Lesson 8

Exercises

1. One of my biggest problems with the English language is that I frequently _____________ words.

reconsider

misspell

rewrite

transplant

2. Dinosaurs lived in _____________ times.

prehistoric

pro-British

substandard

transplant

3. I always ask questions when I ______________ a lesson.

reconsider

disconnect

postscript

misunderstand

4. I ____________ parts of my essay over and over until I am satisfied with it.

rewrite

transport

propose

dissimilar

5. I am interested in _____________ travel. I’ve been to three different continents so far.

prehistoric

international

propose

antibiotic

6. A doctor may prescribe a(n) _____________ to sick people to help make them feel better.

superhuman

transplant

substandard

antibiotic

7. A method of transportation under water is by ____________.

submarine

substandard

anticlockwise

dissimilar

8. A clock and a frog have nothing in common. They are _____________.

prenatal

dissimilar

supervisor

propose

9. “Sally, you had better pay your phone bill soon! You don’t want the phone company to ___________ your line.”

propose

rewrite

supervisor

disconnect

10. “Johnny, I already said no, and that’s final. I won’t ______________.”

reconsider

misspell

misunderstand

disconnect

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