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1 W ill or would ? 5

2 Which modal do I use? 6

3 Which nouns and adjectives are followed by a gerund or an infinitive? 7

Test 1 8

4 Which, who or what ? 10

5 Which pronoun do I use to refer to people in general? 11

6 Which personal pronoun do I use? 12

Test 2 13

7 When do I use the ? 15

8 How do I use quite , very and really ? 16

9 Less or fewer ? 17

Test 318

10 Which preposition do I use after nouns? 20

11 Which preposition do I use after verbs? 21

12 By the time or at the time ? 22

Test 4 23

13 Which nouns have irregular plural forms? 25

14 Everyday or every day ? 26

15 How is British and American spelling different? 27

Test 5 28

16 Which phrasal verbs are formed with stand ? 30

17 Which phrases are formed with take ? 3118 Commonly confused word forms 32










Test 6 33

19 Way , route , means or method ? 35

20 Work or job? 36

21 Commonly confused nouns: relation / relationship, education / upbringing 37

Test 7 38

22 Commonly confused adjectives: tourist / touristic , economic / economical 40

23 Common, ordinary or usual ? 41

24 Important , relevant or essential ? 42

Test 8 43

25 When do I use an adverb or an adjective? 45

26 Specially or especially ? 46

27 Eventually or finally ? 47

Test 9 48

28 Commonly confused verbs: reach / achieve , win / earn, profit / benefit 50

29 Which verbs are followed by a gerund or an infinitive? 51

30 Propose , offer or invite ? 52

Test 10 53

Answer key 55






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