Exercise 1

3. Sheila struggled with a __________ of assignments after being sick for a week.
5. It is an __________ to be punished in front of the class.
8. Do not stand in the corner skulking! We came to this party to __________.
10. Could you __________ on your reasons for not wanting to watch the film?
11. Jay is __________ from standing at the booth all day.
12. This donation programme gives donors the __________ of adjusting the amount of money they wish to give each month.
13. Justine will __________ to crying noisily to get her way.
14. The boys __________ quietly whenever they see their father swat the fly away in his sleep.
15. The town council has allocated three recycling bins to each __________.

1. Never lean in too closely, otherwise the animal might feel __________ and attack you.
2. Whenever Patel is __________, he chews on his fingernails.
4. Carrying heavy goods under the hot sun is __________ work.
6. I cannot __________ defeat to someone who does not take the competition seriously.
7. The crew made sure that the __________ was secure before they allowed the passengers to alight from the ship.
9. If you have an __________ disease, you need to minimise your contact with others.
13. The police had to be deployed to restrain the __________ festival crowd.