Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 152 · 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: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) sour (d) sweet
2. 2.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) siren (b) smile (c) song (d) story
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) tiny (c) short (d) flat
4. 4.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) awake (d) late
5. 5.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) hungry (d) tired
6. 6.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) calm
7. 7.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) waste (c) spill (d) burn
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dark (b) tiny (c) bright (d) dull
9. 9.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) threw (c) wore (d) ate
10. 10.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) rotten (b) old (c) stale (d) fresh
11. 11.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) high (b) deep (c) inside (d) under
12. 12.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) kite (c) medicine (d) shoes
13. 13.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) save (c) heat (d) spill
14. 14.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) moos (b) smiles (c) barks (d) sings
15. 15.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) ate (b) drank (c) threw (d) painted
16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) honest (c) greedy (d) kind
17. 17.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) boring (c) funny (d) scary
18. 18.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) heavy (b) dull (c) interesting (d) boring
19. 19.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) pieces (c) colours (d) drops
20. 20.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) fresh (c) cold (d) tired
21. 21.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) rude (c) careless (d) patient
22. 22.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) bored (c) pleased (d) angry
23. 23.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) frightened (c) bored (d) proud
24. 24.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) thinner (b) smaller (c) bigger (d) softer
25. 25.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) stopped (b) ignored (c) refused (d) helped
26. 26.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) slept (c) swam (d) flew
27. 27.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) dark (b) wide (c) short (d) narrow
28. 28.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) hid (c) shared (d) wasted
29. 29.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flies (c) jumps (d) flows
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) hot (c) dark (d) gentle
31. 31.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) swam (c) drank (d) ate
32. 32.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) angry (c) afraid (d) glad
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) swift (b) lazy (c) slow (d) sleepy
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) lazy (c) selfish (d) greedy
35. 35.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) polite (d) rude
36. 36.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) ran (c) ate (d) sang
37. 37.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) rides (c) throws (d) eats
38. 38.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) flew (c) slept (d) boiled
39. 39.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) wide (c) new (d) unsafe
40. 40.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) tired (c) fresh (d) lively

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