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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