Question

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2.
Exercise
Fill in each blank choosing the correct word from the brackets. (This exercise includeš some of
the words you learnt about in Book 6.)
1. They sell
in this shop (stationary/stationery)
The sweater is made of isolese
3. We play hockey and tennis on
Who is the
of your school ? (principle/principal)
5. I'm reading; please be
(quiet/quite)
6. Go to the
and buy a kilo of butter. (diary/dairy)
7. This medicine will
material. (course/coarse)
days. (alternate/alternative)
4.
your wounds. (heel/heal)
8. The
9.
I am going to book a
is very hot today. (weather/whether)
for the journey. (birth/berth)
my keys. (lose/loose)
10.
I often
11.
12.
I
you to read this book. (advice/advise)
They have found a suitable
for the college. (site/sight)
He sat
me on the bench. (beside/besides)
for? (canvas/canvass)
13.
14.
Who will you
15.
He
my bag and ran off. (seized/ceased)
His problems had a bad
on him. (affect/effect)
16.
17.
18.
Don't work so hard; it can
your health. (affect/effect)
There were four people in the room,
me and Anand. (beside/besides)
This shirt is very
; it doesn't fit me. (lose/loose)
This is the shortest
to the airport. (route/root)
19.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Stationary and stationery are two words that are commonly confused in the English language. Some native speakers don't even realize that there are two different spellings!

After this lesson, you will be able to remember the differences in spelling and meaning between the adjective stationary and the noun stationery.