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Confusables: Quite, Quiet, Shade, Shadow, Price and Prize Exercise

May 13, 2017 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1It is ............... good, but it could be better.
Wrong!
"Quite" means fairly or rather in this sentence.
2I will have a ............... word with him.
Wrong!
"Quiet" means not loud or not attracting attention in this phrase.
3I’m hot. Let’s find some ............... to sit in.
Wrong!
"Shade" means an area protected from direct sunlight.
4In the evening, your ............... is longer than you are.
Wrong!
"Shadow" is the dark shape made when something blocks light.
5I’m afraid it will take ............... to repair the car.
Wrong!
"Some time" means a period of time.
6Let’s have dinner together ............... next week.
Wrong!
"Sometime" means at an unspecified time.
7I ............... went boating when I lived in Mumbai.
Wrong!
"Sometimes" means on some occasions.
8The plane arrived 30 minutes ...............
Wrong!
"Early" means before the expected or usual time.
9What is the ............... of the green dress?
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"Price" means the amount of money something costs.
10Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel ............... for literature?
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"Prize" means an award given for an achievement.
11What is your ............... reason for wanting to be a politician?
Wrong!
"Principal" means main or most important.
12She is a woman with very strong ...............
Wrong!
"Principles" are moral rules or beliefs.

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  1. It is quite good, but it could be better.
  2. I will have a quiet word with him.
  3. I’m hot. Let’s find some shade to sit in.
  4. In the evening, your shadow is longer than you are.
  5. I’m afraid it will take some time to repair the car.
  6. Let’s have dinner together sometime next week.
  7. I sometimes went boating when I lived in Mumbai.
  8. The plane arrived 30 minutes early.
  9. What is the price of the green dress?
  10. Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel prize for literature?
  11. What is your principal reason for wanting to be a politician?
  12. She is a woman with very strong principles.

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