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    Using the correct word in the correct context
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  • 1.He tripped over a .................. shoelace and broke his arm.// 2. Did you ............ your i-phone again?
    loose / lose
    lose / loose
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  • 1.I ....you that we will refund the total cost of the damaged goods./2.You can't have a vehicle on the road unless you.....it/3. You must follow all the rules to.....maximum safety.
    insure/assure/ensure
    assure/insure/ensure
    assure/ensure/insure
    ensure/assure/insure
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  • 1.The South wind doesn't really ...... me./2. The drought had a devastating.....on the fauna in the area.
    affect/effect
    effect/affect
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  • 1. Please let me take a....before we go on the next ride!/2. It's vitually impossible to.....in this dressing-room!/3. The ..... of the seacraft is 10 metres.
    breadth/breathe/breath
    breathe/breadth/breath
    breath/breathe/breadth
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  • I think that the perfect...to your dress would be this pink hat/2. I have to ......you on your exquisite taste.
    compliment/complement
    complement/compliment
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  • 1. The puppy seemed ....in the butterfly on it's head./2. His action was not ....because he hoped to make some money out of the affair.
    disinterested/uninterested
    uninterested/disinterested
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  • 1. The ...... decided against raising membership fees./2.After the accident they decided to seek legal......
    council/counsel
    counsel/council
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  • 1. The fall of the wall of Berlin was a .... moment./2. They went on a tour of the ......part of the city.
    historical/historic
    historic/historical
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  • 1. I can't believe he's late again,that's ......../2. Paella is a .....Spanish dish with many versions./3. There is an exhibition on .....clothes from the 17th century at the museum.
    classic/classic/classical
    classical/classic/classic
    classic/classical/classic
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  • 1. I need to .......... my backhand shot./2. What time is basketball ......?
    practise/practice
    practice/practise
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