GV042 Law and Crime

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use the words in brackets to form a new word that fits into the blank .


  1. The young was sent to prison (OFFEND).
  2. It's wrong to make like that if you cannot prove anything (ACCUSE).
  3. When she left the police force she worked as a private for some time (INVESTIGATE).
  4. The DA could find no that he was actually at the scene of the crime (PROVE).
  5. Lying and stealing are forms of (HONEST).
  6. The took place early in the morning (ROB)
  7. You don't have to say anything until you have spoken with your (LAW).
  8. The man was sent to a maximum prison (SECURE).
  9. Drug is a very common problem with today's teenagers (ADDICT)
  10. The police are looking very carefully at the they have (EVIDENT).
  11. The painting that they found was a (FORGE)
  12. The was sentenced to death (MURDER)
  13. The of many top officials has shocked the company (CONVICT).
  14. Prisons are full of who make the situation only worse (CRIME)