Distinguishing between similar words A) arise (arose, arisen), raise (raised, raised), rise (rose, risen) Only raise can have an object Arise is used to mean “come into being” e.g: New problems are arising every day Use the correct form of raise or rise in the following sentences The goverment has just taxes, and prices are .too Arkady the major to his feet They when she came in His temperature has .since last night All my family were on porridge for breakfast and I’ll .my children the same way C) lay (laid, laid), lie (lay, lain) Lay has an object: lie does not Use the correct form of lay and lie in the following sentences He in a ditch and I .his coat on top of him The smoke between Arkady and safety .down, and you’ll feel better! it on the table, please! The choice in wether there is an object or not E) fog, haze, mist, smoke, steam Choose the correct word to complete the following is like a cloud near the surface of the Earth; is the same but less thick Boling water produces ., but fires produce Hot weather sometimes creates a .which makes it difficult for us to see clearly Smog is a form of industrial pollution, a mixture of and smoke (It is a word formed by two others in the list) G) guide, instruct, learn, teach, train B) forget, leave, neglect, omit Use each verb, at least once in the correct form to complete the following a Oh dear! I’ve my books b Oh dear! I’ve my books at home How old were you when you school? I’ve all the Latin I learned at achool If you .your work, you can’t hope to pass the exam You haven’t filled in the form completely You’ve your name D) allow, leave, let Use these verbs in the correct form to complete the following a They don’t you smoke here b You aren’t to smoke here c We don’t .smoking here d We don’t people to smoke here a I’ll you stay up late tonight b I’ll you to stay up late tonight Don’t worry about the washing-up! it to me Children shouldn’t be alone in the house at the age of three F) crusty, raw, rough, rude, rusty, tough Use one of these adjectives to describe each of the following behaviour that is impolite bread with a firm outer covering a chain left out in the rain an idea that is not yet exact materials before processing meat that is hard to eat meat that hasn’t been cooked play that is storng and determined Play that is unfair 10 shoes that are hard-wearing 11 a surface that is uneven 12 unpleasant weather H) commemorate, memorize, remember, remind Use each verb, at least once, in the orrect form to completethe following Use each verb, at least once, in the correct form to complete the following Mr Ellis the police a lot They from him how to prepare cases, using the evidence of voices and accents Mr Ellis .phonectics at Leeds University He students on the frequency of certain speech patterns and they (2 possibilities)to recognize them There are schools where blind people are how to use guide dogs The dogs are (2 possibilities) to them through traffic Do you that party at Sarah’s last year? -Yes, now that you .me I .driving home in the snow It me of Christmas in my childhood Wellington Street the Duke of Wellington I’m .my lines or the school play I hope I them on the night to post that letter tomorrow It’s very important -Ok But me to post it in the morning I may forget