Question

Use the correct form of the word given in the bracket and fill in the blanks. One has been done for you. His behaviour was disappointing. I expected him to be more polite. People present there were disappointed. (disappoint) (a) The death of 40 jawans was_______________. We were _______________when we heard the news. (shock) (b) I met an____________________person in the party. He was _________________ in tasting each and every dish kept in the food counter. (interest) (c) Ravi is not very_________________to visit new places. He tells his friends no place is_________________compared to his village in Ranikhet. (excite) (d) She got a new guest in her house. She was_______________ by his handling the pups. His voice was more ________________when he was calling these pups near him. (amuse) (e) It is very humid in the Summers. I don’t like this weather. This weather is________________. I am________________as I sweat a lot. Children are________________as they can’t play outside. (disgust)

Answer 1

Answer:

a) shocking, shocked

b) interesting , interested

c)excited , more exciting

d) amused, amusing

e)disgusting,disgusted,disgusted

hope it help you ..

in(c) I'm little confused hope you may figure it out.

Answer 2

Correct form of words are: a) shocking, shocked. b) interesting, interested. c) excited, exciting. d) amused, amusing. e) disgusting, disgusted, disgusted.

Explanation:

• In the first sentence, the word shocking is used as an adjective first to describe the news and then shocked is used as a verb to denote an action.

• In the second sentence, interest is used as an adjective- interesting to talk more about the person. In the second blank it is used as a verb to imply some action.
• In the third sentence, excited is used first as a verb and then as an adjective- exciting, to talk more about his village- Ranikhet.
• In the fourth sentence, amused is used as a verb in the first blank to signifying a doing word. In the second blank it is used as an adjective to describe in the comparative degree the person's voice.
• In the final sentence, the word disgusting is used as the adjective to describe the weather. In the second and the third blank it is used as a verb to refer to an action that is being done.