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)