Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks! 1. There is always the ____________________ that the plane will be early.(OPPORTUNITY / CHANCE/POSSIBILITY) 2. My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of ____________________ . (ADVISE/ADVICE) 3. The strike will ____________________ all trains in the London area. (EFFECT/AFFECT) 4. The police will ____________________ anyone from leaving the building.(AVOID/PREVENT) 5. Come and is down ____________________ me. (BESIDE/BESIDES) 6. ____________________ managing the shop, he teaches in the evening. (BESIDE/BESIDES) 7. Can you switch to ____________________ 4 for the news? (CHANNEL/CANAL) 8. Our team has a good ____________________ of winning.(OPPORTUNITY / CHANCE/POSSIBILITY) 9. You should travel early to ____________________ traffic jams. (AVOID/PREVENT) 10. I am getting fed up with her ____________________ complaints.(CONTINUAL/CONTINUOUS) 11. It took two policemen to ____________________ the traffic. (DIRECT/CONDUCT) 12. I ____________________ you to put all your money into a savings account. (ADVISE/ADVICE) 13. I didn’t have much ____________________ on my birthday (FUN/FUNNY). 14. Don’t ____________________ my sunglasses if you borrow them. (DAMAGE/HARM) 15. The English ____________________ is beautiful in spring. (NATURE/COUNTRYSIDE) 16. He didn’t mean to ____________________ the girl. (DAMAGE/HARM) 17. You can get a good ____________________ of the sea from the church tower. (VIEW/SCENERY) 18. Her jewels were all imitations; they are quite ____________________ . (PRICELESS/WORTHLESS) 19. You can take a boat trip around the ____________________ of Amsterdam.(CHANNEL/CANAL) 20. Von Karajan will ____________________ the orchestra at the concert. (DIRECT/CONDUCT) 21. Did Alexander Fleming ____________________ penicillin? (INVENT/DISCOVER) 22. The cuts in spending will have a serious ____________________ on the educational system. (EFFECT/AFFECT) 23. Staying indoors was a ____________________ thing to do in this kind of weather. (SENSIBLE/SENSITIVE) 24. You should always be ____________________ to children. (SYMPATHETIC/KIND) 25. He made ____________________ faces and made the children laugh. FUN/FUNNY). 26. I am very tired; I’ll just go and ____________________ down for a few minutes. (LIE/LAY) 27. She has been in ____________________ plain for over three days.(CONTINUAL/CONTINUOUS) 28. He asked me if I would ____________________ him some money until Monday. .(LEND/BORROW) 29. The ____________________ wants to see you in his office. (PRINCIPLE/PRINCIPAL) 30. We must try to protect ____________________ and the environment(NATURE/COUNTRYSIDE) 31. Goods cannot be exchanged unless a sales ____________________ can be shown. (RECIPE/RECEIPT) 32. I am very ____________________ to her problems. (SYMPATHETIC/KIND) 33. Be very careful with that painting; it’s ____________________ . (PRICELESS/WORTHLESS) 34. The airlines are going to ____________________ their fares again. (RAISE/RISE) 35. Can I ____________________ your car to go to the supermarket.(LEND/BORROW) 36. I gave her an Italian ____________________ book for her birthday. (RECIPE/RECEIPT) 37. My father is going to ____________________ a new carpet in the dining room. (LIE/LAY) 38. Did you ____________________ to switch off the kitchen light? .(REMIND/REMEMBER) 39. When did she ____________________ the new computer terminal? (INVENT/DISCOVER) 40. I adore the beautiful ____________________ in the Lake District. (VIEW/SCENERY) 41. She is very ____________________ and is easily upset. (SENSIBLE/SENSITIVE) 42. Does the sun ____________________ in the east or in the west? (RAISE/RISE) 43. Would you ____________________ me to finish early tonight.(REMIND/REMEMBER) Kamal Academy
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