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[BLaDe]

Read the following sentences and underline the correct word in brackets


1. His ( principle / principal ) reason for learning Japanese was work related

2. When I arrived at the Immigration Office, I was informed about the correct ( proceedings / preceding / procedure ) when applying for a work permit

3. If you ( lose / loose / lost ) your ticket, you will have to replace it yourself

4. The man sitting in the corner was ( formally / formerly ) the headmaster of my school

5. I cannot ( accept / except ) your offer of $3500. The car is worth much more

6. After she had done a little ( homework / housework ), she went to her room to study

7. Camping is one of the most ( economic / economical ) ways of having a holiday

8. He isn't ( eligible / illegible ) to enter the competition since he isn't a citizen

9. When he arrived home after the storm, his ( cloths, clothes ) were completely drenched

10. Doctors must be very ( discreet / discrete ) in dealing with their patients

11. He was very ( boring / bored ) with life on campus

12. If you like you can ( bring / take ) my car as long as you ( bring /take ) it back in one piece

13. Driving at night always has the same ( affect / effect ) on me. I get a terrible headache and have no ( alternative / alternate ) but to stop and rest

14. Quebec is an interesting town with a ( characteristic / character ) all of its own

15. Her parents were ( dissatisfied / unsatisfied ) with her progress at the college so they went to talk to the ( principal / principle )

16. She was greatly ( affected / effected ) by the ( site / sight / cite ) of her old hometown

17. The town ( council / counsel ) is trying hard to improve the environment

18. After five hours' ( continual / continuous ) rain, the sun finally shone

19. The opposing factions could not agree on a solution so war appeared ( imminent / eminent )

20. The school was ( formerly / formally ) opened by an ( imminent / eminent ) author

21. At the age of twenty-six, he now considers himself ( mature / matured ) enough to get married and start a family


Answers

1. His principal reason for learning Japanese was work related

2. When I arrived at the Immigration Office, I was informed about the correct procedure when applying for a work permit

3. If you lose your ticket, you will have to replace it yourself

4. The man sitting in the corner was formerly the headmaster of my school

5. I cannot accept your offer of $3500. The car is worth much more

6. After she had done a little housework, she went to her room to study

7. Camping is one of the most economical ways of having a holiday

8. He isn't eligible to enter the competition since he isn't a citizen

9. When he arrived home after the storm, his clothes were completely drenched

10. Doctors must be very discreet in dealing with their patients

11. He was very bored with life on campus

12. If you like you can take my car as long as you bring it back in one piece

13. Driving at night always has the same effect on me. I get a terrible headache and have no alternative but to stop and rest

14. Quebec is an interesting town with a character all of its own

15. Her parents were dissatisfied with her progress at the college so they went to talk to the principal

16. She was greatly affected by the sight of her old hometown

17. The town council is trying hard to improve the environment

18. After five hours' continuous rain, the sun finally shone

19. The opposing factions could not agree on a solution so war appeared imminent

20. The school was formally opened by an eminent author

21. At the age of twenty-six, he now considers himself mature enough to get married and start a family

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[BLaDe]

Read the following sentences and underline the correct word in brackets

1. He found it very difficult to ( adopt / adapt ) to his new life in Australia.
2. After many years of hard work and dedication his efforts have finally ( born / borne ) fruit.
3. The poor man was obviously in pain so I ( brought / took ) him immediately to hospital.
4. You are ( certainly / surely ) not going to eat all of that cake yourself, are you ?
5. I found the student's essay virtually ( illegible / unreadable / eligible ). His handwriting was terrible.
6. If you do not ( ensure / assure / insure ) your property against damage and theft you might one day ( loose / lose / loss ) a great deal of money.
7. Every year the government gives ( awards / rewards ) to a number of Commonwealth students.
8. The boss ( complimented / complemented ) her on her efficient and ( conscious / conscience / conscientious ) work.
9. If the ( whether / weather ) is fine we can go to the beach later on.
10. Older people always complain about ( morale / moral / morals ) standards falling but I find this idea difficult to accept.
11. Can you pass me one of the ( cloths / clothes ) from the cupboard ? I want to wipe the table before I ( lie / lay ) it.
12. The advice of the school's career ( councilor / counselor ) proved very useful.
13. He kept the audience amused with his ( continuous / continual ) jokes and witty remarks.
14. It is now two months since we won a game. Our ( moral / morale / morals ) is very low.
15. It is time we treated those animals in a more ( human / humane ) way and stopped these terrible experiments.

Answers

1. He found it very difficult to adapt to his new life in Australia.
2. After many years of hard work and dedication his efforts have finally borne fruit.
3. The poor man was obviously in pain so I took him immediately to hospital.
4. You are surely not going to eat all of that cake yourself, are you ?
5. I found the student's essay virtually illegible. His handwriting was terrible.
6. If you do not insure your property against damage and theft you might one day lose a great deal of money.
7. Every year the government gives awards to a number of Commonwealth students.
8. The boss complimented her on her efficient and conscientious work.
9. If the weather is fine we can go to the beach later on.
10. Older people always complain about moral standards falling but I find this idea difficult to accept.
11. Can you pass me one of the cloths from the cupboard ? I want to wipe the table before I lay it.
12. The advice of the school's career counselor proved very useful.
13. He kept the audience amused with his continuous jokes and witty remarks.
14. It is now two months since we won a game. Our morale is very low.
15. It is time we treated those animals in a more humane way and stopped these terrible experiments.
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[BLaDe]

Read the following sentences and underline the correct word in brackets.


1. It seems to me that you have two ( alternatives / alternates ); you can either apply for a bank loan or re-mortgage your house.

2. They have chosen a beautiful ( sight / site / cite ) for the location of the new airport.

3. His ( conscious / conscience / conscientious ) would not allow him to take part in any ( elicit / illicit ) or questionable business deals.

4. The ( economic / economical ) situation of the world has not improved very much despite political changes.

5. The ( historic / historical ) signing of the peace treaty was witnessed by millions of TV viewers.

6. Use of official ( stationery / stationary ) for personal letters in discouraged b the chief clerk.

7. What is your ( rationale / rational ) for writing such a detailed report ?

8. He seemed utterly ( uninterested / disinterested ) in what was going on around him and sat listening to his stereo and reading the papers.

9. The film was so heavily ( censured / censored ) that we could hardly follow the story-line.

10. They ( hung / hanged ) a picture of the King near the main entrance.

11. The young teacher soon realized that she had to ( adopt / adapt ) the techniques of teaching as her students were very weak in English.

12. The escaped prisoner was finally discovered hiding in a ( misused / disused ) tin-mine.

13. After a long, hard day at work, I usually go home and ( lay / lie ) down for an hour or so before I do some household chores.

14. Now that your application has been approved you can ( proceed / precede ) with your plans.

15. He got ( quite / quiet ) a good reference from his old supervisor and got the new job in Texas.


Answers

1. It seems to me that you have two alternatives; you can either apply for a bank loan or re-mortgage your house.

2. They have chosen a beautiful site for the location of the new airport.

3. His conscience would not allow him to take part in any illicit or questionable business deals.

4. The economic situation of the world has not improved very much despite political changes.

5. The historic signing of the peace treaty was witnessed by millions of TV viewers.

6. Use of official stationery for personal letters in discouraged b the chief clerk.

7. What is your rationale for writing such a detailed report ?

8. He seemed utterly uninterested in what was going on around him and sat listening to his stereo and reading the papers.

9. The film was so heavily censored that we could hardly follow the story-line.

10. They hung a picture of the King near the main entrance.

11. The young teacher soon realized that she had to adopt the techniques of teaching as her students were very weak in English.

12. The escaped prisoner was finally discovered hiding in a disused tin-mine.

13. After a long, hard day at work, I usually go home and lie down for an hour or so before I do some household chores.

14. Now that your application has been approved you can proceed with your plans.

15. He got quite a good reference from his old supervisor and got the new job in Texas.
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