. 39.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) drank (c) threw (d) ate
40. 40.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) fresh (b) rotten (c) stale (d) old

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