44. Words Often Confused. Choose the correct words in the following sentences:

1. Hurry up or you will (lose) (miss) (loose) the train.

2. I'm (expecting) (waiting) to receive a letter soon.

3. You should (raise) (rise) that picture a few inches.

4. I love (lying) (laying) in bed.

5. He always (beats) (wins) me at chess.

6. Are you (quiet) (quite) ready?

7. I dislike getting up early, but I (am used to) (used to) it now.

8. People often come into our garden and (pick) (cut) flowers.

9. No one knows who (invented) (discovered) the wheel.

10. I can't (leave) (let) you do that.

11. His (travel) (journey) lasted four days.

12. The oil level in the engine must be (checked) (controlled).

13. I could not (accept) (agree) his offer.

14. How many hours a day do you (practise) (practice)?

15. We were (enjoyed) (amused) by his stories.

16. She (hung) (hanged) the clothes on the line.

Key to additional exercises pp 38-55

1. a) disobedient

b) unlikely

c) misunderstood

d) outstanding

e) cooperate

f) submarine

g) pre-cooked

h) multi-millionaire

i) endangered

j) impossible

2. a) dissatisfied

b) unusual

c) undecided

d) trans-Atlantic

e) vice-president

f) non-smoker

g) informal

h) unfair

i) rewritten

j) overcooked

3. a) freedom

b) thoughtful

c) musician

d) shortage

e) leading

f) astonishment

g) foolish

h) backwards

i) trumpeter

j) greatness

4. a) overnight

b) careless

c) mispronounce

d) friendship

e) postponement

f) dissatisfied

g) outskirts

h) overcharged

i) employee

j) homeless

5. 1) secretarial

2) occupation

3) frozen

4) carpentry

5) explanation

6) solution

7) failure

8) successful

9) construction

10) embarrassment

6. a) gunfire

b) thunderstorm

c) handwriting

d) haircut

e) soap powder

f) crash helmet

g) bookcase

h) rainbow

i) footsteps

j) fireplace

7. a) thin

b) cool

c) nodded

d) worthless

e) high

f) lovely

g) tasty

h) dangerous

i) bored

j) angry

8. (suggested)

a) The forest outside the town caught fire last night.

b) Suddenly Janet burst into tears.

c) What do you do (for a living)?

d) We'll have to make/take a decision soon.

e) Can you take care of my plants while I'm away?

f) You will keep in touch, won't you?

g) Diane gave birth to a baby boy last week.

h) Peter always keeps his head in an emergency.

i) Let go of the steering wheel!

j) He stands no chance of winning the race.

9. a) low

b) down

c) round

d) thin

e) dry

f) early

g) death

h) forwards

i) span

10. a) overwork

b) invisible

c) subway

d) autobiography

e) ex-wife

f) misleading

g) semi-final

h) unable

i) non-stop

j) disappeared

11. a) neighbourhood

b) employer

c) widen

d) handful

e) hopeless

f) greenish

g) partnership

h) drinkable

i) equality

j) harmful

12. a) inedible

b) youngster

c) semi-circle

d) friendly

e) foreground

f) mountaineer

g) tricycle

h) hopeful

i) international

j) artist

13. 1) politician

2) shyness

3) sympathised

4) disorganised

5) replacement

6) straighten

7) personal

8) innocence

9) imagination

10) uninterested

14. a) bus-station

b) part-time

c) well-dressed

d) old-fashioned

e) car park

f) well-known

g) haircut

h) first-class

i) home-made

j) half-cooked

15. a) kind-hearted

b) empty-handed

c) fully-clothed

d) long-legged

e) absent-minded

f) good-looking

g) loud-mouthed

h) short-tempered

i) dog-eared

j) red-headed

16. a) defeat

b) safe

c) decline/refuse

d) pass

e) landing

f) stale

g) buried

h) similar

i) ending

j) melts

17. a) make

b) lose

c) bear

d) drop

e) waste

f) catch

g) think

h) gain

i) take

j) break

18. (suggested)

a) Nothing you do will make any difference.

b) I hope it's not too much trouble/I hope I'm not putting you to any trouble.

c) Let's take measurements of the room.

d) Mark's face fell when I told him my name.

e) The old car suddenly burst into flames.

f) Susan had lost her way.

g) I can't stand/bear the sight of that boy!

h) Helen was put in charge of/took charge of the business.

i) How did you pass the time while you were waiting for the train?

j) I have changed my mind about this matter.

19. a) seaside

b) seafood

c) seaweed

d) sea level

e) sea front '

f) seagulls

g) seasick

h) seashore

20. 1) advertising

2) resignation

3) economic

4) unemployed

5) applications

6) qualified

7) profitable

8) employee

9) earnings

10) retirement

21. 1) photography

2) skillful

3) failure

4) imaginative

5) successful

6) unexpected

7) valuable

8) misunderstanding

9) unbelievable

10) disagreement

22. a) jacket

b) repairs

c) making

d) collection

e) court

f) hooligan

g) field

h) pools

i) course

j) track

k) board

l) site

23. 1) appearance

2) parting

3) striped

4) unsuitable

5) undresses

6) cleaner's

7) worn

8) unbuttoned

9) fashionable

10) informal

24. a) home

b) housework

c) house

d) homeless

e) housekeeper

f) home

g) house

h) home

i) housing

j) home

25. 1) neighbourhood

2) shortage

3) upstairs

4) sale

5) loan

6) rebuilt

7) undamaged

8) furnished

9) length

10) cooker

26. 1) cancellation

2) Unfortunately

3) collision

4) unexpectedly

5) unsuitable

6) unavoidable

7) injuries

8) widening

9) adjustable

10) payment

27. a) cooks

b) cookery

c) cooker

d) cooked

e) cooking

f) uncooked

28. a) teaspoon

b) tablecloth

c) bottle-opener

d) teapot

e) toaster

f) a coffee cup

g) a mushroom omelette

h) a food mixer

i) a paper napkin

j) a tablespoonful

k) a dishwasher

29. 1) variety

2) shortages

3) likelihood

4) frozen

5) successful

6) expensive

7) reduction

8) complaints

9) impolite

10) willingness

30. 1) innocence

2) theft

3) offences

4) stolen

5) defence

6) accidentally

7) worthless

8) criminal

9) punishment

10) imprisonment

31. 1) production

2) advertising

3) imaginative

4) artistic

5) scenery

6) amusing

7) accompanied

8) entertaining

9) applause

10) performance

32. a) piece

b) operas

c) biography

d) rehearsal

e) back

f) circle

g) ground

h) scripts

i) book

j) fair

33. 1) childhood

2) unsuitable

3) destruction

4) protection

5) loneliness

6) hunters

7) wooden

8) disobedient

9) discovery

10) savings

34. a) trap

b) mower

c) fountain

d) forecast

e) side

f) top

g) house

h) hive

i) hole

j) skin

35. 1) annoying

2) disobedient

3) talkative

4) impolite

5) unfriendly

6) dishonest

7) pride

8) conscientious

9) violence

10) bravery

36. 1) scientist

2) engineering

3) product

4) equipment

5) electricity

6) powerful

7) useless

8) specialised

9) embarrassment

10) difficulty/difficulties

37. 1) collision

2) unexpectedly

3) overboard

4) exhausted

5) freezing

6) solution

7) improvement

8) unhealthy

9) loneliness

10) destruction

38. 1) muscular

2) weight

3) painful

4) poisonous

5) infectious

6) expression

7) heartened

8) incurable

9) treatment

10) recovery

39. a) generous

b) well off

c) profit

d) take out

e) expensive

f) poverty

g) cash

h) save

i) purchase

j) worthless

40. 1) wealthy

2) luxurious

3) generosity

4) savings

5) insurance

6) profitable

7) cashier

8) loan

9) worthless

10) signature

41. a) payments

b) pay you/it back

c) pay for

d) paid out

e) pay up

f) pay day

g) unpaid

h) payable

i) pay it into

j) well paid

42. 1) impression

2) offensive

3) irritating

4) admiration

5) cowardice

6) adorable

7) attraction

8) gratitude

9) faithful

10) relief

43. 1) introduction

2) successful

3) attention

4) unreadable

5) failure

6) revision

7) mistaken

8) absences

9) punishments

10) gifted

44. 1) miss

2) expecting

3) raise

4) lying

5) beats me

6) quite

7) am used to

8) pick

9) invented

10) let

11) journey

12) checked

13) accept

14) practise

15) amused

16) hanged