Level: upper intermediate
Category: vocabulary
Topic: like sounds

Sound-alike Words (2)

Put the correct sound-alike word in the correct sentence

1. A lot of American companies are actually ______ in more tax-friendly foreign countries.
   
2. You need to _______ that package before you send it or you won't know what postage to buy.
   
3. Jack was so angry at his ex-girlfriend that he used Photoshop to _______ her out of all of his photos.
   
4. A baby with cholic will _______ all afternoon.
   
5. Eagles, falcons and hawks are all known as birds of _______.
   
6. A roasted turkey will be a lot tastier if you ________ in often while cooking it.
   
7. Bill is afraid of flying so he refuses to get on a _______ .
   
8. Jean served a dish that was a piece of bacon wrapped around a _______ and it was very popular.
   
9. If a British man has a 'Sir' in front of his name, he is a _________ of the British Empire.
   
10. Charles suprised his wife on their 25th anniversary with a 2 ________ diamond ring.
    
11. There really isn't a good ___________ to tell someone that they've lost their job.
    
12. Nocturnal animals only come out at __________.
    
13. You'd never know that Karen and Julie were sisters. Julie always dresses very flashy but Karen prefers _______ clothes.
    
14. The farmer asked for government aid after a hailstorm destroyed his ________.
    
15. Paul can't come to the meeting on the _________ that we scheduled it.
    
16. I worry about my kids riding their bicycles to school. The cars just go too ________ on the roads.
    
17. There were hundreds of people down at the beach to see the enormous _______ that had washed up there.
    
18. This situation is hopeless. All we can do is ________ for a miracle.
    
19. People have always said that eating a ________ is good for your eyes.
    
20. Jack had a blood test in the morning, so he had to _________ for 12 hours before.
    

Created:  2010-04-10
Updated:  2010-04-10

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