Exercise 7: Similar Words 3
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This problem will ___ everyone in the class.
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Affect
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Effect
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A. AffectExplanation
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The ___ reason he won the election was his credibility.
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Principal
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Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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What will the ___ on our bottom line be?
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Affect
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Effect
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B. EffectExplanation
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That’s not a solution: there will be no ___ on the actual problem!
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Affect
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Effect
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B. EffectExplanation
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The tragedy had a profound ___ on those who witnessed it.
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Affect
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Effect
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B. EffectExplanation
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Did the incident ___ you directly?
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Affect
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Effect
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A. AffectExplanation
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- 7.
Coeliac disease ___ thousands of people in Britain.
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Affects
- B.
Effects
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A. AffectsExplanation
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Losing his mother ___ him badly.
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Affected
- B.
Effected
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A. AffectedExplanation
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The ___ of that mistake cannot be underestimated.
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Affects
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Effects
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B. EffectsExplanation
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Climate change ___ everyone.
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Affects
- B.
Effects
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A. AffectsExplanation
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Climate change will have far-reaching ___.
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Affects
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Effects
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B. EffectsExplanation
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The outcome of that election will ___ everyone.
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Affect
- B.
Effect
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A. AffectExplanation
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She was not at all ___ by the mistake.
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Affected
- B.
Effected
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A. AffectedExplanation
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Everyone will be ___ by the outcome of the election.
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Affected
- B.
Effected
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A. AffectedExplanation
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The ___ of that election was disastrous.
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Affect
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Effect
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B. EffectExplanation
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I think the __ motivation behind the attack was racial.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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- 17.
The ___ goal we have as a school is to prepare our students for university admission.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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What is the ___ behind this exercise?
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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B. PrincipleExplanation
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This school’s ___ sports teams are in football and hockey, but the pupils also play some rugby.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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This school’s ___ is a retired army colonel.
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Principal
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Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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The ___ of the school informed us that it had run out of money.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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- 22.
The ___ is chosen by the school’s governors on the basis of an application and extensive interviews.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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A. PrincipalExplanation
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- 23.
The basic ___ is that one is a noun and the other an adjective.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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B. PrincipleExplanation
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A good ___ to keep in mind is that “affect” is a verb and “effect” a noun.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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B. PrincipleExplanation
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The thing is that I can’t, because I’ve got a ___ against doing that sort of thing.
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Principal
- B.
Principle
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B. PrincipleExplanation
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- 26.
People who steal from the disabled have absolutely no ____.
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Principals
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Principles
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B. PrinciplesExplanation
An noun meaning "morals" is needed here.Rate this question:
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This school tries to instill a good set of ___ into the pupils.
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Principals
- B.
Principles
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B. PrinciplesExplanation
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