EXERCISE 4: Sentence Completion
From the Master Words, choose the appropriate word for the blank in each of the following
sentences. Write the word in the space provided at the right.
1. My English teacher can be cruel and ...?...; for example, she assigned a
ten-page paper to write over Thanksgiving break.
2. By what...?... shall we address the visiting dignitary?
3. People will ...?... you if you always talk about your accomplishments.
4. In most sci-fi movies, the ...?... forces are conquered in the end.
5. Keri's mother scolded her for her...?... and told her to work harder.
6. The presidential campaign...?...(d, ed) the news last year.
7. The...?.. drip, drip, drip of the faucet was driving the writer crazy.
8. Indigenous people make a great effort to protect...?... burial grounds.
9. Having once been fooled himself, Cory had...?... knowledge of the scam.
10. The...?... crack needed mending right away or the guitar would break.
