CBSE Grade 9 And 10 English Vocabulary Exercises
Test your range of English vocabulary through this interactive exercise.
Fill in the blanks.
English Vocabulary Exercises
Question 1 |
1. I don’t think that it will be wise for us to --------------- this information from her.
hold in | |
hold back | |
hold over | |
hold out |
Question 2 |
2. The meeting has been ----------------- till next week.
held back | |
held over | |
held out | |
held in |
Question 3 |
3. The roof of a house ----------------- the sun and the rain.
keeps of | |
keeps off | |
keeps in | |
keeps away |
Question 4 |
4. A large number of men and women ----------------- their lives for winning us our independence.
laid off | |
laid down | |
laid aside | |
laid by |
Question 5 |
5. Spoilt rich kids often seem to believe that they can commit a crime and then -------------
get on | |
get over | |
get off | |
get rid of |
Question 6 |
- He -------------- smoking at his wife’s request.
gave in | |
gave up | |
gave out | |
gave away |
Question 7 |
7. The judge promised to ------------------ the matter himself.
go after | |
go in for | |
go into | |
go off |
Question 8 |
8. All of a sudden the gun ----------------
went off | |
go off | |
went out | |
went of |
Question 9 |
9. A large number of people are ----------------- every year by malaria.
carried off | |
carried on | |
carried out | |
carried in |
Question 10 |
10. I shall -------------- you next Monday.
call in | |
call on | |
call upon | |
call for |
Question 11 |
11. Adversity --------------- the best qualities in man.
calls forth | |
calls on | |
calls in | |
calls upon |
Question 12 |
12. The project ---------------- for lack of fund.
fell of | |
fell off | |
fell flat | |
fell through |
Question 13 |
13. The angry mob ----------------- the police men.
fell upon | |
fell out | |
fell back | |
fell off |
There are 13 questions to complete.
Answers
- I don’t think that it will be wise for us to hold back this information from her.
- The meeting has been held over till next week.
- The roof of a house keeps off the sun and the rain.
- A large number of men and women laid down their lives for winning us our independence.
- Spoilt rich kids often seem to believe that they can commit a crime and then get off
- He gave up smoking at his wife’s request.
- The judge promised to go into the matter himself.
- All of a sudden the gun went off
- A large number of people are carried off every year by malaria.
- I shall call on you next Monday.
- Adversity calls forth the best qualities in man.
- The project fell through for lack of fund.
- The angry mob fell upon the police men.