Complete the Words
Rebuilding words from their first half — grammar and context together.
12 minutes · A free lesson from Reading
You see a short paragraph in which some words are missing their final letters. You type the missing letters. It tests vocabulary, spelling and grammar at the same time.
"Although they ap____ solid, glaciers move slo___ downhill."
After they, a present-tense verb: appear. After move, an adverb: slowly.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: “Glaciers move slo___ downhill.” What is the full word?
- slower
- slowly
- slows
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B: slowly — After a verb such as move you need an adverb: slowly.
Quick check: What should you do first?
- Read the whole paragraph for the topic
- Fill the first gap at once
- Count every letter on the screen
Show the answer
A: Read the whole paragraph for the topic — The topic tells you which words are likely.
Quick check: What does the number of missing letters help you do?
- Find the topic
- Nothing
- Check your guess
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C: Check your guess — “be___” with three letters missing, in “They be___ when more snow falls”, must be begin.
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