Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 128 · 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: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) serious (b) careless (c) bored (d) lazy
2. 2.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) unlocked (c) ate (d) painted
3. 3.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) tasty (c) salty (d) cold
4. 4.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) sang (c) ran (d) ate
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) honest (c) sleepy (d) clever
6. 6.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) burn (c) waste (d) save
7. 7.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) sings (b) moos (c) smiles (d) barks
8. 8.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) drops (b) flowers (c) pieces (d) colours
9. 9.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) boring (c) funny (d) sad
10. 10.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) brave (b) lazy (c) careless (d) scared
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) branches (d) fruits
12. 12.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) wide (b) narrow (c) short (d) dark
13. 13.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) fresh (c) lively (d) tired
14. 14.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) feared (d) missed
15. 15.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dry (c) flooded (d) dusty
16. 16.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) cried (c) cheered (d) whispered
17. 17.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) strong (c) new (d) wide
18. 18.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) throws (c) eats (d) rides
19. 19.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) afraid (b) angry (c) glad (d) sorry
20. 20.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) spill (c) save (d) heat
21. 21.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) fresh (c) stale (d) soft
22. 22.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) high (b) under (c) inside (d) deep
23. 23.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) frightened (c) delighted (d) bored
24. 24.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) homework (c) shoes (d) kite
25. 25.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) threw (c) wasted (d) shared
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) rude (d) honest
27. 27.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) smiling (b) shining (c) singing (d) raining
28. 28.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) quickly (d) angrily
29. 29.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) dirty (c) muddy (d) clean
30. 30.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) crowded (c) clear (d) empty
31. 31.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) bright (c) sunny (d) clear
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) straight (b) wide (c) clear (d) narrow
33. 33.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) softly (d) quietly
34. 34.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) hide (b) clap (c) paint (d) wash
35. 35.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) tired (b) full (c) empty (d) short
36. 36.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) found (c) lost (d) used
37. 37.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) slept (c) swam (d) barked
38. 38.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) interesting (c) boring (d) heavy
39. 39.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) calm (c) silent (d) quiet
40. 40.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) stopped (c) refused (d) ignored

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