The Friendly Ghost

Exercise 1. Part A. Check a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

1. Sam was happy to go back to his house.

2. Her grandfather is a smart old man.

3. William wanted an animal to live with.

4. He studies what the condition of the air is like. 

5. I have to deal with my rising credit card bill.

Part B. Choose the word that is a better fit for each sentence.

1.
The_______________lives in the old house.
A scary place might cause______________ .

2.
The tree fell down because it was_______________.
I was_______________when I got a bad grade on the test.

3.
After 10 hours of driving, I finally_______________California.
He is smart and has a(n)_______________in class.

4.
He wanted to_______________from the room.
He lived a long_______________from the school.

5.
The man is a nice ______________.
The town is a small ______________.

Exercise 2. Check the one that suits the blank naturally.

1. It rained for two days, __________.

2. As I was walking home from school today, _________.

3. After my vacation, __________ .

4. Many people like him __________ .

5. They are afraid of the king because ___________ .

6. I love my dog. __________ .

7. I like living here because __________ .

8. I want to live in Hawaii because ___________ .

9. The storm was very bad, but __________. 

10. We closed the door, but ___________.