Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:-
The wild____ came very close to our cottage, which made us shiver.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → boar
Complete sentence: The wild boar came very close to our cottage, which made us shiver. "The wild boar" is an animal that could come near a cottage in the woods and make the people inside shiver with fear.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) boor | a rude, ill-mannered person | Only a boor would talk loudly during the prayer. |
| (2) boer | a South African of Dutch descent (it is a proper noun, written with a capital B) | The Boer farmers settled in the interior of South Africa. |
| (3) bore | a dull, tiresome person or thing, and as a verb, to make someone weary or to drill a hole | The long speech was a bore. |
| (4) boar (answer) | a wild pig, also a male pig | A wild boar dug up the farmer’s potato field. |