Words of the Day (Feb 2019) - quiz A

The ________ led through a narrow alley at the back of the grocery store.

1. shortage
2. shortcut
3. shortener
4. shortie

________, the essay was due yesterday.

1. DIY
2. DYI
3. FIY
4. FYI

He watched the bottle fall and ________ on the concrete sidewalk.

1. shatter
2. shiver
3. shudder
4. shutter

The free food was a ________ to attract more people.

1. contraption
2. gadget
3. gimmick
4. gizmo

I like all kinds of winter sports: skiing, snowboarding, skating – you ________ it.

1. guess
2. name
3. put
4. say

The girl watched the passing ________ out of the side window.

1. country
2. nature
3. scenery
4. weather

He closed the book and put it back in the ________ next to the bed.

1. bookcase
2. bookshelf
3. bookstall
4. library

She gave a hearty ________ when I told her why I was really late.

1. laugh
2. laughing
3. laughs
4. laughter

The kids had another ________ argument about who would get to sit in the front seat.

1. comfy
2. partly
3. petty
4. worthy

________ your time reading the story and then answer the questions below.

1. Do
2. Have
3. Make
4. Take