Question

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).

(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____. (tremble)

(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _____ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)

(iii) We heard with _____ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)

(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _____ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)

(v) There was much _____ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)

Answer 1

(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the $\underline{\text{tremor}}$. (tremble)

(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of $\underline{\text{confuseed}}$ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)

(iii) We heard with $\underline{\text{relief}}$ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)

(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his $\underline{\text{resculing}}$ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)

(v) There was much $\underline{\text{excitement}}$ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)