Words easily confused
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the
words in the boxes.
vocabulary 2. PHRASAL VER BS (GO )
a. start doing
b. continue
c. suffer
d. examine
e. match
f. explode
excellence quality perfection B. Match the phrasal verbs in bold with their meanings.
1. This supermarket provides at very
reasonable prices.
2. Doctor James works at a hospital which is considered
a centre of in medical research.
3. Hala cooked the casserole to .
4. And , I’d like to thank my parents for
always helping me out when I needed it.
5. I know we’ve run out of milk, but we
have some yoghurt.
6. , it’s time to go home!
7. I switched off the lights, closed the windows and
I locked the front door and left.
8. Do you know what time the sports awards
is tomorrow?
9. This weekend, there is going to be an art
; we should go.
10. The whole family is gathering at my grandparents’
house for the .
11. He’s a(n) young man, so he should do
well at high school.
12. The school usually has a celebration at the end of the
year.
13. The room was full of professors, scientists, teachers
and other people.
14. He doesn’t have to travel far to get to lectures because
he lives on .
15. The police arrived quickly and escorted the man off
the .
16. If you have problems with that Maths problem, come
to my and we can study together.
17. Rania didn’t get a good mark for her essay as it had
quite a few errors.
18. All the experts concluded that the painting wasn’t a(n)
Picasso.
19. My watch wasn’t as as I thought and I
ended up being fifteen minutes late.
lastly at last at least last but not least
celebration ceremony festival
academic intellectual studious
campus dorm premises
authentic accurate factual
A. Look at the extract from the text on page 9. What
does the phrasal verb in bold mean?
Bloomington and Indiana University offer a large variety of
recreational activities and social events going on all year round.
1. I’m so tired, I don’t think I can go on with this race.
2. I like the curtains, but does the colour go with the
furniture?
3. We only have about two minutes until the bomb
goes off!
4. I don’t understand how anyone could go through
that sort of tragedy alone.
5. The boss approved our design, so we’re going to go
ahead with the construction.
6. If you want to go over your notes one last time
before we start the test, you may do so now.
3. NO UNS ENDING IN -ANT AND -ENT
B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in capitals.
A. Look at the following nouns. Which words do they
derive from?
1. He works as a
for a large computer firm.
2. Do you know how many
will take part in
the competition?
3. The project requires a lot of work,
so you definitely need to find an
.
4. We have to interview over 300
for this job!
5. There were thousands of
who came to
the US through Ellis Island.
6. He has worked as a political
for BBC for
many years.
7. Jared was a loyal
to the company for all the years he
worked there.
8. Only are allowed
to park their cars in the city centre.
CONSULT
CONTEST
ASSIST
APPLY
IMMIGRATE
CORRESPOND
SERVE
RESIDE
students inhabitants
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the
words in the boxes.
vocabulary 2. PHRASAL VER BS (GO )
a. start doing
b. continue
c. suffer
d. examine
e. match
f. explode
excellence quality perfection B. Match the phrasal verbs in bold with their meanings.
1. This supermarket provides at very
reasonable prices.
2. Doctor James works at a hospital which is considered
a centre of in medical research.
3. Hala cooked the casserole to .
4. And , I’d like to thank my parents for
always helping me out when I needed it.
5. I know we’ve run out of milk, but we
have some yoghurt.
6. , it’s time to go home!
7. I switched off the lights, closed the windows and
I locked the front door and left.
8. Do you know what time the sports awards
is tomorrow?
9. This weekend, there is going to be an art
; we should go.
10. The whole family is gathering at my grandparents’
house for the .
11. He’s a(n) young man, so he should do
well at high school.
12. The school usually has a celebration at the end of the
year.
13. The room was full of professors, scientists, teachers
and other people.
14. He doesn’t have to travel far to get to lectures because
he lives on .
15. The police arrived quickly and escorted the man off
the .
16. If you have problems with that Maths problem, come
to my and we can study together.
17. Rania didn’t get a good mark for her essay as it had
quite a few errors.
18. All the experts concluded that the painting wasn’t a(n)
Picasso.
19. My watch wasn’t as as I thought and I
ended up being fifteen minutes late.
lastly at last at least last but not least
celebration ceremony festival
academic intellectual studious
campus dorm premises
authentic accurate factual
A. Look at the extract from the text on page 9. What
does the phrasal verb in bold mean?
Bloomington and Indiana University offer a large variety of
recreational activities and social events going on all year round.
1. I’m so tired, I don’t think I can go on with this race.
2. I like the curtains, but does the colour go with the
furniture?
3. We only have about two minutes until the bomb
goes off!
4. I don’t understand how anyone could go through
that sort of tragedy alone.
5. The boss approved our design, so we’re going to go
ahead with the construction.
6. If you want to go over your notes one last time
before we start the test, you may do so now.
3. NO UNS ENDING IN -ANT AND -ENT
B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in capitals.
A. Look at the following nouns. Which words do they
derive from?
1. He works as a
for a large computer firm.
2. Do you know how many
will take part in
the competition?
3. The project requires a lot of work,
so you definitely need to find an
.
4. We have to interview over 300
for this job!
5. There were thousands of
who came to
the US through Ellis Island.
6. He has worked as a political
for BBC for
many years.
7. Jared was a loyal
to the company for all the years he
worked there.
8. Only are allowed
to park their cars in the city centre.
CONSULT
CONTEST
ASSIST
APPLY
IMMIGRATE
CORRESPOND
SERVE
RESIDE
students inhabitants
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