Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 190 · 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 puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) awake (c) fresh (d) tired
2. 2.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) empty (c) famous (d) tiny
3. 3.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) deep (c) under (d) high
4. 4.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) paint (c) open (d) close
5. 5.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) loudly (b) softly (c) slowly (d) quietly
6. 6.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) dull (c) dark (d) bright
7. 7.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dark (b) dull (c) tiny (d) bright
8. 8.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) waste (c) save (d) burn
9. 9.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) scary (c) boring (d) funny
10. 10.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) cook (c) brush (d) paint
11. 11.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) froze (c) flew (d) slept
12. 12.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) polite (d) greedy
13. 13.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) bored (b) sleepy (c) angry (d) delighted
14. 14.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) ate (c) drank (d) wore
15. 15.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) angrily (d) quickly
16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) hot (b) dark (c) gentle (d) cold
17. 17.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) loud (b) rowdy (c) quiet (d) noisy
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) rude (c) honest (d) lazy
19. 19.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) softer (d) thinner
20. 20.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) careless (c) rude (d) patient
21. 21.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) angry (c) tired (d) excited
22. 22.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) jumps (c) flies (d) flows
23. 23.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) interesting (b) heavy (c) boring (d) dull
24. 24.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) siren (b) story (c) smile (d) song
25. 25.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) dry (c) cold (d) sunny
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) greedy (b) generous (c) kind (d) honest
27. 27.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) smiling (b) raining (c) shining (d) singing
28. 28.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) clear (c) cloudy (d) sunny
29. 29.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) sings (b) smiles (c) barks (d) moos
30. 30.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) pleased (c) bored (d) worried
31. 31.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) delighted (c) frightened (d) bored
32. 32.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) proud (c) lost (d) ripe
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) short (b) tall (c) tiny (d) flat
34. 34.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) dirties (c) cleans (d) hides
35. 35.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) shoes (b) medicine (c) kite (d) homework
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) sleepy (c) foolish (d) clever
37. 37.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) eats (c) drinks (d) sleeps
38. 38.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) waited (c) sang (d) ate
39. 39.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) drops (c) flowers (d) pieces
40. 40.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) clean (b) dark (c) dirty (d) muddy

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