Grisly vs Grizzly

Grisly vs Grizzly

The word ‘grisly’ is an adjective, which means something horrible, terrifying and gruesome.

For example:

a. People were taken aback looking at the grisly pictures of the floods in the country.
b. The police investigators uncovered some grisly clues in the murder case.
c. The children were scared by the grisly stories of the ghosts.

The word ‘grizzly’ is noun, which refers to a powerful brownish bear found in the uplands of Western North America.

For example:

a. The forest officials released the pictures of the grizzly bears.
b. The grizzly bears are robust in size and fierce attackers.
c. Annie gifted a stuffed grizzly bear to her friend on her birthday.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the right words.

1. The geographic channel telecasted a special program on ________ (grisly/grizzly) bears of North America.
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2. The CCTV camera revealed the ________ (grisly/grizzly) video of the murder scene.
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3. The _______ (grisly/grizzly) climax of the movie made the audience panic in the theater.
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4. Forest service employees are asked to avoid movement in the prime habitat areas of the _________ (grisly/grizzly) bears.
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5. The ________ (grisly/grizzly) evidences of the case have been surfaced last week.
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6. The scientists discovered a virus that caused the _______ (grisly/grizzly) contagious disease.
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