Question

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

Carbon, cause, fire, smother 

(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 from. 

(iv) If you put to 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 as long speech on the value of time.