Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 155 · 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 baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) lost (c) ripe (d) found
2. 2.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) soft (c) warm (d) stale
3. 3.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) reads (c) eats (d) throws
4. 4.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) unknown (c) tiny (d) famous
5. 5.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) painted (b) cooked (c) ate (d) unlocked
6. 6.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) waited (c) ate (d) ran
7. 7.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) plants (b) reads (c) paints (d) cooks
8. 8.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) delighted
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) honest
10. 10.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) heavy (c) huge (d) small
11. 11.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) shoes (b) homework (c) medicine (d) kite
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) clever (b) foolish (c) sleepy (d) honest
13. 13.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) soft (c) loud (d) sweet
14. 14.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) colours (c) pieces (d) drops
15. 15.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) feathers (b) leaves (c) bubbles (d) pebbles
16. 16.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) awake (c) tired (d) fresh
17. 17.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) high (c) deep (d) under
18. 18.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) delighted (c) bored (d) proud
19. 19.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) bright (c) clear (d) sunny
20. 20.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) ate (b) broke (c) planted (d) repaired
21. 21.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) hardworking (c) rude (d) lazy
22. 22.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) dark (d) wide
23. 23.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) wilted (c) danced (d) bloomed
24. 24.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) ignored (d) helped
25. 25.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) dusty (c) sunny (d) dry
26. 26.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) interesting (c) heavy (d) boring
27. 27.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) paint (b) cook (c) brush (d) wear
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) froze (c) melted (d) slept
29. 29.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) sleeps (c) flows (d) jumps
30. 30.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) tasty (c) cold (d) salty
31. 31.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) clean (c) muddy (d) dirty
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dark (b) tiny (c) dull (d) bright
33. 33.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) slept (c) froze (d) flew
34. 34.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) dark (c) dull (d) bright
35. 35.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) roots (c) fruits (d) branches
36. 36.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) polite
37. 37.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) clear (c) wide (d) empty
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) wide (b) narrow (c) clear (d) straight
39. 39.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) paint (c) close (d) open
40. 40.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) road (b) shoes (c) weather (d) change

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