Directions: Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
Word box:
whistling | bounced | helped
shiny | sounds | noisy
put | mind | bumped | purple
1. Peter Parker ______ his painting on the wall.
2. The boy bounced the ball in the backyard.
3. Helen happily ______ her housemaid with the housework.
4. Most men don't ______ making their man cave tidy.
5. The wind was ______ through the holes in the walls.
Answer (2)
To complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the box, let's first understand each word's meaning and choose the one that fits best in each sentence:
Peter Parker put his painting on the wall.
The word 'put' fits logically here as it describes the action of placing the painting on the wall.
The boy bounced the ball in the backyard.
This sentence is already filled in correctly. 'Bounced' is the right word since it describes the action of the ball hitting a surface and rebounding.
Helen happily helped her housemaid with the housework.
'Helped' fits here because it refers to the action of assisting with the housework.
Most men don't mind making their man cave tidy.
'Mind' is the best choice here because it signifies caring or being concerned about the tidiness of their space.
The wind was whistling through the holes in the walls.
'Whistling' is a suitable choice as it indicates the sound the wind makes as it moves through the holes, resembling a whistling sound.
By considering the context and meaning of each word, we correctly completed the sentences with logical choices from the word box.
The sentences can be filled with the words from the box as follows: 1) put, 3) helped, 4) mind, and 5) whistling. The correct choices reflect the actions and meanings appropriate for each sentence. Each word was chosen based on its fit within the context of the sentence.
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