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24. nature / countryside

We must try to protect ________ and the environment.

The English ________ is beautiful in spring.

25. pass / take

She had to ________ her driving test three times before she was able to ________.

26. practice / practise

You need more ________ before you’re ready to take the exam.

Don’t forget to ________ your phrasal verbs.

27. priceless / valueless

Be very careful with that painting; it’s ________ .

Her jewels were all imitations; they were quite ________ .

28. 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.

29. raise / rise

Does the sun ________ in the east or the west?

The airline are going to ________ their fares again next year.

30. recipe / receipt

Goods cannot be exchanged unless a sales ________ is shown.

I gave her an Indian ________ book for her birthday.

31. remember / remind

Would you ________ me to finish early tonight?

Did you ________ to switch off the kitchen light?

32. scenery / view

I adore the beautiful ________ in the Lake District.

You can get a good ________ of the sea from the church tower.

33. sensible / sensitive

She’s very ________ and is easily upset.

Staying indoors was a ________ thing to do in this terrible weather.

34. take / bring

Can you ________ this cheque to the bank for me please?

Can I ________ my girlfriend here for tea?

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25. take / pass 

26. practice /

practise (in American English, practice can be both

a noun and a verb) 

27. priceless / valueless 

28. principle / principal / principal / principle 

29. rise / raise 

30. receipt / recipe 

31. remind / remember

32. scenery / view 

33. sensitive / sensible 

34. take / bring

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11. conduct / direct

Von Karajan will ________ the Berlin Symphonic Orchestra at the concert.

It took two policemen to ________ the traffic.

12. continuous / continual

She has been in ________ pain for three days.

I am getting fed up with her ________ complaints.

13. driver / chauffeur

The ________ brought the Rolls Royce to the hotel’s main entrance.

He’s got a job as a bus ________ .

14. formidable / wonderful

They had a ________ holiday by a lake in Sweden.

The castle is surrounded by ________ walls and gates.

15. fun / funny

I didn’t have much ________ on my birthday.

He made ________ faces and made the children laugh.

16. go / play

Shall we ________ jogging or swimming?

Neither. Let’s ________ tennis.

17. come along with / follow

Would you like to ________ me to the cinema tonight?

Make sure the dog doesn’t ________ me to the shops.

18. harm / damage

Don’t ________ my sunglasses if you borrow them.

He didn’t mean to ________ your little girl.

19. invent / discover

Did Alexander Fleming ________ penicillin?

When did she ________ the new computer terminal?

20. job / work

He goes to ________ every day on his bicycle.

She’s got a ________ in the supermarket.

21. kind / sympathetic

You should always be ________ to little children.

I’m very ________ to her problems.

22. 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.

23. lend / borrow

Can I ________ you car to go to the shops?

He asked me if I would ________ him £5 till Monday.

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12. continuous /

continual 

13. chauffeur / driver 

14. wonderful /

formidable 

15. fun / funny 

16. go / play 

17. come

along with / follow 

18. damage / harm 

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discover / invent 

20. work / job 

21. kind /

sympathetic 

22. lie / lay 

23. borrow / lend

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Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word.

1. actually / now

Please can we go home ________ ?

It looks quite small, but ________ it is over 5 metres high.

2. advice / advise

My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of ________ .

I ________ you to put all your money into a deposit account.

3. affect / effect

The cuts in spending will have a serious ________ on the hospital.

The strike will seriously ________ the train service.

4. already / yet

I haven’t seen her ________ this morning.

I’ve ________ done my shopping.

5. afraid of / worried about

I am ________ snakes.

She’s ________ the baby; he doesn’t look very well.

6. avoid / prevent

The police will ________ anyone from leaving the building.

You should travel early to ________ the traffic jams.

7. beside / besides

Come and sit down ________ me.

________ managing the shop, he also teaches in the evening.

8. bring / fetch

It’s your turn to ________ the children from school.

Don’t forget to ________ the books to school with you.

9. chance / possibility

Our team has a good ________ of winning tonight.

There is always the ________ that the plane will be early.

10. channel / canal

You can take a boat trip around the ________s of Amsterdam.

Can you switch the television to ________ 4 for the news?

England and France are separated by the ________ .

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1. now / actually 

2. advice / advise 

3. effect / affect

4. yet / already 

5. afraid of / worried about 

6. prevent / avoid 

7. beside / besides 

8. fetch / bring

9. chance / possibility 

10. canal(s) / channel /Channel