Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev English Exercises > Wordwise Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews     Fill in each blank with a suitable word. Use only one word for each blank       Louisa May Alcott was a famous writer who was ___1___ in Philadelphia, United States in 1832. Her father was an honest and kind man ___2___ he was not very good at making money. As a result, the Alcotts ___3___ often very poor. Louisa's father taught Louisa and her three sisters to read and ___4___ . When Louisa was young, she wrote plays and stories ___5___ her sisters to act out. Although Louisa's first story was ___6___ when she was sixteen, she did not get much money ___7___ of writing until her book, 'Hospital Sketches', became successful. Her most famous book, however, is 'Little Women'. ___8___ most people do not know is, that the four girls ___9___ in the story; Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy are actually the four Alcott sisters. Several of her stories were actually based ___10___ her own family life ad experiences.     Sponsored Links     Answers       1. born   2. though    3. were    4. write    5. for    6. published    7. out    8. What    9. portrayed    10. on       Louisa May Alcott was a famous writer who was born in Philadelphia, United States in 1832. Her father was an honest and kind man though he was not very good at making money. As a result, the Alcotts were often very poor. Louisa's father taught Louisa and her three sisters to read and write. When Louisa was young, she wrote plays and stories for her sisters to act out. Although Louisa's first story was published when she was sixteen, she did not get much money out of writing until her book, 'Hospital Sketches', became successful. Her most famous book, however, is 'Little Women'. What most people do not know is, that the four girls portrayed in the story; Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy are actually the four Alcott sisters. Several of her stories were actually based on her own family life ad experiences.                 001    002    003    004    005    006    007    008    009    010    011    012    013    014    015    016    017    018    019    020    021    022    023    024    025    026    027    028    029    030    031    032    033    034    035    036    037    038    039    040    041    042    043    044    045    046    047    048    049    050    051    052    053    054    055    056    057    058    059    060    061    062    063    064    065    066    067    068    069    070    071    072    073       American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays