Vocabulary Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 19: Words in context · Set 46 · 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 shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) shoes (b) weather (c) road (d) change
2. 2.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) careless (c) rude (d) hardworking
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) melted (c) grew (d) froze
4. 4.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) drops (c) flowers (d) pieces
5. 5.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) ran (c) sang (d) ate
6. 6.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) tasty (c) cold (d) salty
7. 7.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) boiled (c) flew (d) slept
8. 8.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) famous (b) unknown (c) tiny (d) empty
9. 9.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) careless (c) rude (d) angry
10. 10.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) afraid (c) glad (d) sorry
11. 11.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) used (b) made (c) lost (d) found
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) foolish (c) honest (d) clever
13. 13.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) grew (c) wilted (d) bloomed
14. 14.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) wide (c) unsafe (d) new
15. 15.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) wasted (c) shared (d) hid
16. 16.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) pleased (c) angry (d) bored
17. 17.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) sunny (c) dry (d) dusty
18. 18.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) awake (d) late
19. 19.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) spill (c) heat (d) waste
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) roots (c) branches (d) seeds
21. 21.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) loud
22. 22.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) plants (c) paints (d) reads
23. 23.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) sunny (c) hot (d) dry
24. 24.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) singing (c) smiling (d) shining
25. 25.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) clear (d) crowded
26. 26.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) under (c) high (d) deep
27. 27.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) empty (c) light (d) small
28. 28.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) heavy (c) small (d) huge
29. 29.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) ate (b) threw (c) drank (d) painted
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) wide (c) straight (d) narrow
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) weak (c) strong (d) tired
32. 32.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) angrily (b) quickly (c) loudly (d) slowly
33. 33.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) rides (c) throws (d) reads
34. 34.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) soft (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) loud
35. 35.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) old (c) rotten (d) fresh
36. 36.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) dark (c) bright (d) dull
37. 37.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) fried (b) boiled (c) poured (d) chopped
38. 38.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) painted (b) cooked (c) ate (d) unlocked
39. 39.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) thinner (b) bigger (c) softer (d) smaller
40. 40.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) cook (b) paint (c) wear (d) brush

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