Lesson 8 Grammar – English Language Courses

Grammar: Similar but Different

Similar but different.
When do we use what?

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Phrases

Similar but different....

Choose the correct form....

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1. Tonight I have ........ with my girlfriend.

a. an appointment

b. a date

c. an meeting

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2. ......... yesterday I have a job.

a. Since

b. For

c. After

d. Until

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3. The police said that I must leave.

a. I accept the instruction.

b. I admit the instruction.

c. I admit the command.

d. I accept the saying.

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4. At the university I get an .......

a. apprenticeship.

b. learnership.

c. education.

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5. To ...... sugar is not good for you.

a. a lot

b. many

c. much

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6. Hand .... more food to the poor.

a. after

b. for

c. in

d. out

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..... the sun shines I will go home.
(More than one answer can be correct.)

a. If

b. When

c. When not

d. If not

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8. In which of the sentences would you use complete?

a. I ....... my food.

b. I ...... my car tomorrow.

c. I ...... my degree next year.

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9. I am singing loud, but my neighbours say I must ..... singing in the evening.

a. shutup

b. quit

c. stop

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10. I have ...... with my boss tomorrow morning.

a. a date

b. a appointment

c. dating

d. an appointment

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11. I no longer work there. I ...... my job.

a. stop

b. rejected

c. quit

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12.

...... students are clever.
(More than one answer can be correct)

a. Many

b. A lot of

c. Much

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13. I ..... my degree at the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University.

a. make

b. studying

c. learning

d. do

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14. You have to ..... between coffee and tea.

a. choice

b. elect

c. select

d. pick

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15. Which ones are correct? (More than one answer can be correct.)

a. I attend the funeral of the popstar.

b. I attend the English lecture.

c. I visit the English lecture.

d. I visit my friend in Berlin.

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16. I ..... sport.

a. play

b. don't make

c. do

d. make

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17. I go to Australia to ..... experience.

(More than one answer can be correct.)

a. obtain experience.

b. pick up experience.

c. gain experience.

d. collect experience.

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18. That can be done! Nothing is impossible.

a. You can do that.

b. They can do that.

c. One can do that.

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19. Peter can do that!

a. You can do that.

b. One can't do that.

c. Everyone can do that.

d. It can be done.

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20. Work ....... you are tired.

a. by

b. yesterday

c. as soon as

d. until

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21. I expect you to be there ......

a. by six o'clock.

b. until six o'clock.

c. by the clock.

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22. I do an ....... at the company.

a. apprenticeship.

b. learnership.

c. education.

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23. I love baking. Tomorrow I will ....... a cake.

a. make

b. do

c. baking

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24. I warn you. ...... you do that, I will punish you.

a. When

b. After

c. If

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25. The man ......... his friends in the USA.

a. attends

b. visits

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26.

....... of people participated in the demonstration.
(More than one answer can be correct.)

a. A lot of

b. Much

c. To much

d. Many

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27. We have to ...... a new representative by casting our vote.

a. select

b. elect

c. vote

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28. I was a student ..... two years.

a. by

b. since

c. for

d. before

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She ..... too much.
(More than one answer can be correct.)

29.

a. speaks

b. talk

c. says

d. tells

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30. When would you use the word finish?

a. I ...... my degree.

b. I ...... my food!

c. I ....... building my house.

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Some basic spelling rules and tips © GFH Schmittinger2012
Nouns Examples 1. to make plurals, we add s bed/beds; cat/cats; 2. if a noun ends on -ch, -o, sh, -ss, -x, we add es table/tables, potato/potatoes; church/churches; 3. if a noun ends in a consonant and -y, baby/babies, hobby/hobbies the y is changed to ies
Note: In German :Hobbys 4 some plurals are irregular or don’t change. man/men
Adjectives Examples
two/to/too Two is one plus one. / Come to me. / Yes, you too. I/eye I have a tear in my eye.
Common spelling mistakes
Correct NOT successful succesfull beautiful beautifull receive recieve
Similar but different Examples loose/lose Your shoelaces are loose. / Don’t lose your money! desert/dessert In the desert there is no rain. / After the meal we got dessert. stationary/stationery The train is stationary. (not moving) / Pens and paper are stationery. personal/personnel That is a personal question and is none of your business. / The personnel work at the company

Have a look at some basic spelling rules.
Knowing these might help zou to eliminate lots of mistakes.

Have a look at these basic spelling rules and tips.
Knowing them might assist you in avaiding many mistakes.

Have look at these basic spelling rules and tips.
Knowing them will assist you in avoiding mand mistakes.
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Grammar: Similar but Different

Similar but different.When do we use what?

Similar but different.
When do we use what?