Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gaps.

1 Ramirez _______defeated his opponent in the NARROW

boxing match last night.

2 How did people use to communicate before the EXIST

_______ of mobile phones?

3 The meals are not _______in our offer. INCLUDE

4 A small _______ of our customers still use the old MINOR

database and we need to provide with support for
when they decide to upgrade.

5 Social media can actually be _______ and pose a ADDICT

danger to younger users.

6 Three _______ will meet tomorrow to compete in FINAL

the national poetry competition.

7 Her _______ painting style has made her famous DISTINCTION

all over the world.

8 Her rude and _______ behaviour has made her CONSIDER

widely disliked in her office.

9 You should inform your supervisor upon the COMPLETE

_______ of your task.

10 Given there are so many people in the world, LIKE

meeting a soulmate is highly _______

11 My mother has showed _______ for every life APPROVE

decision I have ever made. That’s why I’ve
stopped telling her about my plans.

12 He showed up to my party rather _______ and EXPECT

surprised everybody.

13 Have you submitted all the _______ documents? REQUIRE

14 Mrs Smith is one of the most _______ members of CONTROVERSY

our association and she is not easy to work with.

15 The singer was _______ greeted by hundreds of ENTHUSIASM

fans at the airport.
16 Messi is one of the most _______ players in the REMARK
world and amazes people with his stats.

17 BBDO is one of the oldest advertising _______ in AGENT

the world.

18 John was _______ of the idea that Mary could go DISMISS

back to work 3 months after giving birth to their
child.

19 I need to check my calendar before I can confirm AVAILABLE

my _______ for this week’s meeting.

20 _______ passengers pour into Heathrow airport COUNT

every day.

21 She was hired by the school to _______ that the SURE

students get accepted into their dream universities.

22 Jane is usually quite _______ and enjoys throwing SOCIAL

big parties.

23 John’s skills and _______ have made him our RELY

number one candidate for the managerial position.

24 The train takes a _______route around the city CIRCLE

and is rarely late.

25 Polish teenagers spend an_______ 35 hours on ASTONISH

Facebook per week!

26 People with low self-esteem often require lots of REASSURE

_______ from their friends and family.

27 There are so many _______ effects of sunbathing HARM

I am surprised so many people still do it.

28 The pandemic could have been dealt with more EFFECTIVE

_______ had the government introduced different
safety measures.
Answer key
1 NARROWLY

2 EXISTENCE

3 INCLUDED

4 MINORITY

5 ADDICTIVE

6 FINALIST

7 DISTINCTIVE

8 INCONSIDERATE

9 COMPLETION

10 UNLIKELY

11 DISAPPROVAL

12 UNEXPECTEDLY

13 REQUIRED

14 CONTROVERSIAL

15 ENTHUSIASTICALLY

16 REMARKABLE

17 AGENCY

18 DISMISSIVE

19 AVAILABILITY

20 COUNTLESS

21 ENSURE

22 SOCIABLE

23 RELIABILITY

24 CIRCULAR

25 ASTONISHING

26 REASSURANCE

27 HARMFUL

28 EFFECTIVELY