Directions: Choose the best word to complete each sentence or question. author article bask build crew click death disaster excuse extreme fight fur ground hatch indeed legend meat mystery noodle onion |
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1. The story of how Joe saved his little brother from drowning grew into a family __________. 2. Once the __________ thaws out in the spring, we can start planting our vegetables. 3. Thanks to the courage of the _________, the ship was able to avoid a catastrophe at sea. 4. Spaghetti __________ are easy to cook and fairly inexpensive. 5. If you __________ a ballpark in the middle of a cornfield, will people go to it? 6. Cutting and chopping a strong __________ can bring a person to tears. 7. The __________ of a famous novel came to our school to talk about his latest book. 8. There’s a very interesting __________ about North Korea in the latest issue of The Economist. 9. __________ weather in recent years has been responsible for causing a lot of physical damage to the country. 10. Information is just one __________ away on the internet. 11. Rachel gave up eating __________ and is now a vegetarian. 12. It takes about three weeks for a chicken egg to __________. 13. When asked, Harold said that he did, __________, want to go out with us on Friday. 14. A person diagnosed with cancer may be in a __________ for his or her life. 15. People who __________ in the sun for too long are likely to get a sunburn. 16. It took Penelope several months to get over the __________ of her cat. 17. In the event of a __________, the Red Cross is available to help survivors. 18. The fate of the people onboard the lost flight remains a __________. 19. There’s really no __________ for bad behavior in public. 20. Our cat has long, soft __________ that gets tangled if it’s not combed. Click here to go to the Word of the Day page. Answers: 1. legend; 2. ground; 3. crew; 4. noodles; 5. build; 6. onion; 7. author; 8. article; 9. Extreme; 10. click; 11. meat; 12. hatch; 13. indeed; 14. fight; 15. bask; 16. death; 17. disaster; 18. mystery; 19. excuse; 20. fur |