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English Grammar | Set 9

1. tumid is most similar to

Correct : A. swollen

2. jejune is most similar to

Correct : B. insipid

3. ecumenical is most dissimilar to

Correct : D. parochial

4. sinecure is most similar to

Correct : A. cakewalk

5. castigate is most similar to

Correct : B. punish

6. reconnoiter is most dissimilar to

Correct : D. disregard

7. obloquy is most similar to

Correct : A. tirade

8. recondite is most dissimilar to

Correct : C. patent

9. querulous is most similar to

Correct : B. fretful

10. beckon is most similar to

Correct : C. motion

11. earnest is most dissimilar to

Correct : B. frivolous

12. execute is most similar to

Correct : A. perform

13. idiom is most similar to

Correct : D. expression

14. accelerate is most dissimilar to

Correct : A. delay

15. engross is most similar to

Correct : B. absorb

16. impervious is most dissimilar to

Correct : C. prone

17. brood is most similar to

Correct : C. progeny

18. balk is most similar to

Correct : D. hamper

19. conversant is most dissimilar to

Correct : A. inexperienced

20. staunch is most similar to

Correct : A. faithful

21. unctuous is most dissimilar to

Correct : C. sincere

22. hubris is most similar to

Correct : B. pride

23. bemuse is most dissimilar to

Correct : C. clarify

24. contrite is most similar to

Correct : D. rueful

25. beset is most similar to

Correct : A. hector

26. penurious is most dissimilar to

Correct : A. generous

27. perfidy is most similar to

Correct : C. betrayal

28. ascription is most similar to

Correct : B. attribution

29. fustigate is most dissimilar to

Correct : D. praise

30. The fire ……………..the huts before the fire brigade came.

Correct : A. had burnt

31. I have ………………..my work.

Correct : D. done

32. Don't make a noise, she …………….

Correct : C. is sleeping

33. Will you go ……………..a movie ?

Correct : A. to see

34. They …………..to Shimla last year.

Correct : C. will have gone

35. He has been …………. the plants for two hours.

Correct : A. watering

36. He always ………….. up at 5 a.m.

Correct : A. gets

37. Since then a new housing estate………… built and it has become very noisy.

Correct : A. has been

38. I hope they……….. this road by the time we come back next summer.

Correct : B. will have repaired

39. I have already ………..the Red Fort.

Correct : B. seen

40. In a few years we all …………. in the houses heated by solar energy.

Correct : B. shall be living

41. I met Mohan when he………….. to the post office.

Correct : C. was going

42. He………… us to go out in the boat yesterday.

Correct : C. did not allow

43. When I saw him he…………. a portrait.

Correct : C. was painting

44. The thief will have run away before the police…………..

Correct : A. comes

45. If they………… that picture lower, people would be able to see it.

Correct : C. hung

46. This pen………… me Rs. 10.

Correct : C. cost

47. My brother will visit Delhi when he…………… free.

Correct : C. is

48. If it rains the match…………. cancelled.

Correct : B. will be

49. Unless I have a quiet room I…………. successful.

Correct : B. shall not be

50. The labourers are ……… the tree.

Correct : C. cutting

51. I could get a job easily if …………. a degree.

Correct : B. had

52. The hens ………….. into the house if you had shut the door.

Correct : A. would not have got

53. Last week the boys a …………magic show.

Correct : B. saw

54. What…………. if you press this button?

Correct : C. will happen

55. If the milkman …………. tell him to leave two liters.

Correct : A. comes

56. You should ………… exercise daily.

Correct : C. take

57. To his horror, he found that he………… for nearly 24 hours.

Correct : D. had slept

58. A temple………… in the middle of the village.

Correct : B. is situated

59. A black cow that ……….. in the field for some time did not return home in the evening.

Correct : C. had been grazing

60. When I ……………out the sun was shining brightly.

Correct : C. set

61. I know all about that film because I ………….. it twice.

Correct : B. have seen

62. In the last elections, Sonia Gandhi ……………. by a big margin.

Correct : D. won

63. The train ………….. before we reached the station.

Correct : C. had left

64. He risked ………… out in the rain.

Correct : B. going

65. The bus………. before we reached the bus stand.

Correct : C. had left

66. The patient …………. before the doctor came.

Correct : D. had died

67. When I pay him tomorrow, he........... everything.

Correct : C. will have received

68. Why did you help him when you knew that he…………. you?

Correct : D. had cheated

69. I …………. forty on my next birthday.

Correct : B. shall be

70. Mohan and Shankar promised …………hard.

Correct : A. to work

71. Don't disturb me. I ………….my homework.

Correct : C. am doing

72. Since when have you been………… here ?

Correct : B. staying

73. Can I have some milk before I ………….to bed ?

Correct : A. go

74. The match was so boring that I ……………. it in the middle.

Correct : B. left

75. The earth………….. around the sun.

Correct : A. move

76. The cattle were…………….. in the field.

Correct : A. grazing

77. When we reached the ground, the match……………..

Correct : B. had already started

78. If I had known that you were in the hospital, I ………… you.

Correct : A. would have visited

79. When he lived in Shimla, he………….. the Mall once a week.

Correct : B. visited

80. I ………… for the interview since 10 a.m.

Correct : C. have been waiting

81. Jhanda Singh jumped off the bus while it ……………

Correct : C. was moving

82. The police ………….. four thieves last night.

Correct : B. caught

83. I was…………. food when he came in.

Correct : A. cooking

84. I certainly……………. my colleague if I had been there.

Correct : B. would have helped

85. It …………… since 9 o'clock.

Correct : C. has been raining

86. Stars…………… in the sky at night.

Correct : B. twinkle

87. Water……….. on heating.

Correct : B. evaporates

88. Shantanu ……………. all the chocolates.

Correct : A. ate

89. Farmers……………. the field.

Correct : D. plough

90. If I ………………… you, I would not repeat that mistake.

Correct : A. were

91. I ………………. this book for last four years.

Correct : C. have been writing