COMMON MISTAKES
It's interesting to see how people _________________ towards each other. (BEHAVE / ACT)
BEHAVE
Staying at home in such bad weather was a __________________ thing to do. (SENSIBLE /
SENSITIVE)
SENSIBLE
AT - BY – FOR - FROM – IN – ON - UNDER - WITHOUT
________ CONTROL
UNDER
_______ money doesn’t always lead to _______ happiness.
/, /
During the project week our teachers gave us a lot of _________________ to do what we
wanted in our spare time. (FREE)
FREEDOOM
There was a ten-_________________ wall in front of them. (FOOT / FEET)
FOOT
My friend asked me if I would __________________ him some money until the next day.
(BORROW / LEND)
LEND
AT - BY – FOR - FROM – IN – ON - UNDER - WITHOUT
_____________ NO MEANS
BY
_______ moon travels around _______ earth.
THE, THE
The Queen gave him an award for his _________________. (BRAVE)
BRAVERY
12. The article is about the _________________ of pollution on the urban population. (EFFECT /
AFFECT)
EFFECT
He was always __________________ to children (SYMPATHETIC / KIND).
KIND
AT - BY – FOR - FROM – IN – ON - UNDER - WITHOUT
________________ ANY RATE
AT
_________ little knowledge is _________ dangerous thing.
A,A
We will only achieve real ___________________ when women get the same pay as men.
(EQUAL)
EQUALITY
The ____________________ is higher than it was a decade ago. (CRIME RATE / CRIMINAL
RATE)
CRIME
Alexander Fleming was a biologist who __________________ penicillin. (DISCOVERED /
INVENTED)
DISCOVERED
AT - BY – FOR - FROM – IN – ON - UNDER - WITHOUT
_____ BEHALF OF
ON
_________ President of _________ United States is going to give _________ interesting
speech tonight.
THE, THE, AN
They have a special entrance for _________________ visitors. (ABLE)
DISABLED
There are over 20 flavours to choose ________________. (BETWEEN / FROM)
FROM
Be careful with that painting. It’s __________________. (PRICELESS / WORTHLESS)
PRICELESS
AGAINST – AT – AROUND – BELOW – BY – FROM – INTO – OF – OFF – ON – OVER – TO - UNDER - WITH
accustomed _______
TO
Before we landed at _________ JFK airport we saw _________ Statue of Liberty and
_________ Empire State building.
/, THE, THE
His idea was _______________ and we had to quickly think of a realistic alternative. (practice)
IMPRACTICAL