Typical Recent Mistakes

 1. Remember that when an "i" and "e" are next to each other in a word the "I" usually comes before the "e", unless it is after a "e".

Ex: achieve, receive

2. Semicolon usage

- To avoid confusion with numbers:

Add the following: $ 1.25; $ 7.50; and $ 12.89.

- Before explanatory words or abbreviations - namely: We are able to supply you with two different gauges of nylon stockings; namely, 45 and 51.

- To separate short Statements of contract:

War is destructive; peace is constructive.

3. Still

The word "still" is used as a transition word to show exception.

Ex: I tried again and still I failed.

My Daily Vocabulary

 Hello guys!!! Hope you enjoy your holidays and find some time to do this short activity.))) The words in bold are of high frequency. Don't forget about the grammar!

bash

console

fumble

grueling

jittery

linger

locum

ogle

one's heart in one's throat

rimmed

slump

soar

stint

swipe (at)

worried sick

1. He still had another three months of his ___ position left.

2. He had one more ___ on the island, so they had to continue to work together.

3. Since he'd left the island, she'd tried her best to ___ herself with his friendship, but a part of her knew she'd taken the coward's way out that day.

4. Meg started running too, ____.

5. Summer wanted to trace it with her fingers, then immediately commit it to canvas so she could ___ it for the rest of her life.

6. She wasn't expecting anyone, and since receiving a disturbing call from a prosecuting attorney last week, her nightmares and ____ nerves had returned with a vengeance.

7. Meg's heart ____.

8. Sam ____ next to Paula's chair.

9. Her red ___ and swollen eyes spoke of the tears she had shed.

10. Paula ____ in her chair.

11. I'm ____ about Derrick.

12. Her frustration grew as she ____ with the lock.

13. It was ___.

13. It was going to be the best surprise fortieth birthday ____ ever.

14. Paula ____ at her eyes.

Key: 1. locum; 2. stint; 3. console; 4. her heart in her throat; 5. ogle;6.littery; 7.soared; 8.lingered; 9. rimmed ; 10. slumped; 11. worried sick; 12. fumbled; 13. grueling; 14. bash; 15. swiped.

 

My Daily Vocabulary

 Hello guys!!! Enjoy this new vocabulary task!! Fill the gaps with suitable words. Mind the grammar!

adamant

casualty

confide (in)

DOA-dead on arrival

dogsbody

foul play

knoll

muster

nascent

offal

shove

skid

* words in bold are of high-frequency

1. As the Southern REscue helicopter took their ___ over the Foreaux Strait, the sea separating Stewart Island from the larger South Island of New Zealand, Cam turned to Meg.

2. To his right he saw a high, steep ___ covered with scrubby grass.

3. Although many of Lomb's principles have been corroborated by SLA research, the preceding points- the value of extensive reading at ___  learning stages - remain relatively unexplored.

4. Today's star is beef ____ for 512 yen.

5. Like Meg, Harold had been born on the island and following his diagnosis, was ____ he wanted to die there, surrounded by the place and people he loved.

6. Two passengers had been ____ at the hospital.

7. Any evidence of ___ in the van or at the scene?

8. My parents went out to dinner, ___ on ice, and rolled off the road.

9. Maybe he shouldn't have ____ in her about his past, his fiance, whose love was also ripped away while Cam had been distracted by grief.

10. But Cam's mind cleared as he ____ his pain down where it belonged.

11. As a full-time manager, part-time therapist, housekeeper, general ___ to her baby sister, Summer thought she'd seen it all from behind the scenes in the comfort of jeans, sweaters, and, most importantly, comfy sneakers.

12. It was as if neither of them had been able to ____ the will to fight for a future.

Key: 1. casualty; 2. knoll;3. nascent;4. offal; 5.adamant; 6. DOA; 7. foul play;8. skidded; 9.confided; 10.shoved; 11. dogsbody; 12. mustered

My Daily Vocabulary

 Fill the gaps with suitable words.

adamant

alleviate

confide (in)

dire

don

graft

offal

on-ramp

pertinent

shove

skid (mark)

square

smattering

wince

* words in bold are of high-frequency

1. We'll look at doing some skin ____ at a later date, but hopefully Miss Chloe will be out of here soon.

2. The Battalion had a few older men, veterans of the Great War, but most of the soldiers were working-class boys without even the Officer Training Corps experience that Bernie and the ___ of other public -  school men possessed.

3. But the Russian was ____, his face set.

4. Put the garlic on top of the ___.

5. Meg ___ at the panicked tone of Jan's voice, abandoned her breakfast and stood.

6. To her relief, Cam quickly ____ his coat.

7. Panic froze Meg's veins as she navigated the short drive to the Stevenses' home, outlining Harold's ___ medical history for Cam.

8. He'd often ____ in Meg that he hated hospitals.

9. It was only a few hundred yards from the ___ to the interstate.

10. The black ____ suggested the driver had tried to make a sudden stop.

11. His prognosis was ___.

12. Cam ___ his fingers through his hair.

13. The disease has obviously advanced since he last saw the respiratory specialist, but there are things that could be done to ___ his current symptoms.

14. She ____ her shoulders.

Key:1. grafts;2. smattering; 3.adamant;4. offal; 5. wince; 6. donned; 7. pertinent; 8. confided; 9. on-ramp; 10. skid marks; 11. dire; 12. shoved; 13. alleviate; 14. squared.

 

New Vocabulary Task

Fill the gaps with suitable words.

 abate

buck

casualty

corroborate

DOA

femur

knoll

rear

slit

squeal

throb

topple

1. As they fitted the splint together and prepared their ____ for transportation to hospital, Cam watched Meg with fascination.

2. The Republic had held a strong opposition, on top of a hill that sloped down steeply to the Jarama river valley, dotted with little ___ and planted with olive trees.

3. Although many of Lomb's principles have been ____ by SLA research, the preceding points - the value of extensive reading at nascent learning stages - remain relatively unexplored.

4. Two ____, one in critical condition.

5. He felt the ____ of them in his brain.

6. He tried to open his eyes, but he couldn't manage, more than a narrow ____ that allowed the flashing lights to pierce his head.

7. The ___ of a tow truck jerked her attention back to the ongoing activity only yards away.

8. It's enough that we go into each and every day knowing that there is no one to pass the ___ to.

9. With a shriek and flailing of arms, the woman ____ into the water.

10.  The highest calling of a physician has always been to identify the disease process at its earliest moment of inception through skill, judgment, and wisdom, and to ____ the problem with surgery, medicine, or irradiation.

11. When she cut the damp trousers from his injured leg with scissors, the compound fracture of the ___ gave both Meg and him pause.

12. A breeding pair will reunite year after year to ___ their chicks.

Key: 1. casualty; 2. knoll; 3 .corroborate; 4. DOA; 5. slit; 6. squel; 7. buck; 8. topple; 9. abate; 10. femur; 11. rear