MULTI_CONC
Quiz
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Each item contains 7 lines of text. In the middle of each line is a gap (a blank line). Which word fits in all of the gaps in each set? Use the drop-down menu to make your choice. If you choose an incorrect word, it will appear next to the drop-down list. Keep trying until you choose the right word. When you finish the quiz, you will see your score. Click START OVER to try the quiz again.
Which
word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=bnc_spoken.txt )
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
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"STRIPE APPLAUSE " not found in Corpus bnc_spoken.txt
2. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] e watching a big screen like that, it makes your eyes _____ after a while, cos you're not used to it, but still y
[002] e with her hands if she's writing for long, her hands _____ , so she can write a longer letter if she types, so I
[003] with a, a Well I do, I write, it's now I have to _____ , I, I wait a few minutes and then I, go on again when
[004] go on again when me hands had a rest Well my hands _____ been in the garden last week, about Yeah , that
[005] t bloody care! I went ha ha! You stupid cow! I really _____ ! Go on! I hate Right. Pam! I'm scared no
[006] e watching a big screen like that, it makes your eyes _____ after a while, cos you're not used to it, but still y
3. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] they and they just get it off innit and tie a little _____ . Cos I hate it when you see someone being sick. They g
[002] they and they just get it off innit and tie a little _____ . Cos I hate it when you see someone being sick. They g
4. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] o it, he's the director and he apologizes. He rung to _____ this morning and said that it will be sorted and you
[002] Oh! Oh! What did Andrew say Neil? He rung up to _____ that er that, I'd got that fax. Because he was annoye
[003] oller. Have you? You got invoiced for it as well. I _____ for that. Are they , that's your mum, not the bike
[004] achine, , Simon gave him a filthy look, I said look I _____ for I'd completely forgot that you were coming to col
[005] oordinate that. Thank you. I'm going to have to ap _____ er to all the speakers on the platform, who've actual
[006] nsultation, which we do accept, and they're, if I can _____ for the coverage of the leaflet. Er, a decision was m
[007] ou Mr but I this is a little bit important. Erm, I, I _____ but for some reason I can't explain that the recommen
[008] Yes yes, certainly is. Oh Well you took _____ . But do you know who's following on from cos I'd ta
[009] you just excuse me? Can I hand over to you? I I I do _____ . Right. Sorry about that. Sorry I'm totally unprepa
[010] ou? Is? Yeah. tape running? I should perhaps _____ on behalf of the hotel for the temperature in the roo
[011] nce today? I can say that reasonable safely and I can _____ to those people who put their hands up, by saying tha
[012] erm I know there are many familiar faces around so I _____ to those of you that may know some of this informatio
[013] o it, he's the director and he apologizes. He rung to _____ this morning and said that it will be sorted and you
[014] Oh! Oh! What did Andrew say Neil? He rung up to _____ that er that, I'd got that fax. Because he was annoye
[015] oller. Have you? You got invoiced for it as well. I _____ for that. Are they , that's your mum, not the bike
[016] achine, , Simon gave him a filthy look, I said look I _____ for I'd completely forgot that you were coming to col
[017] oordinate that. Thank you. I'm going to have to ap _____ er to all the speakers on the platform, who've actual
[018] nsultation, which we do accept, and they're, if I can _____ for the coverage of the leaflet. Er, a decision was m
[019] ou Mr but I this is a little bit important. Erm, I, I _____ but for some reason I can't explain that the recommen
[020] Yes yes, certainly is. Oh Well you took _____ . But do you know who's following on from cos I'd ta
[021] you just excuse me? Can I hand over to you? I I I do _____ . Right. Sorry about that. Sorry I'm totally unprepa
[022] ou? Is? Yeah. tape running? I should perhaps _____ on behalf of the hotel for the temperature in the roo
[023] nce today? I can say that reasonable safely and I can _____ to those people who put their hands up, by saying tha
[024] erm I know there are many familiar faces around so I _____ to those of you that may know some of this informatio
5. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] customer here Yes had me up having four or five _____ a day you know Mm, oh he'll have a pint a day re
[002] the going in at dinner time and have a couple, three _____ it don't hit them does it? No And erm I they had
[003] got one of those, right I want pasteurized milk four _____ one oh five, oh that's not, no great saving is it? If
[004] , oh that's not, no great saving is it? If I buy eight _____ , right this will do Oh Oh, right let's just hav
[005] , you know, I always, I'm always you have to drink two _____ a day, which is more than a litre. Well, that's, y
[006] Yes I know. Well I watch I drink, I drink two _____ a day, I always drink two
[007] a day, I always drink two _____ a day. You always do? , two
[008] a day. You always do? , two _____ a day. Aha, . You know, normally, not, not alwa
[009] customer here Yes had me up having four or five _____ a day you know Mm, oh he'll have a pint a day re
[010] the going in at dinner time and have a couple, three _____ it don't hit them does it? No And erm I they had
[011] got one of those, right I want pasteurized milk four _____ one oh five, oh that's not, no great saving is it? If
[012] , oh that's not, no great saving is it? If I buy eight _____ , right this will do Oh Oh, right let's just hav
[013] , you know, I always, I'm always you have to drink two _____ a day, which is more than a litre. Well, that's, y
[014] Yes I know. Well I watch I drink, I drink two _____ a day, I always drink two
[015] a day, I always drink two _____ a day. You always do? , two
[016] a day. You always do? , two _____ a day. Aha, . You know, normally, not, not alwa
6. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] in It's alright cleaned it all first Yeah my _____ 's selling an X R Two you know, grant it in the paper'
[002] down to, to, to Bognor to the christening of her, our _____ and she wasn't too, th that was in November, it was s
[003] ensway, who, who I used to work with and erm, her erm _____ , ne niece Mm. she had the same thing done erm la
[004] brothers and their spouses and erm one of erm of the _____ and nieces, erm, Robert and Rachel at the end, and Ca
[005] o are very close to you because they're your spouse's _____ and niece but they're not your
[006] and niece but they're not your _____ and your niece. And I've had some instances where tho
[007] Oh he's a bastard! I do, I love them, except my _____ he's ruined right and he's been, all this week he's
[008] in It's alright cleaned it all first Yeah my _____ 's selling an X R Two you know, grant it in the paper'
[009] down to, to, to Bognor to the christening of her, our _____ and she wasn't too, th that was in November, it was s
[010] ensway, who, who I used to work with and erm, her erm _____ , ne niece Mm. she had the same thing done erm la
[011] brothers and their spouses and erm one of erm of the _____ and nieces, erm, Robert and Rachel at the end, and Ca
[012] o are very close to you because they're your spouse's _____ and niece but they're not your
[013] and niece but they're not your _____ and your niece. And I've had some instances where tho
7. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] ese something that's not too hard I've got a, er _____ , I've got one of those that I use for Anthony at the
[002] se for Anthony at the moment and why brush? Why not a _____ ? Cos his hair's not thick enough for a
[003] ? Cos his hair's not thick enough for a _____ Yeah true See what I want Anthony's hair is
[004] o over this way,let's have a look in chemist for that _____ Yeah they have a lot more choice don't they? Ye
[005] l. Oliver! Outside just now darling! Mummy give you a _____ . Clever girl! Mummy best open the door for Grant.
[006] ee left. So they dissected them all with a fine-tooth _____ getting mixed metaphors. They, they brought in a heap
[007] ight! And what's that? That's a brush. Brush. _____ .
[008] . _____ . What's that? Toothbrush. Yeah, it's a toothbrus
[009] just looked at, then go, and I looked at him Got a _____ anywhere?
[010] anywhere? _____ ? Even if it's one of those tremmy pretend combs you
[011] w ! How did you know? . That's my pu, pube _____ ! Well you've got ta admit, it does look it does lo
[012] ese something that's not too hard I've got a, er _____ , I've got one of those that I use for Anthony at the
[013] se for Anthony at the moment and why brush? Why not a _____ ? Cos his hair's not thick enough for a
[014] ? Cos his hair's not thick enough for a _____ Yeah true See what I want Anthony's hair is
[015] o over this way,let's have a look in chemist for that _____ Yeah they have a lot more choice don't they? Ye
[016] l. Oliver! Outside just now darling! Mummy give you a _____ . Clever girl! Mummy best open the door for Grant.
[017] ee left. So they dissected them all with a fine-tooth _____ getting mixed metaphors. They, they brought in a heap
8. WORDS
ache
apologize
comb
drown
knot
nephew
pints
purple
[001] . Yeah, it's dynamic. Bit louder cos it's to _____ you out. Andy Andy Andy Andy How could you? Wha