He had to illness in order to avoid going to the party ........

English Language (Defence) Fill in the blanks

Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given below the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your response accordingly.

He had to _____ illness in order to avoid going to the party.

fain

feign

faint

feint