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Words commonly confused Exercise

December 18, 2016 - B1pdf

Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate option.

Progress 0 of 8 answered
1Look in the cupboard ............... the sink.
Wrong!
Use "under" when something is directly lower than and partly covered by another object.
2There is a mouse ............... the piano.
Wrong!
Use "under" for something directly lower than another object.
3The car won’t ............... again this morning.
Wrong!
Use "start" for a car or machine beginning to work.
4Who is that big guy sitting ............... Jane?
Wrong!
Use "beside" to mean next to someone or something.
5I don’t like that skirt; ..............., it is too expensive.
Wrong!
Use "besides" to add another reason or point.
6There were ............... twenty people at the lecture.
Wrong!
Use "under" to mean less than a number or amount.
7This is a nice place. Thanks for ............... me here.
Wrong!
Use "bringing" when the movement is toward the place where the speaker is now.
8I killed the spider ............... a shoe.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show the tool used to do something.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Look in the cupboard under the sink.
  2. There is a mouse under the piano.
  3. The car won’t start again this morning.
  4. Who is that big guy sitting beside Jane?
  5. I don’t like that skirt; besides, it is too expensive.
  6. There were under twenty people at the lecture.
  7. This is a nice place. Thanks for bringing me here.
  8. I killed the spider with a shoe.
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