Confusing pairs and false friends.
Confusing pairs and false friends.
* Complete the following
sentences with the appropriate words.
1. conduct/direct
Von Karajan will……… the
Berlin Symphonic Orchestra at the concert.
It took two policemen to……………
the traffic
2. continuous/continual
She has been in………… pain
for three days.
I am getting fed up with
her………..complaints.
3. driver/chauffeur
The ………………brought the
Rolls Royce to the hotel's main entrance.
He's got a job as a bus……………….
4. formidable/wonderful
They had a ……………….holiday
by a lake in Sweden.
The castle is surrounded
by……………… walls and gates.
5. fun/funny
I didn't have much………..
on my birthday.
He made ………….faces and
made the children laugh.
6. go/play
Shall we ………….jogging or
swimming?
Neither. Let's …………..tennis.
7. Come along with/follow
Would you like to…………… me
to the cinema tonight?
Make sure the dog doesn't
…………..me to the shops.
8. harm/damage
Don't………… my sunglasses
if you borrow them.
He didn't mean to ……………..your
little girl.
9. invent/discover
Did Alexander Fleming……………
penicillin?
When did she…………..the new
computer terminal?
10. job/work
He goes to………… every day
on his bicycle.
She's got a ………………in the
supermarket.
11. kind/sympathetic
You should always be…………….
to little children
I'm very…………… to her
problems.
12. lay/lie
I'm very tired, I'll just
go and…………. down for a few minutes.
My father is going to……………
a new carpet in the dining room.
13. lend/borrow
Can I ………… you car to go
to the shops?
He asked me if I would …………..him
£5 till Monday,
14. nature/countryside
We must try to protect ……………….and
the environment.
The English is……………
beautiful in spring.
15. pass/take
She had to…………..her
driving test three times before she was able to…………..
16. practice/practise
You need more ………….before
you're ready to take the exam.
Don't forget to …………..your
phrasal verbs.
17. priceless/valueless
Be very careful with that
painting, it's……………….
Her jewels were all
imitations, they were quite……………
18. principal/principle
She refuses to eat meat on…………….
The ……………wants to see you
in her office.
The country's …………
products are paper and wood.
We talked about the……………..s
of nuclear physics.
19. raise/rise
Does the sun ……………in the
east or the west?
The airline are going to……………
their fares again next year.
20. recipe/receipt
Goods cannot be exchanged
unless a sales is ………….shown.
I gave her an Indian …………….book
for her birthday.
21. remember / remind
Would you ………….me to
finish early tonight?
Did you …………to switch off
the kitchen light?
22. scenery/view
I adore the beautiful………………
in the Lake District.
You can get a good…………….
of the sea from the church tower.
23. sensible / sensitive
She's very …………..and is
easily upset.
Staying indoors was a…………..thing
to do in this terrible weather.
24. take / bring
Can you …………. this cheque
to the bank for me please?
Can I ………….my girlfriend
here for tea?
25. affect effect
The cuts in spending will
have a serious………….. on the hospital.
The strike will seriously
…………. the train service.
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