a) Word Forms.
We earn our _____ (LIVE) in America today in peaceful ______ (COMPETE) with people all across the Earth. Profound and _____ (POWER) forces are shaking and _____ (MAKE) our world, and the urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy. This new world has already _____ (RICH) the lives of millions of Americans who are able to _____ (COMPETITION) and win in it. But when most people are working harder for less, when others cannot work at all, when the cost of health care devastates families and threatens to _____ (BANK) our enterprises, great and small, when the fear of crime robs law abiding citizens of their _____ (FREE), and when millions of poor children cannot even imagine the lives we are calling them to lead, we have not made change our friend.
b) Commonly Confused Words.
Put the correct word in the correct sentence.
beside/besides
· I put your bag ________________ your coat.
· Who was at the meeting, _________________ Tom and Harry?
clothes/cloths
· You should take your _________________ out of the washing machine.
· Micro-fibre ___________________ are best for cleaning glass.
experiment/experience
The ___________________ was conducted by scientists at Oxford.
Climbing Mount Everest is a once in a lifetime _________________.
last/latest
· Have you read Dan Brown’s ________________ novel?
· Finnegan’s Wake was the _________________ James Joyce novel publish before his death.
lose/loose
· -I need to ______________ some weight before the summer.
· -If you _____________ any more weight, your clothes will be ________________ on you.
principle/principal
· The _________________ makes all the decisions in the school.
· O’ Connell Street is the ___________________ street of Dublin.
quite/quiet
· Karen’s baby is really ______________. You wouldn’t even know she was in the room.
· Karen’s baby is really ______________ cute. She looks like her mother.
sensible/sensitive
· Patrick is a very ________________ man. He cries watching sad movies!
· Sheila is a very _________________ girl. She always makes the right decision.
shade/shadow
· Can we sit in the _______________? I’m very hot.
· My dog’s a coward. He barks at his own ________________.
some time/sometimes
· You should come visit us __________________. We only live ten minutes away.
· My sister _________________ comes to visit us. She lives in Paris.
2.WALKING HOLIDAYS
2.WALKING HOLIDAYS
The Real Walkers Company offers a (1)……….. of small group walking holidays which explore some delightful hidden corners of Europe, the Americas and Australasia. There is something for everyone (2)……… of age or level of (3) ……… . The brochure includes various destinations and a range of itineraries. These range from sightseeing tours of (4) ……… cities to undemanding walking trips in unspoilt coastal and country regions and, for the more (5) ……… traveler, challenging mountain or hill-walking expeditions. However, it would be (6) ……… to give the impression that these holidays are just about walking. According to the brochure, an (7) ……… of walking is often the thing that brings together a group of like-minded people, who share the (8) ……… of good companionship in (9) ……… surroundings. The company believes that its tour leaders are the key to its success. These people are (10) ……… trained and are particularly keen to (11) ……… that each individual traveler makes the most of their trip.
1. SELECT
2. REGARD
3. FIT
4. HISTORY
5. ADVENTURE
6. FAIR
7. ENJOY
8. PLEASE
9. ATTRACT
10. FULL
11. SURE
Error Correction
Error Correction
Jack Forest is a baker who always provides his customers with tough meat. Last Tuesday, Mrs Brown came into the shop and asked for three fillets of brown bread. Unfortunately, Jack only had two fillets remaining. He excused Mrs Brown and promised her that he would have too much bread the next time she came. Mrs Brown, being a reliable customer, assured Jack that she would return. Later that day, Jack was sealing the shop when he heard the phone sang. It was Mrs Brown requiring if Jack had baked another slice of brown bread. Jack said, "As a matter of truth, I burnt some extra loaves a few hours ago. Would you like me to bring one buy?". Mrs Brown said she would and so Jack got into his bike and road to Mrs Brown's to deliver the third pound of brown toast.
Confusing Pairs 2.
Confusing Pairs 2.
accede/ exceed
1. Last night’s concert _____________________ our expectations.
2. When will the new president ________________ to office.
accept/ except
3. Everyone’s coming to the meeting, _______________ Peter.
4. She finds it difficult to ______________ criticism.
affect/ effect
5. The ______________ of global warming are going to intensify and will _____________ climates worldwide.
access/ excess
6. We were given unlimited ________________ to the records for our research.
7. We had an _________________ of material to work with.
allusion/ illusion
8. The Prime Minister made an _______________ to an improvement in the economic situation in his speech.
9. The candidate had an __________________ about his
elicit/ illicit
- The lawyer tried to ______________ an answer from her client.
- The man was arrested for selling _______________ DVDs.
eligible/ illegible
- Your writing is _________________.
- Over 18s are ________________ for the competition.
eminent/ imminent
- London is preparing for the ________________ Olympic Games.
- He is an _______________ member of the religious community.
precede/ proceed
- We should _________________ to the next question.
- The letter ‘G’ ________________ the letter ‘H’ in the alphabet.
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