Directions (1-10): Fill up the blanks in each of the following sentences using the correct form of the word given in bracket out of the four given alternatives.
Q1. The children were playing ________ (happy) in the field.
(a) happiness
(b) happily
(c) with happy
(d) with happily
Q2. Do not ________ (invasion) other’s privacy.
(a) invading
(b) invaded
(c) invade
(d) invasions
Q3. There is ________ (abound) scope for improvement in your essay.
(a) abounds
(b) abounding
(c) abundance
(d) abundant
Q4. The child has ________ (dear) itself to everybody.
(a) endear
(b) endeared
(c) dearing
(d) dearly
Q5. This agreement will ________ (strong) the ties between the two countries.
(a) strongly
(b) strength
(c) strengthen
(d) strengthened
Q6. It is easy to ________ (sermon), but difficult to practice.
(a) sermons
(b) sermonize
(c) sermoned
(d) sermonized
Q7. The girl was full of ________(admire) for the new building.
(a) admired
(b) admiring
(c) admirably
(d) admiration
Q8. The leader ________ (apology) publicly for his actions.
(a) apologize
(b) apologized
(c) apologetic
(d) apologizing
Q9. The girl is ________ (justice) her action on moral grounds.
(a) justiced
(b) justify
(c) justified
(d) justifying
Q10. She has firm ________ (believe) in herself.
(a) belief
(b) believed
(c) believing
(d) believes
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Happily is correct word from.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Invade is correct word from.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. abundant-existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. endeared-cause to be loved or liked.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Strengthen is correct word from.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. sermonize-deliver an opinionated and dogmatic talk to someone.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Admiration is correct word from.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Apologized is correct word from.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Justifying is correct word from.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Belief is correct word from.
