English Vocabulary Exercise For Grade 9 And 10

 

Test your range of English vocabulary with this interactive exercise.

Fill in the blanks.  

English Vocabulary Exercises

Question 1
1. How did you manage to ------------------ of that snob?  
A
get over
B
get rid of
C
get off
D
get round
Question 2
2. When they found that further resistance was useless, they decided to --------------.
A
give up
B
give in
C
give out
D
give over
Question 3
3. The father was furious at the son but was ---------------- by the mother.
A
held back
B
held in
C
held over
D
held out
Question 4
4. I could not ------------------ him.  
A
keep pace with
B
keep pace at
C
keep pace up
D
keep pace of
Question 5
5. The lights ---------------- several times during the night.
A
went out
B
went off
C
went through
D
went by
Question 6
6. Who ------------------ the sick people in hospitals?  
A
looks after
B
looks for
C
looks up
D
looks on
Question 7
7. The dishonest cashier ---------------- with ten thousand rupees.  
A
made away
B
made after
C
made for
D
made up
Question 8
8. The tiger pounced on the lamb and --------------- with it into the thicket.  
A
make up
B
made off
C
make out
D
make over
Question 9
9. She has ------------------ a lot of sufferings.  
A
passed through
B
passed by
C
passed off
D
passed by
Question 10
10. The police had to use force to --------------------- the violence.  
A
put down
B
put by
C
put off
D
put on
Question 11
11. The case has been ------------------ till next week.  
A
put off
B
put down
C
put by
D
put on
Question 12
12. The party has decided to ------------------ its candidate for the seat.  
A
put up
B
put out
C
put off
D
put in
There are 12 questions to complete.

Answers

  1. How did you manage to get rid of that snob?
  2. When they found that further resistance was useless, they decided to give in.
  3. The father was furious at the son but was held in by the mother.
  4. I could not keep pace with him.
  5. The lights went out several times during the night.
  6. Who looks after the sick people in hospitals?
  7. The dishonest cashier made away with ten thousand rupees.
  8. The tiger pounced on the lamb and made off with it into the thicket.
  9. She has passed through a lot of sufferings.
  10. The police had to use force to put down the violence.
  11. The case has been put off till next week.
  12. The party has decided to put up its candidate for the seat.

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