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taught/taut
TAUGHT/TAUT
Students are taught, ropes are pulled taut.
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than/then
THAN/THEN
When ... s."
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surfing the Internet
SURF...
... adjectives:
good better best
bad
worse worst
many
more most
There
are
four
irregular adverbs:
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To
COMPLIMENT
= to
praise
complementary
or
complimentary?
Use
COMPLEMENTARY
in the
sense
... office.
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they/their (singular)
THEY/THEIR (SINGULAR)
Using the plural pronoun to refer to a single person ... home."
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think on
THINK ON
THINK ABOUT
An archaic form that persists in some dialects is seen i...
... angels
or for
enchanting small children.
chestnut
(not
chesnut,
as it is
often
mispronounced)
44
t
t
t
COMMAS
colour
(not
color,
as in
American
English)
colourful
comemorate
Wrong spelling.
... can
introduce examples
as in
this
reference
book.
Compare
SEMICOLONS.
colossal
(not
-11-)
48
t
CERTAIN
OR
CURTAIN
certain
or
curtain
CERTAIN
means sure.
Are
you
CERTAIN
that...
... after an event was finished in the past
The book was published in 19 54 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages.
4
Practice Test 1
creation noun / kri 'eɪʆən / [uncountable] the
... to answer directly.
d. to deceive.
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Choose the best vocabulary word to fill the blank. Circle ... reach.
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fix: to place securely or firmly
prefix: something placed at the beginning of a word
S...