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We LIVE in England. / We saw a LIVE concert.
/lɪv/ (verb - sounds like "give")
/laɪv/ (adjective - sounds like "dive")
Her nice words were a sincere (compliment / complement) to the student's good behaviour.
compliment
She brought ___ an interesting point during the class discussion.
up
Go ahead, I’m all _____: tell me what’s on your mind.
ears
I have seen him yesterday.
She was CONTENT with her job as a CONTENT creator on social media.
con.TENT (adjective)
CON.tent (verb)
When the Berlin wall came down, it was a (historical / historic) occasion.
historic
I get ___ well with my classmates - we're becoming good friends.
along
He's so busy that we only get to see him once in a ____ moon.
blue
Today is Mother's Day, so don't forget calling your mother.
forget TO CALL
With a TEAR in her eye, she said, "I'll TEAR the letter you gave me."
/tɪər/ (noun - sounds like "dear")
/tɛər/ (verb - sounds like "hair")
economical
She looks ____ her baby sister when her parents are not around.
after
She learned her presentation by ____ so that she didn't have to read from her notes.
heart
I'm good in English.
good AT
"I cannot PERMIT driving without a PERMIT", said the police officer.
per.MIT (verb)
PER.mit (noun)
He was told to (lie / lay) in bed for thirty minutes after taking the medicine.
lie
They came ____ with a great idea for the group project.
up
It was supposed to be a secret, but he let the ____ out of the bag and told everyone.
cat
She said to me that we would win this game.
She TOLD me that / She SAID that
He spent twenty MINUTES explaining every MINUTE detail of the plan.
/ˈmɪnɪt/ (noun - sounds like "MIN.it")
/maɪˈnjuːt/ (adjective - sounds like "my.NOOT")
A group of (disinterested / uninterested) citizens was selected to keep the trial by jury fair and impartial.
disinterested
I came ____ some old family photos when I was cleaning my closet.
across
After losing a second time, he threw in the ____ and quit the game.
towel
If she will study, she will pass the exam tomorrow.
If she STUDIES