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10 Jan
Revision

Find the words that should be replaced with their homophone pairs:

1. After having behaved badly during the lessen, the pupil was sent to the principal’s office.
2. The warm son, the cool shadows, that salty smell, the boys bobbing on the horizon are all reasons I
love the sea.
3. It is not aloud to drink wine before going driving.
4. They are different but that is good because their skills are complimentary. That allows them to
achieve any feet.
5. The silverback guerrillas had their sites set on their prey.
6. This is a foul farm where you can buy chickens and turkeys. If you wanted a good stake, you should
have sought out the stockbreeder down the road.

Use the word at the end of the sentences to form words which would fit in the gaps.

1. The treasure hunters believe there is an old Aztec fortune somewhere in an ___________________
area of the Amazon. ACCESS
2. There were several ____________________ in the police report which made it difficult to close the
case. ACCURATE
3. The sculpture was ____________________ sophisticated. So much so that people don’t understand
how it was created. BELIEVE
4. She watched in ____________________ as the world record was broken right in front of them.
BELIEVE
5. He plays a failed actor whose best friend is, ____________________, even less successful.
CONCEIVE
6. That is ___________________ my favourite movie, I could watch it 20 times and not get bored.
DENY
7. The team will ___________________ win the match because they are leading 4 to 2 and there are
three more minutes left. DOUBT
8. The surgeon performed the surgery very quickly and _________________. EFFECTIVE
9. The repair to the sculpture was ____________________. You couldn’t tell it was ever broken.
IMPRESS
10. The pictures to the hostel were ____________________ - the pool was tiny, the bathroom was
dirty and the rooms looked completely different. LEAD
11. _________________ is the lack of the ability to read. LITERATE
12. The movie we saw yesterday was a good choice if you just wanted to unwind and have a little fun,
but it was completely _________________ so I can’t tell you what it was about. MEMORY
13. Nelson Mandela was truly a ___________________ man. REMARK
14. The house was __________________ for their needs so they started looking for another place to
live. SUIT
15. The airline is taking steps to _________________ the safety of its passengers. SURE
16. The plane is __________________ for two million pounds. SURE
 17. There was a huge _______________________ leading to some tension at the end of the movie.
UNDERSTAND

Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the words provided. There are some words you do not
need. abound speculation tangible manifest like-minded pursuits judgement
relegate ensue stack odds homely

One’s personality can __________________ itself in the choices we make, be it the career paths we
choose, the place we live and feel comfortable in or our leisure __________________. Look at the person’s
interior, for example. The manner in which the furniture is laid out, the choice of decor and manner in
which they _________________ their books and possessions can tell you something about e.g., how
practical they are or how much of a perfectionist they are. Is their home perfectly neat and tidy? Does it
seem comfortable, ________________ and inviting? These __________________ pieces of their inner
selves can testify to how they approach themselves, others in their life and life itself. However, the
_______________ of guessing someone’s personality correctly in this way are not that high, as this sort of
____________________ can be misled by the vast amount of information one can misinterpret.

Grammar: the passive