Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word:
1. Jasper was a poor _____ orphaned boy dressed in rags when he met me for the first time.
a) scrauny
b) scrony
c) scrawny
d) scroony
Answer: c)
2. Carlos has filed a complaint in the court against the dishonest trader and therefore he is the __________ in this case.
a) plantiff
b) planetiff
c) planetif
d) plaintiff
Answer: d)
3. Marla was ________ to answer and give out so much information to the stranger.
a) ralectant
b) reluctant
c) reeluctant
d) relectante
Answer: b)
4. The investigator closely ________ the evidence.
a) scrutinised
b) scrootinsed
c) scrutenice
d) scrutenise
Answer: a)
5. The numismatist _________ the script on the ancient coin successfully.
a) dicepher
b) dicipher
c) decipher
d) desifer
Answer: c)
6. The artist captured beautifully all the subtle _____ of the town at the sunset.
a) nuances
b) nuences
c) newances
d) nueances
Answer: a)
7. The businessman carried out all his ________ activities unhindered despite the law banning some illegal activities pursued by him.
a) mercantile
b) marcentile
c) macantile
d) maarcantile
Answer: a)
8. The ________ was pardoned by the principal for his mischief.
a) mescreant
b) mesecraent
c) miscreant
d) masecreant
Answer: c)
9. The report was clearly ______ in favour of the shrewd businessman.
a) miscontured
b) mizcontrued
c) misconstrued
d) misscontrued
Answer: c)
10. The benefactor was known far and wide for his _______.
a) oppulence
b) appulence
c) opluance
d) opulence
Answer: d)
11. The ________ helped Jack in picking out new glasses for better vision.
a) optician
b) optisian
c) oppticiane
d) opticiane
Answer: a)
12. The explorer's thirst for adventure was ____________, always driving him to seek out new lands and discoveries.
a) unkwechable
b) unkwechabel
c) unquenchable
d) unquenchabel
Answer: c)
13. The palace shimmered with _________, with its golden walls and sparkling chandeliers.
a) oppulense
b) oppulence
c) opulense
d) opulence
Answer: d)
14. The teacher showed ___________ by allowing students extra time to finish their homework.
a) leniensy
b) leninse
c) leniency
d) leeniency
Answer: c)
15. Can you give me a __________ summary of the story we just read?
a) succinct
b) sukinct
c) saccint
d) succinkt
Answer: a)
16. After being accused of cheating, Alice felt ____________ because she knew she had followed the rules carefully.
a) endignant
b) endagnant
c) indignant
d) indignent
Answer: c)
17. Although Daniel tried his best, his drawing was still mediocre compared to his classmates' colourful masterpieces.
a) medioker
b) mediocer
c) medeokir
d) mediocre
Answer: d)
18. Manuel faced the _______ of his teacher when he forgot to do his homework.
a) wrath
b) rath
c) rathe
d) wrathe
Answer: a)
19. The king agreed to ___________ to his people's request for a new park in the village.
a) accide
b) asede
c) accede
d) acede
Answer: c)
20. After the bell rang, there was a cheerful __________ of students from the classroom, excited for the weekend ahead.
a) exodus
b) axodus
c) eccodus
d) accodus
Answer: a)
