Words

Confusing words exercise

April 10, 2012 -

Complete the following sentences. 1. Although they were an …………………. couple, they didn’t have an …………………… .. divorce. a) amiable; amicable b) amicable; amiable 2.… Continue reading

Words ending in -man

April 6, 2012 -

Some words ending in –man do not have a common feminine equivalent. Examples are: chairman and fireman. But because most women object to being called… Continue reading

Words confused

March 30, 2012 -

Recent and modern Recent is used to talk about things which happened a short while ago. Modern means ‘of the present or recent times’. Modern… Continue reading

The least and the fewest

March 29, 2012 -

The least is used before uncountable nouns. It is the superlative of little. He does the least work in this office. The least can be… Continue reading

Special uses of some adverbs

October 25, 2011 -

Short and shortly Short is used as an adverb in expressions like stop short (= stop suddenly) and cut short (= interrupt) Shortly means ‘soon’.… Continue reading