Grammar Scan - Michael Swan David Baker 2008

28 words (2): other confusable words
Upper Intermediate

1 A. Both.

B. Both, but begin is better here because it sounds more formal. See 99.1. C. start

See 99.

2 borrow. See 109.

3 A. Right. C. Right.

B. Wrong. D. Right. See 109.

4 A. bring B. take See 112.

5 A. wide B. wide C. wide D. broad See 115.

6 A. Both.

C. close

E. closed

B. Both

D. shut

F. closed

See 132.

7 A. Wrong. Should be coming.

B. Right.

C. Right. See 134.

8 A. do C. make E. do G. make

B. make D. do F. make H. do

See 160.2 and 160.6.

9 A. ended

C. end

B. ends/ended

D. finished

See 185.

10 A. fit

B. suit

C. suit

See 206.

11 leave. See 209.

12 A. heard

B. heard

C. listening to

D. heard; listening to See 241.

13 A. here B. there;here See 245.

14 A. tall

B. tall

C. high

D. long

See 246.

15 В, C and D are right. See 253.

16 opportunity. See 400.

17 A. game B.play See 432.1.

18 A. small

C. small

E. small

B. little

D. little

See 534.

19 A. early

C. early

E. quickly

B. early

D. quickly, soon

See 550.

20 A. voyage C. travel E. travels B. journey D. trip

See 597.

21 А. a long way B.far C. a long way See 200.

22 A. Wrong. Should be said to.

B. Wrong. Should be telling.

C. Right.

D. Wrong. Should be said.

E. Wrong. Should be tell.

See 504.

23 A. so

C. such

E. so

B. such

D.such

See 519.

24 beat. See 93.

25 C. See 114.