Question

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with words from the box. You may use a word more than once. 

carbon    cause    fires    mother 

(i) Gandhiji’s life was devoted to the ________________ of justice and fair play. 

(ii) Have you insured your house against ______________? 

(iii) Diamond is nothing but ____________ in its pure form. 

(iv) If you put too much coal on the fire at once you will ______________ it. 

(v) Smoking is said to be the main _____________ of heart disease. 

(vi) When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put some ___________ into his stories, Somerset Maugham murmured, “No, the other way round”. 

(vii) She is a _____________ copy of her mother. 

(viii) It is often difficult to _____________ a yawn when you listen to a long speech on the value of time

Answer 1

(i) Gandhiji’s life was devoted to the cause of justice and fair play. 

(ii) Have you insured your house against fire? 

(iii) Diamond is nothing but carbon in its pure form. 

(iv) If you put too much coal on the fire at once you will smother it. 

(v) Smoking is said to be the main cause of heart disease. 

(vi) When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put some fire into his stories, Somerset Maugham murmured, “No, the other way round”. 

(vii) She is a carbon copy of her mother. 

(viii) It is often difficult to smother a yawn when you listen to a long speech on the value of time.