Choose the correct word for each space.
1. I think her novels are__________ . The style is awful and the plots are ridiculous. <unreadable, illegible>
2. After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign over the shop had become completely
______________ <unreadable, illegible>
3. There are several reasons why he’s leaving the country. First, he hates the weather here, secondly, he can’t find a good job, and ______________ , he’s homesick. <lastly, at last>
4. ____________ I succeeded in making him understand. <lastly, at last>
5. ____________ I phoned the police, then I made a list of what had been stolen, then I made myself a cup of tea. <first, at first>
6. ____________ they didn’t like their new boss. <first, at first>
7. The goods were stored in a _________ cinema. <misused, disused>
8. The empire consisted of the kingdom and all its_________ colonies. <dependent, dependant>
9. I’m very ________ with this computer. It keeps breaking down. <dissatisfied, unsatisfied>
10. He ate a meal large enough for three people but her appetite was still ________ . <dissatisfied, unsatisfied>
1. I think her novels are unreadable. The style is awful and the plots are ridiculous.
2. After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign over the shop had become completely illegible.
3. There are several reasons why he’s leaving the country. First, he hates the weather here, secondly, he can’t find a good job, and lastly, he’s homesick.
4. At last, I succeeded in making him understand.
5. First, I phoned the police, then I made a list of what had been stolen, then I made myself a cup of tea.
6. At first, they didn’t like their new boss.
7. The goods were stored in a disused cinema.
8. The empire consisted of the kingdom and all its dependent colonies.
9. I’m very dissatisfied with this computer. It keeps breaking down.
10. He ate a meal large enough for three people but her appetite was still unsatisfied.