Multiple choice
Choose the correct word from the table below to complete the text.
On April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day, an (1) ____ event that aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for our environment. It was founded in 1969 by peace (2) ____ John McConnell. He introduced the idea of a global holiday called "Earth Day" at a UN conference on the environment in 1969. The (3) ____ Earth Day celebration was in 1970. In 1971, the Secretary-General U Thant (4) ____ that Earth Day should be held every year. He said: “May there only be (5) ____ and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.” It marked the (6) ____ of the modern environmental movement.
Earth Day is now observed in 192 countries around the world. It is one of the largest events (7) ____ the United Nation’s annual calendar. (8) ____ say more than one billion people every year celebrate it. Earth Day has got countries to act together to help (9) ____ our planet.
Look for activities near where you live. There are festivals all (10) ____ the world, which include children’s activities, educational games, sustainability demos, music, food and fun for all ages to educate and entertain festival goers. Don’t miss the party!
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
| 1. | (a) | annual | (b) | annually | (c) | annuals | (d) | annul |
| 2. | (a) | activity | (b) | activism | (c) | activist | (d) | actively |
| 3. | (a) | firsts | (b) | first | (c) | firstly | (d) | first-time |
| 4. | (a) | proclaimed | (b) | claimed | (c) | acclaimed | (d) | reclaimed |
| 5. | (a) | peace | (b) | peaceful | (c) | peaceless | (d) | peacefully |
| 6. | (a) | birth | (b) | born | (c) | birthing | (d) | give birth |
| 7. | (a) | at | (b) | to | (c) | in | (d) | as |
| 8. | (a) | We | (b) | He | (c) | Them | (d) | They |
| 9. | (a) | save | (b) | savings | (c) | saver | (d) | saviour |
| 10. | (a) | under | (b) | of | (c) | to | (d) | over |
Adapted from an activity by Sean Banville
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