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Confusable Words: Breath, Breathe, Principles and Respectful Exercise

December 1, 2023 A2pdf

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1Any medicine that makes you sleepy is a ...............
Wrong!
A medicine that makes you sleepy is a "sedative".
2He enjoys ............... novels.
Wrong!
After "enjoys", we use the gerund "reading".
3He could not ............... under water.
Wrong!
The verb needed after "could not" is "breathe".
4She took a deep ...............
Wrong!
After "took a deep", the noun is "breath".
5Mohandas Gandhi believed in the ............... of truth and non-violence.
Wrong!
Ideas or moral rules are "principles".
6A student should be ............... towards his teacher.
Wrong!
Showing respect to someone is being "respectful".
7I will tell you something, but keep it ...............
Wrong!
Information that must be kept private is "confidential".
8She doesn't know ............... here.
Wrong!
In this negative sentence, the natural pronoun is "anyone".
9They did ............... to save him.
Wrong!
With the affirmative verb "did", the negative meaning is carried by "nothing".
10Success often depends on your ability to ............... yourself to changing circumstances.
Wrong!
To change to fit new conditions is to "adapt".
11The movie I watched yesterday was ............... uninteresting.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The intensifiers "rather" and "quite" can both modify a negative adjective like "uninteresting".
12People these days have more ............... friends than real friends.
Wrong!
Online or not physically present friends can be called "virtual" friends.

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  1. Any medicine that makes you sleepy is a sedative.
  2. He enjoys reading novels.
  3. He could not breathe under water.
  4. She took a deep breath.
  5. Mohandas Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
  6. A student should be respectful towards his teacher.
  7. I will tell you something, but keep it confidential.
  8. She doesn’t know anyone here.
  9. They did nothing to save him.
  10. Success often depends on your ability to adapt yourself to changing circumstances.
  11. The movie I watched yesterday was rather / quite uninteresting.
  12. People these days have more virtual friends than real friends.

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