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. The police said that I must leave.

a. I admit the instruction.

b. I admit the command.

c. I accept the instruction.

d. I accept the saying.

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2. Work ....... you are tired.

a. as soon as

b. until

c. yesterday

d. by

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

a. A lot of

b. Much

c. Many

d. To much

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

a. stop

b. quit

c. shutup

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5. I go to Australia to ..... experience.

(More than one answer can be correct.)

a. collect experience.

b. pick up experience.

c. gain experience.

d. obtain experience.

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

a. quit

b. stop

c. rejected

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

a. If

b. After

c. When

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

a. do

b. baking

c. make

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9. Peter can do that!

a. One can't do that.

b. It can be done.

c. You can do that.

d. Everyone can do that.

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

10.

a. speaks

b. talk

c. tells

d. says

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11. I ..... sport.

a. play

b. do

c. don't make

d. make

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12. ......... yesterday I have a job.

a. Since

b. For

c. After

d. Until

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13.

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

a. When

b. When not

c. If not

d. If

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

a. pick

b. select

c. elect

d. choice

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

a. do

b. make

c. studying

d. learning

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16.

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

a. Many

b. A lot of

c. Much

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17. Tonight I have ........ with my girlfriend.

a. a date

b. an appointment

c. an meeting

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

a. vote

b. select

c. elect

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

a. many

b. a lot

c. much

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20. I expect you to be there ......

a. by the clock.

b. until six o'clock.

c. by six o'clock.

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21. When would you use the word finish?

a. I ....... building my house.

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

c. I ...... my degree.

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22. At the university I get an .......

a. learnership.

b. apprenticeship.

c. education.

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23. I do an ....... at the company.

a. learnership.

b. apprenticeship.

c. education.

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

a. I visit the English lecture.

b. I attend the funeral of the popstar.

c. I visit my friend in Berlin.

d. I attend the English lecture.

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

a. dating

b. an appointment

c. a date

d. a appointment

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26. I was a student ..... two years.

a. for

b. before

c. by

d. since

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

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

b. I ...... my degree next year.

c. I ...... my car tomorrow.

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

a. visits

b. attends

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29. Hand .... more food to the poor.

a. after

b. in

c. out

d. for

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30. That can be done! Nothing is impossible.

a. They can do that.

b. You can do that.

c. One can do that.

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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?