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Answer : (i) The man had a guilty ____, so he turned himself in. (conscience/conscious)

Ans: conscience

(ii) I used my ____ to help my neighbour. (discretion/ discrimination)

Ans: discretion

(iii) The train has been _____ for an hour. (stationary/stationery)

Ans: stationary

(iv) A ____ of shoppers crowded the market after the lockdown was lifted. (hoard/horde)

Ans: horde

(v) My experiences in the alien place were ____ due to the issues of food and language. (climatic/climactic)

Answer : (i) There are millions of stars in____________ . (space/the space)

Ans: space

(ii) Keats’ poetry is full of ________imagery. (sensual/sensuous)

Ans: sensuous

(iii) Leave aside the interest, she won’t pay even the_________ amount. (principle/principal)

Ans: principal

(iv) Research demands an___________ study of the subject. (intense/intensive)

Ans: intense

(v) This is not an_____________ list at all but shows the kind of range that is available. (exhaustive/exhausting)

Ans: exhaustive

Answer : (i) He remained _____ to his seat. (glowed/glued)

Ans: glued

(ii) You should wear ____ garments in summer. (lose/loose)

Ans: loose

(iii) He _____before the boss. (coward/cowered)

Ans: cowered

(iv) The player was crying ______. (foul/fowl)

Ans: foul

(v) The chief was _________ of the latest development. (apprised/appraised)

Ans: apprised

Answer : (i) The terrorists ________fear in the minds of the people. (install/ instill)

Ans: instill

(ii) The boys ________ to the words of their teacher. (return/ retort)

Ans: retort

(iii) Ever since the dictator’s________ has arrived people are suffering. (rain/ reign)

Ans: reign

(iv) It is almost ________ to suggest that he does not lie. (ascertain/ ascetic)

Ans: Ascertain

(v) An individual’s life is just a ________ to the grand history of mankind. (preclude/ prelude)

Ans: prelude

Answer : (i) He ran like a ________ through the forest. (doe / dough)

Ans: doe

(ii) The teacher encouraged the students to understand things and not learn by _____. (wrote / rote)

Ans: rote

(iii) Indians were determined to throw away the _______ of foreign rule. (yolk / yoke)

Ans: yoke

(iv) After his morning prayers, the priest remained _____ for the rest the day. (idle / idol)

Ans: idle

(v) The hunter killed the bird sitting on the _______. (bow / bough)

Ans: bough

Answer : (i) We are...............to learn that the President has given his assent to the act (gratified/grateful)

Ans: grateful

(ii) He did not make a single..................to the examination results in his speech.(illusion/allusion)

Ans: allusion

(iii) Make a.....................selection of the books in this library. (judicial/judicious)

Ans: judicious

(iv) The sight of home gave the boys the............to walk fast. (impetus/impetuous)

Ans: impetus

(v) The lawyer used many..................arguments which did not deceive the Judge. (specious/spacious)

Ans: specious

Answer : (i) Slow and _______ wins the race. (study/steady)

Ans: steady

(ii) The farm scientists have discovered a new__________ to combat soil erosion. (device/devise)

Ans: device

(iii) Going back on your word is a ______ of trust (breach/break)

Ans: breach

(iv) A _______of car was following the minister. (fleet/float

Ans: fleet

(v) The businessman tried to________ a deal inspector. (strike/stroke)

Ans: strike

Answer : (i) He got a ________ blow from his enemy. (deadly/deathly)

Ans: deadly

(ii) The ________ of his speech was very lucid and natural. (delivery/deliverance)

Ans: deliverance

(iii) I do not know how to express my gratitude; you have been ________ beneficent to me. (beneficial/beneficent)

Ans:

(iv) My friend will ________ me to the hospital. (accompany/escort)

Ans: accompany

(v) We sat in the ________ of a tree and relaxed a while. (shadow/shade)

Ans: shade

Answer : (in case, but , even though, so, provided, as)

(i) Even though he was late for the meeting, his boss didn’t get angry.

(ii) As he was late for the meeting, his boss became angry.

(iii) I’ll not get angry, provided you are not late for the meeting.

(iv) I started early but I was still late for the meeting.

(v) I’ll give you her telephone number in case you have problems finding her place.

Answer : (i) My teacher said that I need to practise (practice, practise) more.

(ii) The hot weather affects (affects, effects) people in different ways.

(iii) Wouldn’t it be nice if we had to work only on alternate (alternative, alternate) days?

(iv) Our politicians are known to evade (avoid, evade) taxes.

(v) The Principal compliment (complimented, complemented) the students on their fine performance.

Answer : (i) She has a … graceful ………………. appearance.(gracious, graceful)

(ii) Out principal is a man of kind and .…judicious……nature (judicious, judicial)

(iii) He is …sensitive……to both praise and blame. (sensible, sensitive)

(iv) Gandhiji was the …virtual…………… head of the Congress party (virtuous, virtual)

(v) I do not regard his scheme as …practicable …………… (practicable, practical)

(vi) The Equator is an …imaginary …………… line round the world. (imaginative, imaginary)

(vii) The ship sailed ashore in spite of …elementary …………… difficulties. (elemental, elementary)

(viii) Acts of …willful…………… negligence are punishable by law. (willing, willful)

(ix) He was offered a …temporary ……………job. (temporal, temporary)

(x) I am the …rightful……………owner of the house. (rightful, righteous)

Answer : (i) Nehruji made a …historic…….....…. speech in Parliament on this occasion. (historical, historic)

(ii) Such heavy responsibilities cannot be …borne…...............easily. (born, borne)

(iii) The doctor visits him on …alternate ……………….days. (alternative, alternate)

(iv) I do not know why he is … contemptuous ……….towards me. (contemptuous, contemptible)

(v) To work for more than eight hours is quite … exhaustive ……... .(exhaustive, exhausting)

(vi) Democracy does not allow the … persecution ……………..of the minorities. (prosecution, persecution)

(vii) No meeting of the … council ….....…of ministers has been scheduled for tomorrow. (council, cabinet)

(viii) All worldly pleasures are considered to be … momentary ……….by saints. (momentary, momentous)

(ix) Any … tampering …........... of secret documents is punishable by law. (tempering, tampering)

(x) He is an … amiable ……….person to work with. (amiable, amenable)

Answer : ride, diminish, devotion, shout, watch, contest, disastrous, pleasure, philosophizing, finance.

(i) Mohan is …devoted………to his father.

(ii) None seems to have been …pleased…………with his speech.

(iii) She …shouted…………at the peon when he sat down.

(iv) His …financial………….condition is at low ebb now.

(v) Several candidates are … contesting ……………..the Panchayat elections.

(vi) The boy was frightened to … watch ………………the movie.

(vii) What does Samkara’s … philosophy …………….teach us

(viii) Hariharans suspicious moves herald a…disaster.

(ix) In the circus show, I saw a bear … ride ………a bicycle.

(x) The chances of starvation deaths have …diminished…………….today.

Answer : (i) The road accident proved to be… fatal ………… (fateful, fatal)

(ii) He got a … golden …………….. opportunity to qualify in the test. (gold, golden)

(iii) Fariciabad is an … industrial ………….. city. (industrial, industrious)

(iv) An ashram is a quiet …….place. (quite, quiet)

(v) Sohan’s handwriting is… illegible …………. (eligible. illegible)

(vi) We should not disturb the peace … of his mind. (piece. peace)

(vii) You should … cite ……………… an example to strengthen your viewpoint (site, cite)

(viii) Akbar was an … heir ………………..to Humayun. (hair, heir)

(ix) Rajasthan is a well-known … desert …………….. (desert, dessert)

(x) The … principal ……………..turned me out of the class. (principle, principal)

Answer : Value, offend, strike, jealous, put, grant, disturb, learn, fly, economic

(i) The man …put……. into a rage and tore away his garments.

(ii) A sensible man never takes everything for …granted….

(iii) No one seems to have taken … jealously ……at her manners.

(iv) When are you …flying……………out to sea again?

(v) I have no mind to trespass upon you … disturbed………time.

(vi) Try to rise above petty personal … values ………………

(vii) The officer … struck………………. through one paragraph and accepted the rest.

(viii) The report I have received is very … offensive………………indeed.

(ix) She has sent her paper to a … learned……journal.

(x) These new measures will give a boost to our ……economy….

Answer : (i) He seems to be…averse………….. to hard work. (adverse; averse)

(ii) The building does not … conform ……………..to safety regulations (conform; confirm)

(iii) Asharam was accused of …inciting ………the workers against the management. (exciting; inciting)

(iv) Rescue workers rushed to the site of the plane…crash………… (crass; crash)

(v) Gagan uses expensive … stationery ……….for his letters. (stationery; stationary)

(vi) The factory was …seized …………… making toys. (seize0..........d; ceased)

(vii) Shakil is injenious…. at solving difficult crossword puzzles (ingenuous; ingenious)

(viii) I wish you a …speedy………….. recovery (fast; speedy)

(ix) Everybody said that her decision was …judicious……………. (judicious; judicial)

(x) You will have to …forgo……………. your afternoon tea as we have no more sugar. (forego; forgo)

Answer : (i) She has the --right----------------- to this property. (wright ; right)

(ii) He has -devised---- his own method for doing the work.(devised ; deviced)

(iii) Fetch me a ---pail---------- of water. (pale ; pail)

(iv) All the --aircraft------------- of the airline were grounded. (aircraft; aircrafts)

(v) The government has selected the ---site--------------- for the hospital. (Site; cite)

(vi) The --cannons-------------- of Kargil have fallen silent. (canons; cannons)

(vii) The tropic of ---Cancer------------- is an imaginary line. (Cancer; cancer)

(viii) The budget --deficit---------------- could not be offset. (deficit; deficiency)

(ix) When they came down the hill the --descent----------- was steep. (descent; decent)

(x) The government collapsed when there was a --fraction-- in the party. (fraction; faction)