Question

Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in the brackets:

(1) The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly).

(2) Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.

(3) I studied (continuously/continually) for eight hours.

(4) The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.

(5) Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).

(6) The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of science fiction and mystery.

(7) Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.

(8) Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake /shape) well before using the contents.

Answer 1

(1) The site of the accident was ghastly.

(2) Our college principal is very strict.

(3) I studied continuously for eight hours.

(4) The fog had an adverse effect on the traffic.

(5) Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant artist.

(6) The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary collage of science fiction and mystery.

(7) Our school will host an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.

(8) Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and shake well before using the contents.