Insert in the blank spaces the appropriate word from each group:
Air heir 1. He got up with an of relief and yet reluctance. 2. The classroom should be ed during the break. 3. John was the only to his uncles estate.
Allowed aloud 1. She read the passage so that her sister should understand what she meant. 2. Next day Jimmy was not to leave the house again.
Bare bear 1. The garden looked and deserted. 2. I cant you treat that man. 3. The has a massive body, coarse heavy fur and relatively short limbs.
Beach beech 1. All the family sat round the table under a huge which grew near the house. 2. The day was stormy and there were very few people on the .
Beat beet 1. While we were cutting up potatoes, carrots and root for the soup I looked up and suddenly burst out laughing. 2. For a moment I couldnt feel my heart. It had stopped ing.
Berry bury 1. Are you going to yourself in your work? 2. There are a lot of different and mushrooms in this forest.
Birth berth 1. The upper was occupied by a young man who never took part in our conversation. 2. The news that Mrs. Davis had given to a daughter seemed to make no impression on her relatives.
Blue blew 1. A heavy storm up towards evening. 2. is my favourite colour.
Bean been 1. Dont try to fool him with that suggestion. He knows how many make five. 2. Ive always , treated as a gentleman.
Brake break 1. Jerry was the first to the silence. 2. The driver put on the and the car stopped. 3. Wait a bit. Well discuss it in the .
Bread bred 1. He remained serene in a Houseful of ill- people. 2. Her hands trembled while she was eating her and butter.
Bow bough 1. He was not a young man any longer; age had ed his head. 2. He climbed onto the huge of a pine. 3. He greeted him with a low .
Cell sell 1. The is a structural unit of plant and animal life. 2. Dont this book, you may need it in future.
Cent sent scent 1. He could trouble the moment he stopped onto the porch. 2. The doctor was for immediately. 3. A is the hundredth part of the U.S. dollar.
Course coarse 1. The main was steak with vegetables. 2. His hands were and roughened by years of hard work. 3. Christine did an intensive Russian before she came to Russia.
Current currant 1. We had reached the bridge over the river and stood there, gazing down at its strong . 2. I opened the gate and saw more bushes and a line of white flowers fringing the path.
Dear deer 1. Two dollars! That was too for such a trifle. 2. What a little kitten! 3. An adult male is called a stag.
Dew due 1. The grass and leaves of the trees were covered with . 2. The meeting is to begin at 4 oclock.
Die dye 1. A man can but once. 2. He is a liar of the blackest .
Fare fair 1. What is the from here to Moscow? 2. He was met by a -skinned young girl with a beautiful crown of black hair.
Flower flour 1. She liked violets more than any other s. 2. is the finely ground meal of grain.
Farther father 1. Her lived not far from her, but they seldom saw each other. 2. Mr. Jones house is just a few steps .
For four fore 1. The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist is called the arm. 2. These are good pills a cough, but you must not take more than pills at a time.
Fir fur 1. We were decorating the -tree when our guests came. 2. She had a very beautiful -coat on.
Gate gait 1. At the I met a strangely familiar man dressed in black. 2. He walked with an awkward, stooping which was due to nervousness.
Great grate 1. Her singing on my ear. 2. I have a desire to spend a fortnight in the country.
Grown groan 1. He is -up and must be responsible for his actions. 2. The wounded man ed when they tried to lift him.
Lesson 2.
Insert in the blank spaces the appropriate word from each group:
Hair hare 1. First catch your , then cook it. 2. What he saw there made his stand on end. 3. She took out all the pins and let her fall down her back.
Heal heel 1. Dont worry! 2. Its just a scratch; itll soon . 2. The dog followed the hunter at his s.
Hoarse horse 1. Dont look a gift in the mouth. 2. They talked themselves , but never came to an agreement.
Hole whole 1. He ate three oranges. 2. The in the ground was covered with some fir branches.
Key quay 1. I often met this man wandering along the late in the evening, looking at the boats. 2. The landlady showed him upstairs and gave him a to his room. 3. The symphony is in a major .
Lain lane 1. They could see them now, walking up the , him and his girl. 2. He had motionless on the ground for an hour or so before he heard steps.
Lead led 1. It could not be Tina! You must have been astray by her strong resemblance to Sophie! 2. The pencil does not, and never did, contain any .
Meet meat 1. Though he worked hard, he had difficulty in making both ends . 2. One mans is another mans poison.
Made maid 1. She up her mind not to interfere. 2. The door was opened by the who told me that the master was out.
Mail male 1. animals are often larger than the females. 2. If you want the letter to get there quickly, send it by air .
Main mane 1. The library contains books of general interest. 2. The horses was decorated with paper flowers and ribbons for the occasion.
Miner minor 1. By way of a psychological experience she decided to spend the night at a hotel. 2. His father worked as a in Donetsk.
Night knight 1. That I never thought of sleeping. 2. In the Middle Ages a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior was called a .
Pain pane 1. The rain beat at the window . 2. He never took s to get a proper education.
Prey pray 1. These worries ed upon his mind. 2. She knelt down and began to .
Pear pair pare 1. They left the house in s. 2. Very soon he was forced to down his expenses. 3. The woman carried basket full of huge golden s.
Pail pale 1. He turned when I told him we had found the gun near the house. 2. Take some water from the and wash your face.
Piece peace 1. He tore the letter into s and burned them in the fireplace. 2. May he rest in ,
Poor soul! 3. This play is all of a with his previous works. 4. A pipe is a pipe smoked by the North American Indians as a token .
Plain plane 1. There are brown curtains at the window of my bedroom. 2. geometry deals with figures whose parts all lie in one .
Rein reign rain 1. She kept a tight on her husband. 2. He used to come to our place every Sunday, or shine. 3. That building was designed during the of Queen Victoria.
Root rout 1. She was red as a beet- 2. Which did he take?
Lesson 3.
Insert in the blank spaces the appropriate word from each group:
Sail sale 1. It is time to set . 2. Be sure to buy this book: it is on now. 3. She ed into the room and stopped to be admired.
Sheer shear 1. To means to remove wool from sheep with large scissors or shears. 2. This work is a waste of time.
Sole soul 1. You must have shoes with thicker . These wont stand up to a long walk. 2. He is the of humour. 3. Would you like for your lunch? Oh, I dont like fish. Can I have some meat, please?
Sort sought 1. They shelter from the rain in a of shed. 2. I could not understand why he my advice again; he had never followed it before.
Stare stair 1. Dont at the poor girl. She is embarrassed as it is. 2. A long flight of s led down to the sea.
Steel steal 1. She managed to a glance at the man. 2. He seemed to have nerves of .
Steak stake 1. Id like a nice for my dinner. 2. A is a thick sharpened stick used to support a tent for young trees or plants.
Sight site 1. My grandmother doesnt read much now. Her is failing. 2. Soames found a beautiful for his new house.
Seen scene 1. We cant agree on this point, but please dont make a . 2. He had never been since that day.
Sew sow 1. I know that I can and hem much better than my Aunty Em. 2. the wind and reap the whirlwind. 3. It was too early to yet. 4. To ones wild oats means to live immorally, usually when young.
Through threw 1. Jane the apple away because it was rotten right .
Tale tail 1. Children like fairy-tales, but when they grow older, they prefer of adventure. 2. I couldnt make head or of what he had told me.
Vein vain vane 1. She was so thin that s stood out against her pale skin. 2. The weather on top of the town hall pointed east. 3. She was nothing but a silly girl. 4. She was not really bad, just and thoughtless.
Whether weather 1. we go or we stay, the result is the same. 2. He promised to come, though the was awful.
Which witch 1. A is a person who professes or is supposed to practice magic, especially black magic. 2. I dont know way we must take.
Where wear ware 1. After you pass the house, turn to the right. 2. can I find shoes for everyday ? 3. He used to keep a hard shop. 4. There are all kinds of silver for sale here.
Write wright right rite 1. He is a well-known play . 2. You are old enough to know the difference between and wrong. 3. He behaved in a strange way, as if performing some peculiar . 4. to me as often as you can, please.
Wait weight 1. In England apples are sold by and oranges at so much a piece. 2. a minute. Will you stand on the scales, please? I must put down your .
Weigh way 1. How often do you yourself? Twice a week, but it doesnt seem to help. Im not getting any thinner. That is not the to lose weight. You should diet.
Waist waste 1. Joseph Seddley was as vain as a girl. He had dozens of coats, a special one for every occasion. 2. Dont your time reading this book.