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Inheritance
Sentence Completion
Online English Exercise with Answers

Inheritance Nouns

Study the vocabulary and definitions to complete the sentences in this exercise.

Beneficiary icon

Beneficiary

A person or organization that receives assets from someone’s will.

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Birthright

A right or privilege you are entitled to because of the family or place you are born into.

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Estate

Everything a person owns when they die.

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Gene

A piece of DNA that influences physical and behavioral traits and various biological processes.

Heir icon

Heir

Someone who is legally entitled to inherit things from someone after they die.

Heirloom icon

Heirloom

An item passed down through generations within a family.

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Heritage

The traditions, culture, or practices passed down through generations within a family or community.

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Succession

The order in which people assume roles or inherit something.

Trait icon

Trait

The characteristics that make you who you are, like your personality, appearance, or habits.

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Will

A legal document that says how a person wants their things to be divided after they die.

Sentence Completion 

Practice with a free fill-in-the-blank online exercise with answers on 10 sentences about Inheritance.

Complete the Sentences with a Noun

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Word Bank

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  • beneficiary
  • gene
  • heritage
  • heirloom
  • trait
  • succession
  • estate
  • birthright
  • heir
  • will
Family recipes, like a grandmother’s special dish, are a culinary passed down through generations.
A royal title, like prince or princess, is typically a inherited by those born into a monarchy.
Eye color, a visible , is inherited from parents through specific genetic combinations.
Cash, investments, and jewelry form an distributed to beneficiaries through a will.
A encoding an enzyme, such as lactase, enables digestion of specific sugars like lactose.
Debts from the deceased’s estate must be settled before an receives their inheritance.
A must be signed and witnessed to be legally valid in most jurisdictions.
A charity can be a of an estate, receiving funds to support its mission.
In family businesses, a plan helps the company transfer to the next generation’s leader.
An , such as a military medal, is protected by laws in some countries to restrict its sale or transfer.