English Vocabulary Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. Gems have a natural ……………………….

radiance

radiant

2. She looked ……………………….. in that pink

dress.

radiant

radiance

3. He was known for his ……………………….. views

on politics and religion.

radical

rationale

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4. The storm ………………………… for hours and

then subsided.

raged

waged

raced

5. The ………………………. clothes that he was

wearing clearly indicated that he was poor.

raged

ragged

rugged

6. Farmers ………………………. cattle.

rise

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raise

7. He was ………………………. by his grandparents.

risen

raised

8. The boy ………………………… from his seat and

said that he wanted to ask a question.

raised

rose

9. Epidemics are still ……………………….. in many

parts of the world.

rampant

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rampage

10. Although it was a ……………………….. plan it

failed because of the flawed execution.

rational

rationale

radical

11. Could anyone explain the ………………………..

behind this?

rational

rationale

radical

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Answers
1. Gems have a natural radiance.

2. She looked radiant in that pink dress.

3. He was known for his radical views on politics and religion.

4. The storm raged for hours and then subsided.

5. The ragged clothes that he was wearing clearly indicated that he was poor.

6. Farmers raise cattle.

7. He was raised by his grandparents.

8. The boy rose from his seat and said that he wanted to ask a question.

9. Epidemics are still rampant in many parts of the world.

10. Although it was a rational plan it failed because of the flawed execution.

11. Could anyone explain the rationale behind this?

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