| 1. He broke his arm when he hit a bump, and took a _______________ off his bicycle. | | |
| 2. There is a _______________ of paper to write messages on beside the telephone. | | |
| 3. His mother was very upset when she found a _______________ of cigarettes in his pants pocket while she was doing the laundry. | | |
| 4. I had my _______________ about Francis when she was hired for the job, but since then she has really impressed me with her work. | | |
| 5. Janice has to wear a _______________ on her knee as a result of a bicycling accident. | | |
| 6. The _______________ for the missing boat had to be called off temporarily due to a severe storm. | | |
| 7. When I point to you, that's the _______________ to begin. | | |
| 8. We tied back the _______________ of the tent to let some morning sunlight in. | | |
| 9. The heart of a healthy person generally beats at the _______________ of about 60 times per minute. | | |
| 10. The store will be closed on the weekend to allow us to do an inventory of our current _______________. | | |
| 11. He had a wonderful _______________ when he stayed in Mexico for a year to learn Spanish. | | |
| 12. The old woman's cat was a real _______________ to her after the death of her husband. | | |
| 13. A _______________ makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound. | | |
| 14. I don't know the answer; could you just give me a little _______________ to help me? | | |
| 15. The _______________ on my favourite coffee mug broke off when I was washing the dishes. | | |