Ex. 8: Double Consonants

Choose the right answer.

1. His       is 123 Main Street, Chicago, Illinois. (Correct)(Incorrect)

His address is 123 Main Street, Chicago, Illinois. (Correct)

2. The defendant's lawyer claims that the prosecutor is trying to       the witnesses. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The defendant's lawyer claims that the prosecutor is trying to harass the witnesses. (Correct)

3. An       is a killer who murders a prominent person for political reasons or for money. (Correct)(Incorrect)

An assassin is a killer who murders a prominent person for political reasons or for money. (Correct)

4. Pesticides and other chemicals can       in the soil and groundwater. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Pesticides and other chemicals can accumulate in the soil and groundwater. (Correct)

5. The dining room of this hotel can       up to 300 people. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The dining room of this hotel can accommodate up to 300 people. (Correct)

6. Adjectives derived from the nouns "fur, hair" are spelled       . (Correct)(Incorrect)

Adjectives derived from the nouns "fur, hair" are spelled furry, hairy . (Correct)

7. There were two       rows of trees on each side of the road. (Correct)(Incorrect)

There were two parallel rows of trees on each side of the road. (Correct)

8. A       is a period of one thousand years. (Correct)(Incorrect)

A millennium is a period of one thousand years. (Correct)

9. These words are spelled correctly:       . (Correct)(Incorrect)

These words are spelled correctly: battalion, medallion . (Correct)

10. These words are spelled correctly:       . (Correct)(Incorrect)

These words are spelled correctly: questionnaire, personnel . (Correct)

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