VOCABULARY
Fill
in the blank
with right alternative
.
1. HSLC-1988
A. Today the ……. Of Shillong is pleasant.
(weather /climate)
B. Both the
parties came to an ……. Settlement . (amicable/amiable)
Ans :
a. Climate
b. amicable
2. HSLC-1999
A. My warnings
had no …… on the boy. (affect /effect)
B. He could
not …….. himself to the new situation. (adopt /adapt)
Answers:
a. effect
b. adapt
3.
HSLC-2000
A. He has
easy ……. To the ministers. (excess/access)
B. Hundreds of soldiers were …….. in the
battle.(wounded/injured)
Answers:
a. Access
b. wounded
4.
HSLC-2001
A. The ……..
in my shop is not good today. (sell /sale)
B. He ………
good English. (says /speaks)
Answers:
A. Sale
B. Speaks
5.
HSLC-2002
A. It is
not proper to …….. through an open window. (see/ look)
B. His
parents warning had no …… on him. (affect/ effect)
Answers:
A. Look
B. Effect
6.
HSLC-2003
A. The old
man knew that his death was ………. (imminent/ eminent)
B. Several
boats ……… in the river during the storm. (drowned/ sank)
Answers:
a. imminent
b. sank
7.
HSLC-2004
A. I ……… I had taken your advice. (hope/ wish)
B He will
leave for England ……… ( shortly / recently)
Answers:
a. wish
b. shortly
8.
HSLC-2005
A. August
15 is a …….. day for the Indians. (historic/ historical)
B. He will
lose marks for his ……… handwriting. (eligible/ illegible)
Answers:
a. historic
b.
illegible
9.
HSLC-2006
A. An ……...
writer was invited as the chief guest. (eminent/ imminent)
B. A man of
……… is respected by all. ( principal/ principle)
Answers:
a. eminent
b.
principle
10.
HSLC-2007
A. My
advice had little …………. On the boy. (affect/ effect)
B. He was
loved by all for his ………. nature. ( amiable/ amicable)
Answers:
a. effect
b. amiable
11.
HSLC-2008
A. His
handwriting is ………… (eligible/ illegible)
B. No body
likes your ………. behavior. ( childlike/ childish)
Answers:
a.
illegible
b. childish
12.
HSLC-2009
A. The
woman narrated the incident ……………. ( shortly/ briefly)
B. Her
father was an ……… physician. ( eminent/ imminent)
Answers:
a. briefly
b. eminent
13.
HSLC-2010
A. Our
family deals in ……… products. ( diary/dairy)
B. He
became popular because of his ………. nature.(amiable/ amicable)
Answers:
a. dairy
b. amiable
14.
HSLC-2011
Frame sentences
using any one
pair of the
following to show
their differences in
meaning :
a. Lose
, loose
b. Rise
, raise
c. Sight ,
site
Ans :
a. I
have lost my
ring
He puts
on a loose
shirt .
b. The
sun rises in
the east .
He raised
his baton .
c. He has
no sight in his
left eye .
This site
is very beautiful .
15. HSLC – 2012
a.
Eligible , illegible
b.
accept ,
except
c.
altar alter
Ans : a.
He is
eligible for the
post .
He writes
an illegible hand .
b. I
cannot accept your
offer.
Except Ram , everybody went
there .
c. He
bowed down before
the alter.
I
have altered my pen
16. HSLC - 2013
a.
Diary , dairy
b. effect ,
affect
c.
Site ,
cite
Ans : a.
He always writes
a diary .
He has
a dairy farm.
b. The
medicine produced no
effect .
He affected madness .
c. The
site of the school
is excellent .
He
cited a line
from the Gita .
17. HSLC -
2014
a.
Principle , principal
b.
Site ,
Cite
c.
Adopt , adapt
Ans :
a. I shall
stick to my
principle .
Mr. Das
was the principal
of Jorhat College
.
b. The
site of the school
is excellent .
He cited
a line from
the Gita .
c. He
adopted unfair means
in the examination .
The
book has been
adapted to the
needs of the
pupil .
18. HSLC-
2015
a. The Brahmaputra has
changed its ________.(coarse / course )
b.
Sankardev was an
________scholar . (eminent
/ imminent )
Ans :
a. coarse
b. eminent
19.
HSLC -
2016
a. My warnings
had no ______on the
boy . ( affect/effect )
b. He ______ to
accept the money
. (refused/ denied)
Ans :
a. effect
b. refused
20. HSLC- 2017
a.
Rose smells _______( sweetly /
sweet )
b. Her handwriting
is ________(illegible / eligible
)
Ans :
a. Sweet
b. Illegible
21. HSLC -
2018
a. Me.
John will come
to Guwahati (
recently / shortly )
Or
c. Popular criticism
has no (effect/affect) on
the politicians .
Ans : a.
Shortly
b. effect
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