Parts of Speech Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. A receptionist should have ...............................

manners.

please

pleasure

pleasant

2. This is a minor surgical ............................ that

can be carried out under local anesthetic.

proceed

procedure

proceeding

3. The audience began to ..................................

the performance of the band.

applaud

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applause

4. The singers were given a thunderous

............................

applaud

applause

5. The government has taken several

............................ to uplift the marginal sections
of the society.

initiatives

initiate

initiation

6. It was ........................... for the woman to watch

the sufferings of her child.

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agony

agonizing

7. The goons tried to ............................. the

shopkeepers.

threat

threaten

8. He pays us ........................... visits.

occasion

occasional

9. The minister gave a ........................... reply to

the charges leveled by the opposition.

befit

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befitting

10. He will always remain a source of

........................... for us.

inspire

inspiring

inspiration

inspirational

11. Dogs rarely attack without ............................

provoke

provocation

provocative

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12. She stared at the skyscrapers in

..............................

bewilder

bewilderment

Answers
A receptionist should have pleasant manners.
This is a minor surgical procedure that can be carried out under local anesthetic.
The audience began to applaud the performance of the band.
The singers were given a thunderous applause.
The government has taken several initiatives to uplift the marginal sections of the society.
It was agonizing for the woman to watch the sufferings of her child.
The goons tried to threaten the shopkeepers.
He pays us occasional visits.
The minister gave a befitting reply to the charges leveled by the opposition.
He will always remain a source of inspiration for us.
Dogs rarely attack without provocation.
She stared at the skyscrapers in bewilderment.

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