CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 90
Easily confused words
A
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Words similar in form and close in
meaning
The
United Nations should intervene to stop the civil war. [step in;
neutral in meaning]
She
shouldn’t interfere in things that don’t concern her. [involve herself;
negative and critical]
The
phone’s been ringing continually. It’s driving me crazy. [very
frequently; often negative]
Stir
the mixture continuously until it boils. [without stopping; from a
recipe]
There’s
a new series on TV about space exploration. [set of related
programmes]
I
don’t want to miss this week’s episode of Oliver Twist. It’s a serial
– if I miss one, I’ll lose track of the story. [set of programmes where
the story continues over different episodes]
We
sat in the shade of a big oak tree. [out of the sun; pleasant
connotation]
The
evening sun cast long shadows. [dark areas or shapes]
They
lived in the shadow of a chemical factory. [in a place dominated by;
negative connotation]
She
complimented me on my performance at the concert. [praised, expressed
admiration for]
I
took a course in programming to complement my other IT skills. [make
them seem better, more complete or more attractive in combination]
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B
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Words of different form but from the
same area of meaning
The
cake mixture should be moist but not sticky. [slightly wet; from a
recipe]
The
climate in the north is damp and rather cold. [slightly wet in an
unpleasant way]
The
theme of the festival was ‘1,000 years of culture’. [the main idea
that everything followed]
The
topic of conversation soon changed to the news. [what the people
talked about]
The
security officer noticed a broken window. [concerned with protection
of property, etc.]
The
safety officer told him that he must wear a helmet. [concerned with
prevention of accidents, etc.]
We
took a smaller road in order to avoid the roadworks on the motorway. [stay
away from]
The
escaped prisoner evaded capture for three months. [escaped from; more
formal]
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C
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Phrasal combinations
Phrasal
verbs may have noun forms with different meanings.
In
some cases, two verb forms have the same words in a different order and different
meanings.
Language
help
Common
prepositions often occur as prefixes, e.g. up and out in the
table above. Other examples include over (overcook, overcome),
in (input, income). Make a note of new examples as you
meet them.
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EXERCISES
90.1
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Choose
the correct word in these sentences.
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90.2
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Decide
whether the particle should go before or after the verb in these sentences.
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90.3
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Choose
a noun from the box that can be associated with the following sentences.
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ANSWER KEY
90.1
1
interfere
2 Safety 3 topics 4 shade 5 theme 6 intervened 7 security 8 continually 9 shadows 10 continuously
90.2
1
outrun
2 held up 3 upset 4 upheld 5 do out 6 ended up 7 run out 8 upended
90.3
1
outbreak, e.g. There has been an outbreak of violence.
2 upset, e.g. I had a stomach upset and couldn’t go to work. 3 outlook, e.g. The outlook for small businesses is bleak because of the economic crisis. 4 setup, e.g. After the merger, the setup of the company was radically changed. 5 a lookout, e.g. Thieves or robbers often have one person as a lookout, watching for police, etc. 6 a breakout, e.g. There were three breakouts from this prison last year. |
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