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UNIT 10

1. Connect the words on the left with their synonyms on the right:

cluttered 1 uncared for

dingy 2 darkness
lit 3 home
situated 4 dark
chore 5 to dissolve
pristine 6 to escape
shabby 7 inability
to trickle 8 to correct
obscurity 9 to authorize
dwelling 10 worker
to flee 11 task
succession 12 harmful
labourer 13 to await
ambivalent 14 bright
to loom 15 uncertain
to rectify 16 messy
to erode 17 sequence
incompetence 18 clean
detrimental 19 flow
to enact 20 located
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2. Choose 10 words of your preference from the left column in exercise 1 and write
grammatically correct sentences. Please underline the words you have decided to use:

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3. Choose the odd one out and circle it:

1. Maria’s house in the suburbs is ideally/pleasantly/comfortably/conveniently situated.

2. The building next to the river is poorly/sparsely/recently/solidly built.

3. I have to say that Jane’s house is indeed tastefully/richly/newly/dimly decorated.

4. Mary’s living room is comfortably/sparsely/softly/elegantly furnished – I quite like it.

5. The Smiths’ bedroom is indeed solidly/dimly/softly/brightly lit.

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4. Make participle clauses out of the sentences given:

1. We broke the machine that belongs to my uncle.

2. The man who is wearing a clown suit is in the garden!

3. As I felt sick, I decided to call it a day and stay in for the night.

4. Shelly left her parents’ home because she wanted to become more independent.

5. After I had finished all my projects, I invited my friends over for a couple of drinks.

6. Tim felt safe in that town because he had lived there for so many years.

7. When John saw his sister, he gave her a big hug. (start this sentence with ON)

8. My brother applied for that job because he was convinced he could do it.
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9. The mansion which is standing at the end of this road will soon get new owners.

10. He was quite tall, so he became a basketball player.

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5. Select the correct option:

1. She speaks so silently all the time – she has such a booming/hoarse/squeaky/hushed voice.

2. I didn’t hear it quite clearly – the sound was a tad incessant/muffled/hushed/excessive.

3. He was slowly drifting away as the noise was dying down/going off/hooting/chiming.

4. I couldn’t take it anymore – the noise was incessant/chiming/piercing/growling – it seemed as though it

would never stop!

5. The neighbours’ retriever wouldn’t stop screaming/hooting/roaring/whining all night! I couldn’t sleep
at all!

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