L & R in Consonant Clusters Quiz 4

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A ___ is formed by the condensation of water vapor in cold air.
a. cloud
b. crowd
Although he was an odd person, I thought that he was a nice ___.
a. bloke
b. broke
To ___ the mouse, lightly tap the button with your index finger.
a. click
b. crick
The sound of the horse's hooves hitting the pavement was "___".
a. clop
b. crop
She had to ___ the cow with a stick to get it to enter the gate.
a. plod
b. prod
The expedition came to the ___ of disaster before it turned back.
a. blink
b. brink
The farmer is ___ of the fine harvest that he got from his fields.
a. plowed
b. proud
The ___ waited anxiously at the front of the church for his bride.
a. gloom
b. groom
My uncle is an amateur beer maker who enjoys sampling his own ___.
a. blew
b. brew
Fresh flowers were ___ in by jet daily to keep up with the demand.
a. flown
b. frown
When he dropped the mirror it developed a ___ but it did not break.
a. clack
b. crack
Sheep and cattle ___ in fields chewing straw, hay and other plants.
a. glaze
b. graze
Be careful not to walk on the broken ___ because you might get cut.
a. glass
b. grass
Chickens do not ___ because they lack proper feathers on their wings
a. fly
b. fry
Compulsory education in many countries continues to the twelfth ___.
a. glade
b. grade
The ___ room is where the coats are hung at a theatre or auditorium.
a. cloak
b. croak
Use a ___ made of boards or poles to keep a broken limb immobilized.
a. splint
b. sprint
The ___ in the Olympic torch went out several times during the relay.
a. flame
b. frame
The worker poured liquid ___ into the wash basin to whiten the cloth
a. breach
b. bleach
c. breech
The raw edges of cloth will ___ or unravel unless they are stitched.
a. flay
b. fray
Be careful not to walk on the ___ when it is wet because you might slip.
a. glass
b. grass
The ___ of the boat cut through the water like a knife through butter.
a. plow
b. prow
His ___ had his school's coat of arms embroidered on the front pocket.
a. blazer
b. brazier
c. brassiere
d. brasserie
Why do you put ___ on you cheeks when your complexion is already rosy?
a. blush
b. brush
The ___ of the chain could be heard for miles as the anchor was lowered.
a. clank
b. crank
She wore a padded ___ under her sweater to make her breasts look bigger.
a. blazer
b. brazier
c. brassiere
d. brasserie
___ flower pots are attractive and versatile although they break easily.
a. Cray
b. Clay
He wiped the sweat from his ___ so that it would not drip in to his eyes.
a. blow
b. brow
The sudden collapse of the table made its legs ___ out in all directions.
a. splay
b. spray
Some countries still ___ or whip their criminals as punishment for crime.
a. flog
b. frog

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This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.