Contrast and comparisongeneral vocabulary

7For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)

Complete these sentences with the most appropriate word or expression from A, B or C.

1. Her political opinions are the _____ mine.

A. same like B. same to C. same as

2. The weather in my country is very _____ that in the United Kingdom.

A. similar with B. similar to C. similar like

3. My idea of a good night out is very _____ yours.

A. different from B. different as C. different with

4. The two machines _____ considerably; one has an electric motor, the other runs on oil.

A. differ B. differentiate C. differential

5. When he travelled down the east coast of the USA, he became aware of the _____ in weather between

the north and south of the country.

A. comparison B. contrast C. compare

6. Children must be taught to _____ between right and wrong.

A. differ B. contrast C. distinguish

7. Can you tell the _____ between an apple and a pear with your eyes shut?

A. difference B. differentiate C. contrast

8. When companies employ people, they must not _____ between people of different sex or race.

A. differ B. contrast C. discriminate

9. My sister works extremely hard. _____, my brother is rather lazy.

A. By way of contrast B. By ways of comparing C. By similar means

10. My two brothers are almost identical. They are very difficult to _____.

A. tell apart B. say apart C. speak apart

11. They have two things _____; they are both Welsh, and they are both left-handed.

A. in similar B. in particular C. in common

12. He's not lazy. _____, he works very hard.

A. By way of contrast B. On the other hand C. On the contrary

13. He's very rich and lives in a big house. _____, he doesn't seem very happy.

A. On the other hand B. On the contrary C. On the opposite

14. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as

different as _____.

A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese C. salt and pepper

15. We share the same language, but in other respects we are _____ from each other.

A. worlds apart B. miles away C. a lifetime away

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For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)

Page 4 Confusing Pairs And False Friends

1. now / actually 2. advice / advise 3. effect / affect

4. yet / already 5. afraid of / worried about 6.

prevent / avoid 7. beside / besides 8. fetch / bring

9. chance / possibility 10. canal(s) / channel /

Channel 11. conduct / direct 12. continuous /

continual 13. chauffeur / driver 14. wonderful /

formidable 15. fun / funny 16. go / play 17. come

along with / follow 18. damage / harm 19.

discover / invent 20. work / job 21. kind /

sympathetic 22. lie / lay 23. borrow / lend 24.

nature / countryside 25. take / pass 26. practice /

practise (in American English, practice can be both

a noun and a verb) 27. priceless / valueless 28.

principle / principal / principal / principle 29. rise /

raise 30. receipt / recipe 31. remind / remember

32. scenery / view 33. sensitive / sensible 34. take

/ bring

Page 7 Contrast and comparison

1. same as 2. similar to 3. different from 4.

differ 5. contrast 6. distinguish 7.

difference 8. discriminate 9. By way of contrast

10. tell apart 11. in common 12. On the

contrary 13. On the other hand 14. chalk and

cheese 15. worlds apart

Page 8 Expressions with Get

Task 1. DEFINITIONS

1. P 2. B 3. N. 4. U. 5. O 6. H / J. 7. E 8.

S 9. I 10. A 11. H / J 12. K.

13. T 14. D 15. M 16. G 17. R 18. C 19. L

20. F 21. Q

Task 2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. get on like a house on fire 2. get a rise 3. Got

it 4. got out of bed on the wrong side

5. getting me down 6. Get away 7. get to grips

with 8. get-together 9. got a nerve

10. get lost / get knotted 11. get down to brass

tacks 12. Get a grip on yourself

13. got the sack 14. get out of the habit of 15.

Get lost / Get knotted 16. got on his nerves 17.

getting nowhere 18. get off my back 19. get my

act together 20. got my meaning 21. get going

Page10 Human Actions

Task 1. GENERAL ACTIONS

1. stretched 2. dragged 3. crouched 4. squatted

5. dived 6. leaned / leant 7. trembled 8. shivered

9. sweated 10. blushed 11. started 12. fainted

13. dozed 14. nodded 15. fidgeted

Task 2. WAYS OF MOVING

A. stagger B. stroll C. leap D. march E. hop F.

dash G. skip H. crawl I. creep / tiptoe J. creep /

tiptoe K. dawdle

Task 3. HAND AND ARM ACTIONS

1. punched 2. slapped 3. beckoned 4. stroked 5.

patted 6. grabbed 7. grope 8. salute 9. waved

10. scratched 11. folded 12. wipe 13. shake 14.

tapped 15. rubbed