Question

II. Complete the following sentences with a word from the list below. There are two extra words.
 
encouraged | because | because of | explains | fun | told | expected | reason | warned | trouble |
funny | behaved
 
1.       I came home late and I got _____________ off by my parents.
2.       We couldn’t go out _____________ it was raining.
3.       I really didn’t like that joke – it just wasn’t _________.
4.       I didn’t want to do music lessons but my parents ____________ me to give them a try, so I did.
5.       Oh, you missed the bus. That  ___________ why you were late.
6.       I’m not surprised you feel ill. I ____________ you not to leave the milk out of the fridge.
7.       He has lots of problems at school, and he’s always getting into ____________.
8.       I was surprised when England won. I ____________ them to lose.
9.       It rained the whole time, so the picnic really wasn’t a lot of ___________.
10.   I couldn’t hear our teacher _____________ the noise outside.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. warned

2.because

3. funny

4.encouraged

5. explains

6.warned

7. Trouble

8. expected

9. Fun

10. because of