Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 238 · 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 ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) selfish (d) generous
2. 2.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) sour (d) sweet
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) slept (c) melted (d) grew
4. 4.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) deep (b) under (c) high (d) inside
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) kind (c) greedy (d) honest
6. 6.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) salty (c) cold (d) tasty
7. 7.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) jumps (b) sleeps (c) flows (d) flies
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) clever (b) foolish (c) sleepy (d) honest
9. 9.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) proud (c) frightened (d) bored
10. 10.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) lost (c) won (d) feared
11. 11.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) tiny (c) empty (d) famous
12. 12.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) waited (c) ate (d) sang
13. 13.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) paint (c) close (d) open
14. 14.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) lost (c) proud (d) ripe
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) strong (c) weak (d) tiny
16. 16.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) ate (b) drank (c) wrote (d) swam
17. 17.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) clear (b) empty (c) wide (d) crowded
18. 18.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) hardworking (c) rude (d) lazy
19. 19.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) ate (c) broke (d) planted
20. 20.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) burn (b) spill (c) waste (d) save
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) wash (b) hide (c) paint (d) clap
22. 22.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) paints (c) reads (d) plants
23. 23.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) softly
24. 24.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) sunny (c) hot (d) dry
25. 25.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) lazy (c) careless (d) brave
26. 26.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) chopped (c) fried (d) boiled
27. 27.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) greedy (d) lazy
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) swift (b) sleepy (c) lazy (d) slow
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) dark (c) hot (d) gentle
30. 30.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) dull (c) bright (d) empty
31. 31.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) tired (d) asleep
32. 32.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) wide (c) dark (d) short
33. 33.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dry (b) sunny (c) flooded (d) dusty
34. 34.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) drinks (c) tells (d) sleeps
35. 35.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) bloomed (c) wilted (d) danced
36. 36.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) angry (b) delighted (c) sleepy (d) bored
37. 37.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) flew (c) slept (d) barked
38. 38.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) excited (b) tired (c) sleepy (d) bored
39. 39.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) soft (c) sweet (d) loud
40. 40.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) angry (c) bored (d) pleased

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