Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 250 · 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: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) singing (b) smiling (c) raining (d) shining
2. 2.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) barked (c) slept (d) swam
3. 3.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) caught (c) washed (d) missed
4. 4.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) shared (c) hid (d) threw
5. 5.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) pieces (c) colours (d) drops
6. 6.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) waste (b) spill (c) heat (d) save
7. 7.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) tasty (d) salty
8. 8.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) plants (b) cooks (c) reads (d) paints
9. 9.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) burn (c) waste (d) save
10. 10.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) fried (c) poured (d) chopped
11. 11.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) funny (c) sad (d) boring
12. 12.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) smaller (b) thinner (c) softer (d) bigger
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) short (c) tall (d) flat
14. 14.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) shoes (b) road (c) weather (d) change
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) lazy (d) greedy
16. 16.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) soft (b) sweet (c) loud (d) quiet
17. 17.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) bloomed (c) danced (d) wilted
18. 18.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) medicine (c) kite (d) shoes
19. 19.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) tired (b) sleepy (c) excited (d) bored
20. 20.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dusty (c) flooded (d) dry
21. 21.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) unknown (c) tiny (d) famous
22. 22.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) missed (d) feared
23. 23.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) selfish (c) generous (d) greedy
24. 24.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) worried (d) delighted
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) hot (c) dark (d) gentle
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) greedy (b) kind (c) generous (d) honest
27. 27.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) bright (c) clear (d) sunny
28. 28.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) wide (c) new (d) unsafe
29. 29.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) late (b) asleep (c) awake (d) loud
30. 30.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) wore (c) drank (d) ate
31. 31.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) proud (c) ripe (d) found
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) melted (b) grew (c) slept (d) froze
33. 33.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) open (b) paint (c) break (d) close
34. 34.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) hide (c) paint (d) wash
35. 35.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
36. 36.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) ate (c) sang (d) waited
37. 37.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) drank (c) wrote (d) ate
38. 38.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) jumps (b) flows (c) flies (d) sleeps
39. 39.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) heavy (c) small (d) huge
40. 40.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) clear (c) crowded (d) wide

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