SIMILAR WORDS

Similar words are often confusing if they have similar meanings but cannot be interchanged.. STRATEGIES FOR SIMILAR WORD ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:  Many words seem similar be

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It is difficult to understand what another person likes

Ex: There is no accounting for taste I thought as I saw the

man walk by in the red pants and the green shoes.

(There is no) accounting for taste(s)

SIMILAR WORDS

Similar words are often confusing

if they have similar meanings but cannot be interchanged

Sometimes they have the same

root, prefix, or suffix Sometimes they have similar spelling The

grammatical structure and the

STRATEGIES FOR SIMILAR WORD

ITEMS

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

 Many words seem similar because they contain

similar letters Do the other words in the sentence help you understand the

meaning of the word?

INCORRECT [The manager will except the gift.]

CORRECT The manager will accept the

 Some words can refer to the same topic but have

different meanings Do you know the different

meanings of a word?

currency?]

CORRECT Do you have change for a ten-dollar bill?

very different mean ings or are different parts of

speech Can you tell the difference?

Currency (n) the system

of money that a

country uses: trading

in foreign currencies

A single European

currency You’ll need

some cash in local

currency but you can

also use your credit

Bill (n) = Note (n) (also banknote) (both

especially BrE) (NAmE usually bill) [C] a piece

of paper money:

A £5 note We only

exchange notes and

traveller’s cheques A

1 The task was divided into parts.

(A) like

(B) same

(C) equal

(D) even

Like (preposition)

similar to sb/sth: She’s

wearing a dress like mine

Same exactly the one or ones referred to or mentioned; not different

Equal (adjective) equal (to sb/sth) the same in size, quantity, value, etc as

Impressed (adjective) impressed

(by / with sb/sth) feeling admiration for sb/sth because you think they are particularly good, interesting, etc.:

I must admit I am impressed

Recommendation (to sb)

(for / on / about sth) an official

suggestion about the best thing to do:

to accept / reject a recommendation

Specially (adverb) for a particular

purpose, person, etc.: The ring was

specially made for her A specially

designed diet plan We came specially

to see you

Especially (adverb) (abbr esp.)

very much; to a particular degree:

I wasn’t feeling especially happy that day

‘Do you like his novels?’ ‘Not especially.’

3 Your during our visit has been greatly appreciated (A) hospice

(B) hospital

(C) hospitality

To appreciate (verb) [vn] (not used in the progressive tenses )

to recognize the good qualities

of sb/sth: You can’t really

appreciate foreign literature

in translation

Hospice (noun) a hospital for people who are dying: an

AIDS hospice

Hospitable (to / towards sb) (of a

person) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to

visitors SYN  Welcoming: The local people are very hospitable to

strangers

Hospitality (n) friendly and

generous behaviour towards

guests:Thank you for your kind

4 With prices at such a rapid rate, buyers should

compare prices.

(A) ascending

(B) increasing

(C) enlarging

Rapid (adj.) done or

happening very quickly: a

rapid pulse / heartbeat The

guard fired four shots in rapid succession The disease is

spreading at a rapid rate.

Rate (n) a measurement of the speed at which sth happens:

Most people walk at an

average rate of 5 kilometres

an hour

To ascend (to sth) to rise; to go up; to climb up: [v] The path

started to ascend more steeply Mist ascended from the valley.

To increase (sth) (from A) (to B) | To increase (sth) (by sth)

to become or to make sth

greater in amount, number,

value, etc.: [v] The population has increased from 1.2 million

To enlarge to make sth bigger;

to become bigger: [vn] Ex:

There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.

5 No one is at fault, according

Fault (n) something that is

wrong or not perfect with sth; something that is wrong with

a machine or system that stops

it from working correctly

SYN  Defect: The book’s

Speaker (noun) a person who gives a talk or makes a speech

Spokesperson (for sb/sth) a

person who speaks on behalf

of a group or an organization

6 Your advice was very (A) cooperating

(B) contributive

(C) helpful

(D) improving

To cooperate (with sb) (in / on sth) to work together with sb else in order to achieve sth: The two groups agreed

to cooperate with each other

Cooperation (with sb) (in doing sth) | cooperation (between A and B) the

fact of doing sth together or of

working together towards a shared

To contribute (sth) (to / towards sth)

to give sth, especially money or goods,

to help sb/sth: [vn] We contributed

£5 000 to the earthquake fund To

contribute (to sth) to be one of the

causes of sth: Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death

To contribute (sth) to sth to increase, improve or add to sth Contribution

To improve to become better than

before; to make sth/sb better than

before: To improve on / upon sth to

achieve or produce sth that is of a

better quality than sth else

improvement (noun) improvement

(in / on / to sth) the act of making sth better; the process of sth becoming

better improvement (in / on sth) a

7 I think the for his services is high

(A) duty

(B) fee

(C) fine

(D) tariff

Duty (n) something that you feel you have to do because it is your moral or legal responsibility

Fee (n) an amount of money that you pay for professional advice or services / an amount of money

that you pay to join an

Fine (n) a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule: a parking fine

Tariff (n) a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going

out of a country

8 We’ve decided to the company Macrodisk, Inc.

(A) name

(B) identify

(C) nominate

(D) denominate

To name sb/sth (after sb) |

(NAmE also) name sb/sth (for

sb) to give a name to sb/sth

SYN  call: [vn] He was named

after his father (= given his

father’s first name)/to say the

name of sb/sth

To nominate sb (for / as sth) to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an

important role, prize, position, etc.

 SYN To propose To nominate sb (to / as sth)

to choose sb to do a particular job

 SYN  To appoint: [vn] I have been

nominated to the committee To nominate sth (as sth) to choose a time, date or title for sth

 SYN  To select: 1 December has been

To denominate to express an amount of money using a

particular unit: The loan was denominated in US dollars.

9 Have you checked out the of that contract? (A) rightfulness

(B) lawfulness

(C) legality

(D) authority

To check out to be found to be true or acceptable after being examined

Right (adj./adv./noun)

Lawful (adjective) (formal)

allowed or recognized by law; legal: his lawful heir

Right (adj.) OPP Wrong true or

correct as a fact: He’s right

Right (adv.) exactly; directly:

Lee was standing right behind her Right (to sth / to do sth) a moral or legal claim to have or get sth or to behave in a particular way:

Everyone has a right to a fair trial You have no right to stop me from

Legality (n) (pl -ies) [U] the

fact of being legal:

Ex: They intended to

challenge the legality of his

claim in the courts A lawfully elected government lawfulness

Authority (n) the power to

give orders to people:

Ex: in a position of authority Authority (to do sth) the

power or right to do sth:

Ex: Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques

10 The experience I received being an apprentice was … (A) costly

(B) pricey

(C) expensive

Costly costing a lot of money, especially more than you

want to pay

 SYN  Expensive: Buying

new furniture may prove too costly

Pricey (adjective) expensive

Invaluable (to / for sb/sth) |

invaluable (in sth) extremely

useful SYN  Valuable:

invaluable information The book will be invaluable for students in

higher education

Invaluable means ‘very valuable

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