Monday, 11 March 2019

Fill in the blanks - verbs

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs:

Anna b_ _k_ her new toy which her grandmother g_ _ t_ _ her for her birthday. It was a porcelain doll. She had p_ _c_ _ it on her table. When she p_ l l _ _ one of the books from a pile of books, the doll was k n--k-- over. It h-- the floor face down, with a thud. Worriedly, she p_ _k_ _ up the doll. Its nose had b_ _ k _ _. With a sad face, she l_ _k _ _ at it. She f_ _n _ the broken piece on the floor. She had an idea. A smile a _ p _ _r _ _ on her face. She
o _ _n _ _ the glue tube, a_ _l _ _ _ it on the doll's nose and
fi _ _ _  it. She left it u _dis _ _ r _ ed for a few hours and
ch _ _ k _ _  it afterwards. She was very happy to see her favourite fixed.
 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words closest in meaning to the words in the brackets: use a dictionary/thesaurus.


1. S--------(walking) along the lake shore, the family enjoyed the early morning sunshine.

2. B-------(confused) by the difficult question, Sara asked for help.

3. The witch gave a m---------(evil) look at the apple before she cast a spell on it.

4. The witch c------(laughed) d--------ly (extremely happily in a confused manner) when the little girl touched the apple.

5. The sweet scent of the candle l------- (persisted) in the room even after the candle was put out.

6. B-----(look at) my s---------(extraordinary) art work.

7. W---(careful) of the dangers, she slowly crept into the dark cave. 

8. It was e------(strangely) quiet.

9. Kate r-------(understood) this was a mistake.

10. But she m-------(gathered) up courage and continued.

11. It s------(began) to rain.

12. A t---(small) candle i----------(lit) the room.

13. She could b-----(hardly) see things around the room.

14. From the v----(not clear) s---------(shadow), she was able to figure out some of the items in the room.

15. Suddenly, she heard a scream; she f----(was unable to move) with fear.

16. She felt foot steps a----------(coming towards) her.

17. A flash of lightning lit the room b------(for a short time).

18. At that moment, she saw a d-------(clear) image in the room; it was a her puppy.

19. Filled with d------(happiness), she w--------(said quietly) his name.

20. The dog came running to her. She e-------(hugged) him.

21. T-----------(victoriously), they both hopped out of the cave.