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Question
Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.
| huge | big | foolish | interesting | tiny | unlucky | last |
There was a ___________ Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a
____________ toy to a ____________ camel. I went to the fair on its ___________ day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop. It was
very____________ . I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, Uncle told me that I was more ___________ than___________ .
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Solution
There was a huge Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a tiny toy to a big camel. I went to the fair on its last day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop. It was very interesting. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, the uncle told me that I was more foolish than unlucky.
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