Day 11
bored beneath blame blank branch
botanical bleed bother bless block
bounce bound boundary bow blow
I. Fill in the blanks
1. If you lose your job, you'll only have yourself to blame.
2. If you think you will win, God will bless you.
3. The groundwater is only feet beneath the city streets.
4. He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.
5. I was almost blown over by the wind.
6. If you behave elegantly in a public place, this sort of thing is bound to happen.
7. The fence marks the boundary between my property and hers.
8. The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.
9. Have you seen the exhibition at the botanical gardens?
10. The bank recently opened a branch in Germany.
11. His apartment is three blocks away from the police station.
12. The people all bowed down before the Emperor.
13. Sign your name in the blank space below.
14. I closed on my finger and made it bleed when I close the window.
15. It was good to bounce ideas off another mind.
II. Choose the correct word (using the correct form)
1. The government will have to take the blame for the riots.
2. After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked.
3. The doctor worked busily beneath the blinding lights of the delivery room.
4. Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.
5. The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
6. They stood in silence with their heads bowed.
7. My mind was a blank and I couldn't remember her name.
8. Is there anything that is beyond the boundary of human knowledge?
9. You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.
10. One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes
11. This blood test will show whether or not you're immune to the disease.
12. We’ll show them around our botanical garden and the school-run factory.
13. He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.
14. The ball bounced twice before he could reach it.
1. I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.