Ex. 5: Difficult Suffixes

Choose the right answer.

1. She works as an       manager at a small consulting firm. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She works as an assistant manager at a small consulting firm. (Correct)

2. Due to       public demand, several new schools have been built in this region. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Due to insistent public demand, several new schools have been built in this region. (Correct)

3. This is an       ! Please call the police! (Correct)(Incorrect)

This is an emergency ! Please call the police! (Correct)

4. There are comparatively few spelling       between British and American English. (Correct)(Incorrect)

There are comparatively few spelling differences between British and American English. (Correct)

5. Front desk? There is no       in my room. Could you send it up, please? (Correct)(Incorrect)

Front desk? There is no stationery in my room. Could you send it up, please? (Correct)

6. The new project has aroused considerable       . (Correct)(Incorrect)

The new project has aroused considerable controversy . (Correct)

7. She is as       as the weather. She may change her mind again. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She is as changeable as the weather. She may change her mind again. (Correct)

8. The computer has become an       tool in learning foreign languages. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The computer has become an indispensable tool in learning foreign languages. (Correct)

9. His behavior at the meeting is       to me. (Correct)(Incorrect)

His behavior at the meeting is incomprehensible to me. (Correct)

10. It was reported that there were no       of the plane crash. (Correct)(Incorrect)

It was reported that there were no survivors of the plane crash. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.