Name: Date:

Class: Teacher:

Missing Words
Why did it take the monster ten months to finish a book? Because he wasn't very
hungry.
A number of words have been removed from each sentence
and listed below the sentence. Use the listed words to fill the
blanks in the sentence.

1. It is __________ that learners are taught the different registers of ____ language, ____
debate is an excellent oportunity for them to _________ formal usage.
A. IMPORTANT B. AND C. PRACTISE D. THE

2. When you consider that plastic bags take between 500 and 1,000 years to degrade, you
wonder how _____ has been permitted ___ carry ___ ____ as long as it has.
A. ON B. TO C. THIS D. FOR

3. Although he ____ well known among __________, his music was seldom commercial
enough to bring him to ____ attention of the ________ public.
A. MUSICIANS B. WAS C. GENERAL D. THE

4. In other words, a pandemic disease is an epidemic affecting many _______ over a _____
geographical area, but an _________ is not necessarily _________.
A. EPIDEMIC B. PANDEMIC C. PEOPLE D. WIDE

5. Next time _______ on the beach, before ____ ______ complaining of how crowded it ___,
spare a thought for these people in China!
A. IS B. START C. YOU D. YOU'RE

6. He had _______ his ____ into the family’s affections after meeting her _________ ___
Facebook.
A. ON B. WAY C. WORMED D. DAUGHTER

7. Free Rice ___ a website which, through the UN World Food Program, donates 10 grains of
rice for every _______ you ____ right in a _______ quiz.
A. IS B. ANSWER C. SIMPLE D. GET

8. I ______ use raisins as they are ______ and I always _____ some in ____ kitchen.
A. THE B. OFTEN C. CHEAP D. HAVE

9. If you're a teacher, you are probably already aware of the value of using games as an
educational tool, ____ ___ you're a ________, you probably think ______ are great fun!
A. AND B. GAMES C. IF D. STUDENT

10. When Bradt ____ The Palouse ___________, ________ _____ and limb, he broke the
previous world record of 127 feet, held by Brazilian Pedro Oliveira.
A. LIFE B. RAN C. RISKING D. WATERFALLS

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