Complete the words below (from U3D) with the missing vowels a, e, i, o, u

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Complete the words below (from U3D) with the missing vowels a, e, i, o, u.
nvlbl ____________________
mprtnt ____________________
lnly ____________________
gnt ____________________
mzng ____________________
ncrdbl ____________________
mpl ____________________
prcs ____________________
sgnfcnt ____________________
isltd ____________________

Complete the words below (from U3D) with the missing vowels a, e, i, o, u.
Complete the words below (from U3D) with the missing vowels a, e, i, o, u.989×800 53.2 KB

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English Vocabulary: Completing Words with Missing Vowels

:light_bulb: KEY FORMULA / RULE: In English spelling exercises, words can be reconstructed from their consonant skeleton by identifying common adjective patterns, root words, and standard vowel combinations (a, e, i, o, u).

:brain: SOLUTION & WORD ANALYSIS

Each given prompt consists of the core consonants of a descriptive adjective. Inserting the appropriate vowels reconstructs the target vocabulary word:

  • nvlbl \rightarrow invaluable: Formed by adding i, a, u, a, and e (i\text{n}va\text{lu}a\text{bl}e), meaning extremely useful or priceless.
  • mprtnt \rightarrow important: Formed by adding i, o, and a (i\text{mp}o\text{rt}a\text{nt}), meaning of great significance or value.
  • lnly \rightarrow lonely: Formed by adding o and e (\text{l}o\text{n}e\text{ly}), meaning sad because one has no friends or company.
  • gnt \rightarrow giant: Formed by adding i and a (\text{g}ia\text{nt}), meaning of very great size or force.
  • mzng \rightarrow amazing: Formed by adding a, a, and i (a\text{m}a\text{z}i\text{ng}), meaning causing great surprise or wonder.
  • ncrdbl \rightarrow incredible: Formed by adding i, e, i, and e (i\text{ncr}e\text{d}i\text{bl}e), meaning impossible or difficult to believe.
  • mpl \rightarrow ample: Formed by adding a and e (a\text{mpl}e), meaning enough or more than enough; plentiful.
  • prcs \rightarrow precious: Formed by adding e, i, o, and u (\text{pr}e\text{c}iou\text{s}), meaning of great value, not to be wasted.
  • sgnfcnt \rightarrow significant: Formed by adding i, i, i, and a (\text{s}i\text{gn}i\text{f}i\text{c}a\text{nt}), meaning sufficiently great or important.
  • isltd \rightarrow isolated: Formed by adding o, a, and e (i\text{s}o\text{l}a\text{t}e\text{d}), meaning far away from other places, buildings, or people.

:white_check_mark: FINAL ANSWER:

  1. nvlbl: invaluable
  2. mprtnt: important
  3. lnly: lonely
  4. gnt: giant
  5. mzng: amazing
  6. ncrdbl: incredible
  7. mpl: ample
  8. prcs: precious
  9. sgnfcnt: significant
  10. isltd: isolated

:warning: EXAM INSIGHT / PITFALL: Be careful with words containing vowel clusters such as precious (-ious) and invaluable (-uable), where multiple vowels sit side-by-side between consonants.