Vocabulary exercise

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.

1. I will not tolerate any …………….. into my privacy. (intrude)

2. He worked so hard that ……………….. he fell ill. (eventual)

3. There is hardly any ……………….. between the father and the son. (resemble)

4. When you reach ……………… there is a change in your mental and physical conditions. (mature)

5. Investigators are baffled by the ……………… disappearance of the boy. (mystery)

6. His performance was ………………. great. (remarkable)

7. Poets gain ………………… from nature. (inspire)

8. The boy’s ………………… capabilities are remarkable. (intellect)

9. He has a thorough ……………….. of the problem. (master)

10. The police could not solve the ……………. surrounding the case. (mysterious)

Answers

1. I will not tolerate any intrusion into my privacy.

2. He worked so hard that eventually he fell ill.

3. There is hardly any resemblance between the father and the son.

4. When you reach maturity there is a change in your mental and physical conditions.

5. Investigators are baffled by the mysterious disappearance of the boy.

6. His performance was remarkably great.

7. Poets gain inspiration from nature.

8. The boy’s intellectual capabilities are remarkable.

9. He has a thorough mastery of the problem.

10. The police could not solve the mystery surrounding the case.