General Vocabulary Quiz

My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of ____________________ .

• ADVISE

• ADVICE

She is very ____________________ and is easily upset.

• SENSIBLE

• SENSITIVE

Did Alexander Fleming ____________________ penicillin?

• INVENT

• DISCOVER

She has been in ____________________ pain for over three days.

• CONTINUAL

• CONTINUOUS

You can get a good ____________________ of the sea from the church tower.

• VIEW

• SCENERY

You should travel early to ____________________ traffic jams.

• AVOID

• PREVENT

There is always the ____________________ that the plane will be early.

• OPPORTUNITY

• CHANCE

• POSSIBILITY

Does the sun ____________________ in the east or in the west?

• RAISE

• RISE

The strike will ____________________ all trains in the London area.

• EFFECT

• AFFECT

You can take a boat trip around the ____________________ of Amsterdam.

• CHANNELS

• CANALS