7. Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: The boys were really tired after their journey. In fact, they were exhausted.
Options: exhausted, desperate, stunned
1. My dad _______ loudly when he sleeps - you can hear it everywhere in the house!
Options: snores, sleepwalks, yawns
2. Our club's general meetings are _______ - they're usually in March and October.
Options: multiannual, postannual, biannual
3. The three boys were _______ with vandalism.
Options: charged, arrested, questioned
4. Do you think your dad would _______ if we used his computer?
Options: notice, mind, matter
5. A _______ is an expert on rocks.
Options: physicist, geneticist, geologist
6. The _______ in this magazine gives very good advice.
Options: agony aunt, critic, paparazzi
7. There's been another bank _______ in London today.
Options: burglary, theft, robbery
8. The company _______ most of its food to France.
Options: imports, expands, exports
9. We're planning a major marketing campaign to _______ our new laptop.
Options: produce, launch, manufacture
10. Major car company to _______ 800 jobs.
Options: clash, axe, quit
8. Match the words with the same sound.
Words: advertisement, heart, refuse, court, branch, jury, theory, tongue, antisocial, violin, grow
Example: axe branch
1. journalist _______
2. comb _______
3. law _______
4. judge _______
5. volunteer _______
6. review _______
7. lungs _______
8. guilty _______
9. deny _______
10. market _______
9. Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: home|sick
1. sci|en|tist
2. eye|brows
3. con|vince
4. a|sto|nished
5. com|men|ta|tor
6. lone|li|ness
7. me|ga|ci|ty
8. or|ches|tra
9. com|pa|ny
10. black|mail
Answer (2)
Let's complete each sentence with the correct word or phrase from the given options:
My dad snores loudly when he sleeps - you can hear it everywhere in the house!
'Snores' means to breathe noisily while sleeping.
Our club's general meetings are biannual - they're usually in March and October.
'Biannual' means twice a year.
The three boys were charged with vandalism.
'Charged' refers to being formally accused of a crime.
Do you think your dad would mind if we used his computer?
'Mind' means to care or be concerned about something.
A geologist is an expert on rocks.
'Geologist' refers to someone who studies the Earth, especially rocks.
The agony aunt in this magazine gives very good advice.
An 'agony aunt' writes advice columns, typically about personal problems.
There's been another bank robbery in London today.
'Robbery' involves stealing from a place using force or threats.
The company exports most of its food to France.
'Exports' means selling goods to another country.
We're planning a major marketing campaign to launch our new laptop.
'Launch' refers to starting or introducing a new product.
Major car company to axe 800 jobs.
* 'Axe' means to cut or reduce, often used in the context of reducing workforce sizes.
Moving on to matching words with the same sound:
journalist - refuse
comb - grow
law - court
judge - jury
volunteer - violin
review - market
lungs - tongue
guilty - antisocial
deny - violin
market - advertisement
Finally, let's underline the stressed syllable in each word:
sci|en|tist
eye |brows
con| vince
a|sto| nished
com| men |ta|tor
lone |li|ness
me|ga| ci |ty
or |ches|tra
com |pa|ny
black |mail
I provided the correct words to complete each sentence, matched similar sounding words, and identified the stressed syllables in various words. Each choice was explained to enhance understanding. This exercise focuses primarily on vocabulary and pronunciation skills.
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