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Confusable Words: Remind and Remember, Say and Tell, The Rest Exercise

December 5, 2017 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... him that we had not paid the utility bill yet.
Wrong!
Use "reminded" when someone makes another person remember something.
2I'm afraid I won't ............... his face.
Wrong!
Use "remember" when something stays in your mind or comes back to your mind.
3We use only the bedroom and the kitchen. ............... of the house is empty.
Wrong!
Use "The rest" to mean the remaining part of something.
4............... of the meal were lying all over the floor.
Wrong!
Use "Remains" for pieces or parts left after something has been used or finished.
5You and Peter can take four chocolates each. The rest ............... mine.
Wrong!
Use "are" because the remaining chocolates are plural.
6Show me ............... again.
Wrong!
Use "the same" because "same" normally takes the definite article.
7You have got the same problem ...............
Wrong!
Use "as me" after "the same problem" in this comparison.
8That is the same man ............... asked me for directions yesterday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person in this defining relative clause.
9"Turn left," I ...............
Wrong!
Use "said" when there is no direct object after the reporting verb.
10She ............... me that she would come.
Wrong!
Use "told" before the object "me."
11We will ............... that problem tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "see about" to mean deal with or consider a problem.
12............... this color suits you.
Wrong!
Use "See if" to mean find out whether something is true.

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  1. I reminded him that we had not paid the utility bill yet.
  2. I’m afraid I won’t remember his face.
  3. We use only the bedroom and the kitchen. The rest of the house is empty.
  4. Remains of the meal were lying all over the floor.
  5. You and Peter can take four chocolates each. The rest are mine.
  6. Show me the same again.
  7. You have got the same problem as me.
  8. That is the same man who / that asked me for directions yesterday.
  9. “Turn left,” I said.
  10. She told me that she would come.
  11. We will see about that problem tomorrow.
  12. See if this color suits you.

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