Words of the Day (Apr 2021) - quiz A

A piece of gum on a door handle? What are you, twelve? I hate these ________ jokes.

1. Canadian
2. practical
3. prankster
4. selfless

He gave her a beautiful red rose on a long ________.

1. bicker
2. gale
3. hay
4. stem

She lay down on the ________ next to the pool and fell asleep.

1. laundry
2. launcher
3. lounger
4. luge

His sweat-soaked shirt ________ to his body and he looked absolutely knackered.

1. clung
2. dung
3. flung
4. lung

My father's an avid chess player. ________

1. He absolutely hates chess, but his wife makes him play every weekend.
2. He has never played chess before.
3. He loves playing chess so much, he could play day and night. And he's good at it too.
4. He plays chess once a year.

Could you please ________ the leaves off the driveway?

1. nail
2. rake
3. thaw
4. tinge

His witty comment was followed by a huge ________ of applause.

1. bit
2. piece
3. round
4. square

Oh, stop ________ about that stupid car. If it's such a lemon, sell it or give it away.

1. hinging
2. tossing
3. trembling
4. whining

When our CEO saw the assistant's ________ desk, he had her fired.

1. cluttered
2. hoarded
3. humbled
4. indeed

________ a stretcher.

1. He had a morning coffee and
2. He walked in the office, wearing
3. He was rushed to hospital on
4. When I wake up, I always do