Reading · About 70–100 words · 10 blanks each

Complete the Words

A short academic paragraph with letters missing from selected words. You type the missing letters. Spelling, word form, and meaning all have to be right.

On the day

1. Read the whole sentence before filling a blank. The missing letters are constrained by grammar as much as vocabulary.
2. Count the boxes. A six-letter tail is not a three-letter one; don’t force a synonym that doesn’t fit the stem.
3. Watch suffixes: -tion vs -sion, -able vs -ible, third-person -s, past -ed.
4. If two forms seem possible, reread the previous verb tense and articles.

Usual traps

• Ignoring the stem and typing a whole new word.
• American vs. British spelling: both are accepted on the real test only when the stem allows it; match the stem.