Avoid Similar Sounds

Name:

Multiple Choice
Listen carefully to the short conversation and questions, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be careful to avoid answers with similar sounds.

Question

A.	She has to wait for some cash.	C.	The lawn is too dry.
B.	The waiter is bringing a glass of water.	D.	She needs to watch out for a crash.

Question

A.	The sweater’s the wrong size.	C.	The sweater makes the man seem fat.
B.	The man’s feet aren’t sweating.	D.	The sweet girl doesn’t feel right.

Question

A.	He has been regularly using a computer.	C.	He regularly goes to communities around Boston.
B.	He communicates with a Boston company.	D.	He has been traveling back and forth to Boston.

Question

A.	He thought the lesson didn’t matter.	C.	He learned a massive number of details.
B.	He couldn’t learn the lesson.	D.	He didn’t like most of the lesson.

Question

A.	Some animals started the first fire.	C.	In the first frost, animals die.
B.	Animals are killed by forest fires.	D.	Frost can kill animals.

Question

A.	Twenty pairs of shoes are on sale.	C.	The shoes cost $20.
B.	The shoe salesclerk spent $20 on pears.	D.	The shoes could be replaced for $20.

Question

A.	Tom tended to dislike biology lab.	C.	Tom went to biology lab.
B.	Attendance wasn’t necessary at biology lab.	D.	There was a tendency to require biology lab.

Question

A.	The meal will be served at noon.	C.	He’s expecting the ice to melt before noon.
B.	The males should be driven there by noon.	D.	The letters ought to be delivered at 12:00.

Question

A.	The weather will probably get worse later.	C.	There was news about a headstrong man.
B.	The newspaper headlines described a bad storm.	D.	He had a new bed.

10.

Question

A.	If she could do the grocery shopping	C.	If she could help prepare the salad
B.	If she prefers cooked vegetables or salad	D.	If she minds shopping for vegetables