{"id":3477,"date":"2018-05-22T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.getmorevocab.com\/?page_id=3477"},"modified":"2019-11-24T05:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T10:19:59","slug":"word-usage-mistakes-practice-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/word-usage-mistakes-practice-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Usage Mistakes: Practice Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an article which covers some <a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/words-you-might-be-misusing\/\">tricky words that English students misuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article, and then try the practice exercise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong>: For each number, identify the misused word and decide what term should replace it.<\/p>\n<p>1. On the corner there is a small mall with a Chinese restaurant, a dry cleaner, and a convenience store.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(1)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer1\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">On the corner there is a small <strong>shopping center\/strip mall<\/strong> with a Chinese restaurant, a dry cleaner, and a convenience store.<\/div>\n<p>2. The minimum salary here in the state of Florida is $7.50.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(2)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer2\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">The minimum <strong>wage <\/strong>here in the state of Florida is $7.50.<\/div>\n<p>3. I can\u2019t believe you won\u2019t get your own Netflix account. It\u2019s only a few dollars a month. Don\u2019t be so stingy.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(3)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer3\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I can\u2019t believe you won\u2019t get your own Netflix account. It\u2019s only a few dollars a month. Don\u2019t be so <strong>cheap<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>4. Are you a student here or a staff?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(4)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer4\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Are you a student here or a <strong>staff member\/employee<\/strong>?<\/div>\n<p>5. I worked as a landscaper in college. It was hard work, but I had a good time hanging out with my colleagues after work.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(5)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer5\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I worked as a landscaper in college. It was hard work, but I had a good time hanging out with my <strong>coworkers <\/strong>after work.<\/div>\n<p>6. This morning I read that someone stole the bank on Lincoln Street.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(6)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer6\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">This morning I read that someone <strong>robbed <\/strong>the bank on Lincoln Street.<\/div>\n<p>7. If you don\u2019t want to go to the office Christmas party, why don\u2019t you invent something and say you can\u2019t go. I\u2019m sure you can think of an excuse.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(7)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer7\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">If you don\u2019t want to go to the office Christmas party, why don\u2019t you <strong>make something up<\/strong> and say you can\u2019t go. I\u2019m sure you can think of an excuse.<\/div>\n<p>8. Martin doesn\u2019t have a fever but has been coughing and sneezing all day. It\u2019s his second flu this year.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(8)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer8\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Martin doesn\u2019t have a fever but has been coughing and sneezing all day. It\u2019s his second <strong>cold <\/strong>this year.<\/div>\n<p>9. I heard that hundreds of people were waiting in line to buy the last iPhone. I don\u2019t understand why people can\u2019t wait an extra day or two.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(9)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer9\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I heard that hundreds of people were waiting in line to buy the <strong>latest <\/strong>iPhone. I don\u2019t understand why people can\u2019t wait an extra day or two.<\/div>\n<p>10. My doctor told me to take a small dose of Aspirin every day to avoid heart attacks.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(10)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer10\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">My doctor told me to take a small dose of Aspirin every day to <strong>prevent <\/strong>heart attacks.<\/div>\n<p>11. I have to care my little cousin tonight. I won\u2019t be able to go to the movies with you.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(11)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer11\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I have to <strong>take care of\/look after<\/strong> my little cousin tonight. I won\u2019t be able to go to the movies with you.<\/div>\n<p>12. I was fourteen when I got my first job. I was a nanny. I would watch my neighbors\u2019 son on Friday nights.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(12)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer12\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I was fourteen when I got my first job. I was a <strong>babysitter<\/strong>. I would watch my neighbors\u2019 son on Friday nights.<\/div>\n<p>13. I started a chess club in middle school. At first there were only four members, but it grew up quickly. We eventually had over 50 members.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(13)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer13\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I started a chess club in middle school. At first there were only four members, but it <strong>grew <\/strong>quickly. We eventually had over 50 members.<\/div>\n<p>14. Meanwhile Kevin cooks dinner, let\u2019s run out and buy a bottle of wine.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(14)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer14\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><strong>While <\/strong>Kevin cooks dinner, let\u2019s run out and buy a bottle of wine.<\/div>\n<p>15. Working in sales was financially rewarding, but it could be stressed at times.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(15)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer15\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Working in sales was financially rewarding, but it could be <strong>stressful <\/strong>at times.<\/div>\n<p>16. In my country, it\u2019s usual for people to have parties until very late at night.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(16)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer16\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">In my country, it\u2019s <strong>common\/normal<\/strong> for people to have parties until very late at night.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>17. I had a question for my friend Mike, so I approached his desk and asked him.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(17)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer17\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I had a question for my friend Mike, so I <strong>walked up to\/walked over to\/went up to\/went over to<\/strong> his desk and asked him.<\/div>\n<p>18. There is complete anarchy in the city. Many ordinary people have been robbed and even assassinated in the streets.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(18)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer18\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">There is complete anarchy in the city. Many ordinary people have been robbed and even <strong>killed\/murdered<\/strong> in the streets.<\/div>\n<p>19. I can give you a ride, but I have to visit the bank on the way home.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(19)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer19\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I can give you a ride, but I have to <strong>go to\/stop by<\/strong> the bank on the way home.<\/div>\n<p>20. What race of dog do you think would be good for someone with young kids and a small apartment?<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(20)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer20\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">What <strong>breed <\/strong>of dog do you think would be good for someone with young kids and a small apartment?<\/div>\n<p>21. My car broke on the way to work. I had to call a tow truck.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(21)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer21\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">My car <strong>broke down<\/strong> on the way to work. I had to call a tow truck.<\/div>\n<p>22.  Normally I take the bus, but today I prefer to drive to work.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(22)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer22\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"> Normally I take the bus, but today <strong>I&#8217;d rather\/I&#8217;d prefer to<\/strong> drive to work.<\/div>\n<p>23. I found that the streets in Prague were more secure than the streets in my home country. I didn\u2019t feel like I was in danger at all.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(23)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer23\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">I found that the streets in Prague were <strong>safer <\/strong>than the streets in my home country. I didn\u2019t feel like I was in danger at all.<\/div>\n<p>24. Even though the store has terrible customer service, they still have a lot of clients. I drove by the store yesterday and saw that the parking lot was full.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(24)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer24\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\">Even though the store has terrible customer service, they still have a lot of <strong>customers<\/strong>. I drove by the store yesterday and saw that the parking lot was full.<\/div>\n<p>25. I\u2019m graduated in computer science. I finished my degree in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"button\" onclick=\"ShowHide(25)\">Show answer<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer25\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"answers\"><strong>I graduated with<\/strong> a degree in computer science. I finished my degree in 2005. (Also, <strong>I have a computer science degree<\/strong>&#8230;)<\/div>\n<p><em>For more practice, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/getmorevocab.com\/practice-exercises\/\">Practice Exercise<\/a> section of the site.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an article which covers some tricky words that English students misuse. Read the article, and then try the practice exercise. Instructions: For each number, identify the misused word and decide what term should replace it. 1. 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