B/ plain; homely; ugly; awkward 1. I confess, whether beautiful or ......., women who earn their own living have a peculiar attraction for me. 2. Her mother was a woman of useful....... sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. 3. Naturally there was an ....... pause on my part. 4. She had been a very small child when she had heard one aunt say of her to another, "What a pity she is such a dark, ...... little thing. 5. "I'm so afraid, Cecily, that I'm going to be ...... all my life," said poor Sara with a tremble in her voice. 6. She was the first who summoned presence of mind enough to give a ....... answer to Turlington's strange question. 7. After that, when we went in to supper, the place and the meal would have a more ....... look than ever, and I would feel more ashamed of home than ever, in my own ungracious situation. 8. From the middle of the building an ....... flat-topped octagonal tower ascended against the east horizon. 9. I thought him very ....... at first, but I do not think him to be so now. He's got a kind heart. 10. She was a ...... woman, with a small weazened face and body and eyes that glowed 11. Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters; one of them was beautiful and industrious, the other ...... and lazy. 12 Johnson, with all his faults, is a man to whom that great word "respectable" is always given, and I am known to be so intimate with his wife, his slighting me has an ..... look. 13. Their heads were too big for their bodies and their faces were decidedly ...... to look upon. 14. I heard you once say (when you were not aware that I was within hearing) that the vainest women were always the ...... women.

Here are the words that fit appropriately in the blanks: 1. I confess, whether beautiful or **plain**, women who earn their own living have a peculiar attraction for me. 2. Her mother was a woman of useful **common** sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. 3. Naturally there was an **awkward** pause on my part. 4. She had been a very small child when she had heard one aunt say of her to another, "What a pity she is such a dark, **homely** little thing." 5. "I'm so afraid, Cecily, that I'm going to be **ugly** all my life," said poor Sara with a tremble in her voice. 6. She was the first who summoned presence of mind enough to give a **plain** answer to Turlington's strange question. 7. After that, when we went in to supper, the place and the meal would have a more **homely** look than ever, and I would feel more ashamed of home than ever, in my own ungracious situation. 8. From the middle of the building an **awkward** flat-topped octagonal tower ascended against the east horizon. 9. I thought him very **ugly** at first, but I do not think him to be so now. He's got a kind heart. 10. She was a **plain** woman, with a small weazened face and body and eyes that glowed. 11. Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters; one of them was beautiful and industrious, the other **homely** and lazy. 12. Johnson, with all his faults, is a man to whom that great word "respectable" is always given, and I am known to be so intimate with his wife, his slighting me has an **awkward** look. 13. Their heads were too big for their bodies and their faces were decidedly **ugly** to look upon. 14. I heard you once say (when you were not aware that I was within hearing) that the vainest women were always the **ugly** women. (Note: Some blanks might have more than one acceptable fill, depending on context. Adjustments can be made based on tone and meaning desired in the sentences.)