Ceiling, sealing and roof

Ceiling is the inside top of a room.
This room has a low ceiling.

Sealing is the act of setting a seal.
Please, seal this box.

The roof is the upper covering of a building.
The roof of the house was blown off in the storm.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1.    Time will —————— all wounds.

a)    Heel
b)    Heal
c)    Hail
d)    Hale

2.     She ——————— from a royal family.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1.    The job of a ——————- is very risky.

a)    Minor
b)    Miner
c)    Miser
d)    Miller

2.    I need to buy a ——————— of shoes.

The words which are not derived or developed from other words are called primary words. Primary words are the original words in a language.

Compound words
Some words are formed by joining two or more simple words. These words are called compound words. Examples are: sunlight, however, kindness, undertake etc.

Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms or phrases.

1.    He drops in ————— for a chat with me.

a)    Over and over
b)    Off and on
c)    Of and on
d)    Off and over

2.    I have seen many people falling prey to his ——————–

Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms or phrases.

1.    I have to ——————— with him.

a)    Score an account
b)    Settle an account
c)    Settle a score
d)    Settle a matter

2.    If you had been a little more proactive, this golden opportunity would not have ————————

Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms or phrases.

1.    They pushed the huge rock with ——————- and cleared the way.

a)    Might and power
b)    Power and might
c)    Might and main
d)    Power

2.    They all waited ———————– for the election results to be declared.

Alternate and alternative

Alternate means every other or second of a series. Alternative means the other possibility or option.

You could take the bus as an alternative to train.
There was no alternative, so I agreed to the terms.
I visit my parents on alternate days.

Bazaar and bizarre

Leave and let

To leave is to go. To let is to allow.

I asked him to leave the room. (= I asked him to go from the room.)
Let me go now. (= Allow me to go.)

Note that let is followed  by an infinitive without to.

1.    We sat ———————— as he narrated the stories of his adventures.

a)    All eyes
b)    All ears
c)    Eager
d)    All ear

2.    Since her husband is —————————– she feels quite lost.

a)    Any more
b)    No more
c)    Above board
d)    None of these