504 Essential Words Lesson 2 ,Fill in the Blanks, Creativity ex. slide 10

Fill in the Blanks

1. The chances of my winning the election were so dismal that I decided to quit before the votes were counted.
2. I won the wager that my bachelor friend would be marries by June.
3. Kit Carson’s keen eyesight protected him from the peril in the forest.
4. While escaping from the bank, the robbers forced the teller to recline on the floor of their car.
5. Since the shack was vacant, we did not expect to hear the terrible shriek which came from it.
6. With a sinister smile, the gangster invited Martha into his Cadillac.
7. You cannot conceal the truth when you are questioned by the keen lawyer.
8. it is said that many ghosts inhabit in old Butlers house.
9. In frigid weather I always wear three or four sweaters.
10. After standing guard duty for four hours, I became completely numb.
11. As the closet was opened, the corpse fell out, frightening the janitor out of one year’s growth.
12. With the promise of a raise in pay, my boss tried to tempt me to stay on in the job.

Creativity Exercise
Now make up your own sentences, one for each of the new words you have just taught.

1. Her corpse was in the coffin.
2. All the evidence was concealed.
3. That day was dismal, it was raining all day.
4. It was so frigid outside that I got ill.
5. The inhabits of the village refuse to leave.
6. It was so frigid, my fingers became numb.
7. The jungle is very perilous.
8. After a long and difficult day I could finally recline.
9. While we were walking, I heard a shriek.
10. My favorite character in a movie turned out to be the sinister one.
11. Don’t tempt thieves by leaving valuables things visible.
12. He made a wager that his favorite football team would win.