Intermediate Vocabulary Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase

. N1. It is very difficult to give ……………………….. criticism

objective
object
objectionable

……………………… N2. Paying taxes is

obligation
obligatory
obliging

? N3. How can you be so ………………………. to her rude remarks

oblique
oblivion
oblivious

N4. Don’t be so ……………………….. in other people’s affairs

obstructive
obtrusive
objective

N5. The weather was good except for an ………………………… shower

occasion
occasional
occasionally

……………………… N6. An egg with two yolks is an

odd
oddity
odds

……………………… N7. The peoples of the two countries must learn to understand

one another
each other

. N8. The army’s ……………………… march continued

onward
onwards
Either could be used here

. N9. Now would be an ………………………….. time to buy a new book

opportunity
opportune
opportunistic

. N10. The experiment was conducted under ………………………….. conditions

optimum
optimal
Either could be used here

? N11. Which of the following phrases mean in good faith

bona fide
ex gratia
sine qua non

. N12. The Ohio river forms the boundar …………………………. Kentucky and Indiana

among
between

: Answers

.N1. It is very difficult to give objective criticism
.N2. Paying taxes is obligatory
? N3. How can you be so oblivious to her rude remarks
.N4. Don’t be so obtrusive in other people’s affairs
.N5. The weather was good except for an occasional shower
.N6. An egg with two yolks is an oddity
.N7. The peoples of the two countries must learn to understand one another
.N8. The army’s onward march continued
.N9. Now would be an opportune time to buy a new book
.N10. The experiment was conducted under optimum / optimal conditions
.N11. Which of the following phrases mean in good faith? Bona fide
.N12. The Ohio river forms the boundary between Kentucky and Indiana