4000 Essential English Words 4

Exercise 1
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
1. negative / misfortune
Greg had the___________ of falling in a pool, though he didn’t know how to swim.
The experience left him with__________ feelings about swimming pools.
2. bruise / altogether
After one day, the___________on her lip began to go away. In a week, it had
disappeared__________ .
3. per / sake
For the__________ of fairness, we tried to divide the pizza equally. One pizza was
enough to give three slices__________ person.
4. disobedient / pleaded
A woman___________with the child to behave in the store. The child, however,
continued to be__________ .
5. source / glimpsed
They walked past a large river, which the guide said was the___________of a
waterfall. They finally___________ the waterfall when they reached the bottom of
the hill.
6. stitched / hoop
The girl wanted to make her plastic__________ look pretty, so she__________
cloth around it.
7. custom / bind
The family was___________tightly. For example, on Saturdays, it was their_________
to go to the park together.
8. stern / ripped
The___________teacher was angry to see the students passing notes. She took the
note from the students and__________ it into pieces.
9. thump / scraped
The boy lost his balance and fell with a __________ . When he got up, he noticed
that he’d ___________ his elbow.
10. vehement / foresee
The coach didn’t __
the loss for his team. So, after the game, he was

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Exercise 2
U D 1 A Match the phrases to make complete sentences.
1. Kelly had the misfortune of breaking_____ .
2. The disobedient dog ran away 
.
3. She felt bound to her friends because she had 
.