question_answer 11)

 Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words in the box. carbon cause fire smother  (i) Gandhiji's life was devoted to the.............................of justice and fair play. (ii) Have you insured your house against............,.? (iii) Diamond is nothing but................ in its pure form. (iv) If you put............ too much coat on the fire at once you will.............  (v) Smoking is said to be the main ........... of heart disease. (vi) When asked by an ambitious writer whether he should put some ....... into his stories, Somerset Maugham murmured, "No, the their way round". (vii) She is a ............ copy of her mother. (viii) It is often difficult to ................ a yawn when you listed to a long speech on the value of time.    

Answer:

i. cause                            ii. fire  iii. carbon                        iv. Smother v. cause                           vi. fire  vii. carbon                       viii. Smother