1. The students were asked to remain ___ during the assembly.
(silent/silence)
2. The cat hid ___ the table. (under/below)
3. She is very ___ about her work. (conscious/conscience)
4. Please ___ your shoes before entering. (loose/lose)
5. The train will arrive ___ 10 minutes. (in/within)
6. He walked ___ the road carefully. (across/through)
7. Riya read the poem ___ three times. (aloud/allowed)
8. The farmer works hard to ___ his crops. (raise/rise)
9. Let’s meet ___ lunch today. (during/for)
10. Ravi found a wallet lying ___ the bench. (on/upon)
11. My brother is very ___ in music. (interested/interesting)
12. The team celebrated their victory ___ great joy. (with/by)
13. The dog chased the ball ___ the garden. (into/onto)
14. The teacher asked us to ___ the paragraph carefully. (read/reed)
15. This exercise will help you ___ your skills. (improve/prove)
16. The mountains looked beautiful ___ the sunrise. (at/by)
17. We ___ the project last week. (completed/complete)
18. The river flows ___ the village. (past/fast)
19. She bought a ___ of flowers. (bouquet/bucket)
20. They decided to travel ___ bus. (by/with)
21. The children sat quietly ___ the story. (during/while)
22. The phone rang ___ I was cooking. (while/when)
23. He was praised ___ his honesty. (for/by)
24. Please walk ___ the corridor, not in the middle. (along/across)
25. The doctor advised him to ___ rest. (take/give)
26. He spoke so softly that his words were barely ___. (audible/audibly)
27. The company must ___ its policies to match new regulations. (adapt/adopt)
28. The climbers reached the summit ___ great difficulty. (with/through)
29. The scientist presented a ___ explanation. (credible/credulous)
30. The committee will ___ the final decision. (affect/effect)
31. The painting was admired for its ___ details. (minute/minutiae)
32. The judge asked the witness to ___ the truth. (cite/site/sight)
33. Many workers were unhappy with the ___ changes. (personnel/personal)
34. The new law will come into effect ___ next year. (from/by)
35. The team managed to ___ the championship title. (retain/retail)
36. The old castle stood ___ the riverbank. (beside/besides)
37. The engineers must ___ the design before construction begins. (alter/altar)
38. The professor delivered a lecture on the ___ of ethics. (principles/principals)
39. The medicine helped ___ the pain. (lessen/lesson)
40. She completed the assignment with ___ care. (meticulous/monotonous)
41. The manager insisted on ___ transparency in reports. (absolute/absolutely)
42. The soldiers marched ___ the battlefield. (across/among)
43. The proposal was rejected ___ its high costs. (due to/because)
44. The lawyer examined the contract ___ for errors. (thoroughly/throughly)
45. The scientist studied the ___ behavior of the species. (unique/uniform)
46. The workers tried to ___ the damage before the storm worsened. (mitigate/litigate)
47. The author used a ___ tone throughout the essay. (didactic/dialectic)
48. The villagers protested ___ the government’s decision. (against/for)
49. The company built a strong ___ with its clients. (rapport/rapture)
50. The students worked together to ___ the project on time. (accomplish/complete)