Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 163 · 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 soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) salty (c) tasty (d) fresh
2. 2.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) proud (c) frightened (d) delighted
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) rude (c) lazy (d) greedy
4. 4.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) interesting (c) heavy (d) boring
5. 5.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) delighted (b) worried (c) excited (d) proud
6. 6.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) painted (b) ate (c) cooked (d) unlocked
7. 7.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) tired (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) excited
8. 8.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) late (b) loud (c) awake (d) asleep
9. 9.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) kite (c) homework (d) shoes
10. 10.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) dry (c) sunny (d) dusty
11. 11.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) helpful (d) selfish
12. 12.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) ignored (c) stopped (d) helped
13. 13.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) loud (c) rowdy (d) quiet
14. 14.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) shoes (b) road (c) change (d) weather
15. 15.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) fried (c) poured (d) chopped
16. 16.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) soft
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) foolish (c) sleepy (d) clever
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) froze (c) melted (d) slept
19. 19.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) threw (c) shared (d) hid
20. 20.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) soft (b) warm (c) fresh (d) stale
21. 21.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) famous (c) tiny (d) unknown
22. 22.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flows (c) jumps (d) flies
23. 23.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) softer (b) thinner (c) bigger (d) smaller
24. 24.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) angry (b) hungry (c) excited (d) tired
25. 25.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) boring (c) funny (d) sad
26. 26.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) planted (b) repaired (c) broke (d) ate
27. 27.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) drops (c) flowers (d) pieces
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dark (c) dull (d) bright
29. 29.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) plants (b) paints (c) reads (d) cooks
30. 30.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) pleased (c) worried (d) bored
31. 31.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) missed (c) washed (d) drove
32. 32.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) high (c) deep (d) under
33. 33.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) slept (c) flew (d) boiled
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) straight (c) narrow (d) wide
35. 35.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) ate (b) wrote (c) drank (d) swam
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) froze (c) slept (d) melted
37. 37.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) drank (b) threw (c) ate (d) painted
38. 38.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) clear (b) crowded (c) wide (d) empty
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) honest (c) kind (d) greedy
40. 40.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) careless (b) scared (c) lazy (d) brave

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