Class 10 vocabulary exercise for TN board

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.

1. She is …………………… of her rich neighbours. (envy)

2. It is a …………………. topic. (contention)

3. He was sacked because his performance was not …………………………. (satisfaction)

4. The striking unions are going to …………………….. their agitations. (intense)

5. Excessive ………………………. to ultraviolet rays can cause cancer. (expose)

6. Without …………………….. wild animals do not normally attack humans. (provoke)

7. They used very ……………………… language. (provoke)

8. As people grow older, they become more ………………………. (irritate)

9. History is all about …………………….. names and years. (memory)

10. This is a baseless ………………………. (accuse)

11. I have no words to express my ……………………… (grateful)

12. The ……………………….. boy always finds him in trouble. (mischief)

Answers

1. envious, 2. contentious, 3. satisfactory, 4. intensify, 5. exposure, 6. provocation, 7. provocative, 8. irritable, 9. memorising, 10. accusation, 11. gratitude, 12. mischievous