OMISSION EXERCISE-39
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each time. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct line number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| I was feeling more miserable ever when behind me | e.g. | miserable | than | ever |
| I heard a jolly sort of music. Turning around, | ||||
| I some elephants approaching. | (a) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| Leading was a young man on a pony. | (b) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| He was a placard advertising a forthcoming | (c) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| circus. Music cheered me up and the sight | (d) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| of the lovely elephants was unusual treat. | (e) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| Across the road, Mr Samuels just finished polishing his fruits. | (f) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
Answers–
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | I | saw | some |
| (b) | Leading | them | was |
| (c) | was | holding | a |
| (d) | circus. | The | music |
| (e) | was | an | unusual |
| (f) | Samuels | had | just |
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OMISSIONS EXERCISE-40
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| As man became busier time more precious | e.g. | busier | and | time |
| some methods sending messages | (a) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| quickly had be discovered.The semaphore was invented and | (b) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| towers movable arms were erected across | (c) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| the country just within the sight each other, | (d) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| so that messages could passed on from | (e) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| station to station. This was first telegraph, | (f) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| quickest way of sending messages | (g) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| before the coming electricity. | (h) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | methods | of | sending |
| (b) | had | to | be |
| (c) | towers | with | movable |
| (d) | sight | of | each |
| (e) | could | be | passed |
| (f) | was | the | first |
| (g) | the | quickest | |
| (h) | coming | of | electricity |
