Exercícios sobre Confused Words
Para resolver estes exercícios sobre “Confused Words”, é necessário conhecer a forma correta de empregar certas palavras em inglês que causam confusão em relação ao seu uso.
Publicado por: Janaína Pereira MourãoQuestões
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Questão 1
Preencha os espaços em branco com as palavras da tabela:
Habit – Custom – Street – Road a) He walked up the _____________ to the next block.
b) Smoking is a bad__________.
c) Kissing a friend's cheek is a French _______________.
d) Eddie would be on the ____________ right now.
a) He walked up the street to the next block.
b) Smoking is a bad habit.
c) Kissing a friend's cheek is a French custom.
d) Eddie would be on the road right now.
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Questão 2
Marque a alternativa incorreta:
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Custom has got great social significance.
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Habit is an individual phenomenon.
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Custom maintains social order.
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Habit is a social phenomenon.
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Customs are inherited.
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Habit is not normative.
Letra D - Habit is a social phenomenon. Na verdade, Custom que é um fenômeno social.
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Questão 3
Encontre o erro e refaça corretamente as sentenças erradas.
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Carmen turned and lifted a hand to shadow her eyes from the sun.
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That tall tree on the square makes a nice shade.
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I prefer to sit in the shadow.
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Their dog chases his own shade.
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They don't want a shadow hanging over them.
Erradas:
A - Carmen turned and lifted a hand to shadow her eyes from the sun.
Correto: Carmen turned and lifted a hand to shade her eyes from the sun.
C - I prefer to sit in the shadow.
Correto: I prefer to sit in the shade.
D - Their dog chases his own shade.
Correto: Their dog chases his own shadow.
Observação: Lembre-se de que Shade é sombra de algo, isto é, uma árvore, um muro ou algum material. Shadow é a sombra de uma pessoa ou animal.
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Questão 4
Ligue as palavras às suas frases correspondentes:
a) That seamstress has a plenty of____________.
b) My dad told me a wonderful _____________!
c) Which is the ____________ to the next town?
d) What's the _________________of a flood?
e) My lawyer has a plenty of _____________.
1 – story
2 – cause
3 – customers
4 – clients
5 – road
a) That seamstress has a plenty of customers. - 3
b) My dad told me a wonderful story! - 1
c) Which is the road to the next town? - 5
d) What's the cause of a hurricane? - 2
e) My lawyer has a plenty of clients. - 4