Group 1 :Similar Words

Members:
1. Bùi Vũ Hoàn
2. Trần Minh Quang
3. Đinh Giang Nam
4. Phan Trọng Nghĩa
What are “similar words”?

Similar words are words that have

nearly the same pronunciation as
another.

Similar words are also words that

have many meanings depending on
the context and pronunciation.
 For example

Dessert: something sweet that is eaten after the

main part of the meal.
Desert: a large area of land covered with sand.
For example
Principal : the head of the school
Principle: a rule of a organization or a
company that people must obey.
 For example
Heroin: a powerful illegal drug.
Heroine: a woman who is a hero.
 For example
Park (n): an open area in the town.
Park (v): to leave the vehicle somewhere in a
short time.
 For example
 Bear (n): a large, heavy animal.
 Bear (v): be able to deal with something
unpleasant.
 For example
 Book (n)
 Book (v): to arrange to have or do st at a
particular time.
 Practice
1. Everyone was .......... with the high quality
of Mr. Clark’s work.

A. compressed C. impressed

B. oppressed D. repressed
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2.We will hire a legal ………. to repair the
documents

A. expect C. export

B. exploit D. expert
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3. Your …….during our visit was greatly
appreciated.

A. hospice C. hospitality

B. hospital D. hospitalize
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4. You will need to ……… the check before we
can cash it.

A. sing C. sigh

B. sign D. sight
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5. The new employee ………. to us that he
didn’t have much experience.

A. omitted C. permitted

B. remitted D. admitted
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6. I enjoyed listening to her ……… and learned
a lot from it.

A. spare C. spend

B. sparse D. speech
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7. The restaurant doesn’t …………… to deliver
meals to the office; it’s a free service.

A. change C. chance

B. charge D. chase
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8. Ms. Patel started working here last month,
so she is our newest………..

A.
A. employee
employee C. empower

B. emptied D. empire
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9. Your supervisor will need to ………… your
request for time off.

A. reprove C. disprove

B. improve D. approve
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10. They offered her a job and she signed the
………. right way.

A. contract C. contrast

B. contrive D. control
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11.You can exchange your item for something of equal
or lesser value, provide you have original ………………

A. recipe C. receptable

B. reception D. receipt
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12. We believe that demand is driven largely by ………………

A. scarcity C. sacrifice

B. scariness D. synchronicity
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13. After much confusion, the Internet service
…………… decided to renew our contract.

A. provider C. provide

B. provision D. provided
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14. The ………………. of not following the client’s
specification were severe; they lost the million dollars
contract.

A. consequence C. affluence

B. sequence D. excellence
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15. Your ………….is guaranteed; or we will
refund your money 100%.

A. satisfy C. satisfied

B. satisfactory D. satisfaction
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16. Mark’s ………….. personality allowed him to
climb the corporate ladder very quickly.

A. competition C. compete

B. competitive D. competed
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17. The company president ……………… to
answer questions.

A. decried C. declined

B. derided D. debated
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18. Customers are typically willing to pay a
………… price for food that is certified organic.

A. premature C. premium

B. prevalent D. proprietary
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19. I’ll have to ask my financial ………….. about
investing in gold.

A. council C. consultant

B. counselor D. concierge
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20. The company’s ………….. include an office
building, two cars and 10 personal computers.

A. assets C. assertions

B. assessments D. assistants