Vocabulary | Gap Fills

Complete the following sentences using one of the given options.

1. ………………….. makes one perfect.

a) Practice

b) Practise

2. He will stay here …………………….. you come.

a) until

b) before

3. The girl was asked to …………………. her music lessons daily.

a) practice

b) practise

4. Maya always hopes for the best. She is …………………

a) optimistic

b) pessimistic

5. Boswell wrote the …………………. of Dr. Johnson.

a) autobiography

b) biography

6. People who …………………. Africa are mainly Negroes.

a) inhabit

b) inhibit

7. Most people willingly …………………. to the customs of the society.

a) confirm

b) conform

8. Will you please …………………. me your pen.

a) lend

b) borrow

9. It is not ……………….. to cheat a customer.

a) fair

b)  fare

10. We are …………………. of winning the match.

a) confident

b) confidential

11. I have lost my bag. Can I ……………….. some money from you?

a) borrow

b)  lend

12. Nobody lives in Mars. Venus is also not …………………

a) inhibited

b) inhabited

Answers

1. Practice makes one perfect.

2. He will stay here until you come.

3. The girl was asked to practise her music lessons daily.

4. Maya always hopes for the best. She is optimistic.

5. Boswell wrote the biography of Dr. Johnson.

6. People who inhabit Africa are mainly Negroes.

7. Most people willingly conform to the customs of the society.

8. Will you please lend me your pen?

9. It is not fair to cheat a customer.

10. We are confident of winning the match.

11. I have lost my bag. Can I borrow some money from you?

12. Nobody lives in Mars. Venus is also not inhabited.