Vocabulary exercise

Complete the following sentences with appropriate words.

1. Public speaking can be very ……………………………………….. (exhausting / exhaustive)

2. The writer’s treatment of the subject is very ………………………………………… (exhaustive / exhausting)

3. He writes English with ……………………………………… (facility / faculty)

4. Only the virtuous can enjoy true ………………………………………….. (facility / felicity)

5. The villagers were so ………………………………………… that they believed everything the traveler told them. (credible / credulous)

6. The city of Madurai is ………………………………….. for its temples. (famous / illustrious)

7. He was in ………………………………… danger of drowning. (eminent / imminent)

8. I must ……………………………….. the privilege of meeting them as I have something more important to do. (forgo / forego)

9. The slave …………………………………….. the king to set him free. (implored / explored)

10. The celebrated old city nowadays presents a ……………………………………. appearance. (funeral / funereal)

Answers

1. Public speaking can be very exhausting.

2. The writer’s treatment of the subject is very exhaustive.

3. He writes English with facility.

4. Only the virtuous can enjoy true felicity.

5.  The villagers were so credulous that they believed everything the traveler told them.

6. The city of Madurai is famous for its temples.

7. He was in imminent danger of drowning.

8. I must forgo the privilege of meeting them as I have something more important to do.

9. The slave implored the king to set him free.

10. The celebrated old city nowadays presents a funereal appearance.