Use the word in capitals to form a new word which fits the gap.
#1. The actors have to attend the _______ which are on Mondays and Thursdays. REHEARSE
#2. There will be over a thousand _______ in the marathon. COMPETE
#3. _______, they all survived the accident. MIRACLE
#4. What a silly film! The plot twist just wasn’t _______ at all. BELIEVE
#5. I found the book really _______ so I bought copies for my friends. ENJOY
#6. Sadly there’s not much _______ that she will get the job. LIKELY
#7. Our local college offers a wide _______ of vocational courses. VARY
#8. Even though Stella is quite ________ at public speaking, she gave a superb speech at the charity dinner. EXPERIENCE
#9. Be careful! There is a lot of ice on the pavement so it may be very _______. SLIP
#10. Our staircase is a bit narrow so we would like to _______ it. WIDE
#11. I can tell you with absolute _______ that we will finish the project tomorrow. CERTAIN
#12. Peter needs to give the teacher a doctor’s note to _______ his absence from school yesterday. JUST
The quiz questions are from Exercises 14, 15, and 16
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