Wednesday, 15 October 2014

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nimble   startled   snipped    agility    snapped  snippets

hale  grasped  gasp  trade  stunned   consumed

devoured  docile  retorted  lax  roving  taut trap



1. The judges praised the ________ and the flow of her movements.

2. She _______ the dried twig into little pieces and used them to build a fire.

3. Her _______ fingers worked a magic on the canvas, creating a fantastic painting of the picturesque landscape.

4. She _______ the irregular edges of the paper to give it a neat look. 

5. Upon entering the castle, we were handed a leaflet containing interesting ________ about its history.

6. The loud thunderous noise certainly _________ everyone in the neighbourhood. 

7. He used a ______ rope and an old tyre to build a swing hanging from the tree branch.

8. She didn't realise that it was a _______ until she was caught in it.

9. _________ on hearing the loud noise, she immediately ran out of her house to check what had happened.

10. Letting out a loud _______, she fainted on seeing her car smashed by the uprooted tree.

11. He was not wary of how his precious time was _______ by watching T.V. and playing video games.

12. He ________ the problem solving techniques quickly and moved up a level within a short period of time.

13. She _______ the whole cake within minutes because she was very hungry.

14. I am generally ________, but the freezing weather gives me sniffles and aches and makes me lethargic.

15. Spice and silk ______ brought the eastern and the western nations together.

16. He enjoys ________ the woods with his friends on his holidays.

17. The local police was blamed to have been ______ in catching the burglars.

18. He _________ he did everything in his ability to find the culprits.

19. He successfully portrays himself as a _______ person, but actually he is not.