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Explanations

Words with one syllable, ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant when adding -ing, -ed or -er.

swim swimming fit fitted thin thinner

Most two-syllable words ending in one vowel and one consonant also double the last consonant, especially when the stress is on the second syllable.

•Words ending in -y

One syllable nouns ending -y change -y to -i in plurals. One-syllable verbs ending -y also change -y to -;' in the present simple and past simple.

But one-syllable words ending in one vowel and -y do not change.

But two-syllable words ending in one vowel and -y do not change.

- Words with ie and ei

The general rule is i before e except after c, as long as the sound is /i:/. receive relief

BUT feign (the sound is not /i:/)

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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

1 Correct any words spelled incorrectly.

b)destroying

c)donkies

d)flys

e)niece

f)hurryed

g)furnichure

h)enough

i)wellcome

j)hotter

k)reciept

1)wonderfull

m)swimming

n)regreted

o)hopefuly

p)applying

q)heard

r)inshurance

s)happily

t)advertisment

2 Find a word from the box which rhymes with each word given.

b)hate

c)rough

d)throw

e)comb

f)dumb

g)plough

h)height

i)summer

j)pour

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3 Write each word ending in the suffix given.

b)destroy (ed)

c)apply (ed)

d)lonely (ness)

e)employ (s)

f)cry(s)

g)silly (ness)

h)annoy (s)

i)beauty (ful)

j)pretty (ness)

4Find one word in each group of words which does not have the same vowel sound (sounds are underlined in two-syllable words).

a)become sung company cold flood cold

b)plate treat wait weight great

c)lose used choose blouse few

d)doubt bough ought now shout

e)lost post toast ghost host

f)mist missed list iced kissed

g)love done gone sunk won

h)bird search heart word church

i)two show though go owe

j)about wonder suppose refer colour

5Correct any words spelled incorrectly.

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Put one suitable word in each space.

The first day in the job

I will always remember my first day working at the Excelsior Food Company.

be moved. Then I discovered that I was supposed to be moving them!

2Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

a)Under no circumstances should you press both buttons at once.

You ...should never press both buttons at once under

any circumstances

b)It was cold, so I decided to wear two pullovers. As

c)Did you have a good time at the party? Did you enjoy

d)Outside the cinema somebody grabbed my arm. Outside the cinema I

e)The army's defeat was due to poor organization. The army was defeated

f)Jean not once offered her boss a word of apology. Not once

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g)There's no food in the house, I'm afraid. There's nothing

h)It's pointless going on any further tonight. There's

i)It's difficult to describe what Sally saw. What

j)I have seldom had a more relaxing holiday. Seldom

3 Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase.

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