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Words commonly confused

December 18, 2016 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate option.

1. Look in the cupboard ………………. the sink.

Correct! Wrong!

2. There is a mouse ……………… the piano.

Correct! Wrong!

3. The car won’t ………………. again this morning.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Who is that big guy sitting ……………… Jane?

Correct! Wrong!

5. I don’t like that skirt; ……………….., it is too expensive.

Correct! Wrong!

6. There were …………….. twenty people at the lecture.

Correct! Wrong!

7. This is a nice place. Thanks for ……………….. me here.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I killed the spider …………….. a shoe.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Look in the cupboard below / 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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