Chapter 3

AM, EM

1. He is an amateur at tennis, but he loves the game.

2. The owner of this candy store is always amiable to her young customers.

3. We were able to reach an amicable settlement.

4. They were labeled enemies of the United States.

ANNI, ENNI

1. We are giving a big party to celebrate our wedding anniversary

2. His annual income is about 1000000 yen

3. The city celebrated its centennial with a parade.

4. Poverty is a perennial soical problem throughout the world

AQUA

1. The ocean was a lovely shade of aqua

2. My wife is an Aquarius

3. The Shinagawa Aquarium has many tanks of fish.

4. I like aquatic sports such as swimming, diving, and yatching.

ASTER, ASTRO

1. She believes in astrology and reads her horoscope every day.

2. Mr. Akiyama is the first astronaut in Japan.

3. My son is interested in astronomy and wants to be an astronomer when he grows up.

4. People in thsi country are always afraid of natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.

 BAR

1. Being a woman was a barrier to her promotion

2. His father is a barrister.

3. They put an embargo on imports of rice.

4. I have never felt so embarrassed in my entire life.

CAP,CAB, CUP

1. The ship arrived at Cape Cod.

2. Wrire your name in capital letters.

3. Cattle are raised for meat, milk, and leather.

4. The lion escaped from its cage.

CAP, CAB, CUP

1. His decapitated body was found floating in a river.

2. The U.S. army occupied the capital of the country.

3. His occupation is as a doctor.

4. The seat had been preoccupied when I arrived here.

CAR(T) CHART

1. Cut the olives into small slices and discard the pits.

2. She got the milk carton from the fridge and poured it over her cornflakes.

3. We always watch cartoons on Saturday mornings.

4. This chart shows last year's sales figures.

CORD, COR

1. Let's go back to the core of the problem.

2. Everyone in the new classroom was cordial to me.

3. According to the weather forecast, it will be cloudy tomorrow.

4. The eldest son is in discord with his parents.

DENT, DAN

1. Help me remove all the dandelions from the lawn

2. My brother is running a dental clinic.

3. My gandmother has dentures.

4. The coastline is indented by the sea.

FAC, FIC

1. We are faced with severe financial problem.

2. The facade of that building is made of limestone.

3. The problem we face now has many financial facets.

4. His book on Japan's economics is extremely superfical.

FLOUR, FLOR

1. The room is decorated with floral curtains.

2. He had a florid complexion from working in the cold rain.

3. We use wheat flour to bake bread.

4. His company continued to flourish even in the depresion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS

1. The audience was impressed by his speech

2. He cannot express himself in English

3. He felt depressed at the result of the exam

4. This medicine will supress your appetite

 

SERVE

1. Try to conserve the water

2. A police man observed the activity on street

3. I'd like to reserve a table  for three at 6 o'clock

4. Saliting preserve foods from decay

 

SIGN

1. He desinged a new car

2. With a nob, he singified that he approved

3. The teacher assigned a lot of homework to us

4. He resinged as a chairman

5. The UK is signatory to the Berne convention

6. They have been consingned to the waiting list

7. The lake was recently desingnated a conservation area

8. By contrast the courtesy ensign has become more of a duty of courtesty

 

STAND/STANCE

1. What is the distance from here to the station

2. This tent is strong engouh to withstand strong winds

3. Soil consists of various chemical substances 

4. The boy solved the problem in an instant

 

PASS

1. The hijacked bus was carrying 20 passengers 

2. A passer-by called the fire department when he saw smoke

3. The result surpassed our expectation

4. No trespassing 

 

POINT

1. I was appointed to be one of the committee 

2. We were very disappointed with his failure

3. He is always punctual for appointments 

4. A pungent smell of spices came from the kitchen 

 

PORT

1. The kids disported themselves playing hide anh seek

2. The refugees were deported back to their country 

3. The photograph purports to show American pilots missing in Vietnam

4. The findings of this research donot comport with accepted theory

 

POSE

1. i propose that we discuss this at the next meeting

2. This book is composed of 5 chapters 

3. Some of the residents were exposed to radiation 

4. It is wildly supposed that the minister will be supposed to resign

 

 

LABOR

LABOR

1. I was well paid for my labor

2. There are two language laboratories in this school

3. My father and I collaborated in writing this book

4. Can you elaborate on the three year project

 

LETTER

1. Write your name in capital leter

2. The literal meaning if Shinto is the way of the Gods

3. Literacy magazines dont sell very well

4. The percentage of literate adults in this country is 70 percents

 

METTER

1. The education of a country is barometter of culture

2. He drew a circle 5 centimeters in diametter 

3. Here is a clinical thermometer. Take your temperature 

4. The front of the church is completely symmetrical 

 

PART

1. My wife is partial to chocolate

2. Many singers partook in the charity concert

3. He participated in the speech contest

4. I have nothing particular to do today

5. I cant tell the twins apart

6. Put it back in the freezer compartment 

7. The Plane departed from Haneda on schedule

8. Flowers imparts beauty to the room

 

 

COUNT

COUNT

1. What he says doesn't count

2. On account of the rain, the game was called off

3. You can get the student discount at this theatre 

4. He recounted hoa the child was saved

 

COVER

1. Gallilo discover the plantnet Jupiter

2. A convert investigation was conducted

3. He has quite recovered from his cold

4. A search of the luggage uncovers 2 pistols

 

CUSTOM

1. It was her custom to get up early

2. The customer is always right

3. It take a long time to accustom myself to this school

4. Sari is the traditional custome in India.

 

GRAPHIC

1. My uncle is a graphic artist 

2. My parents took a lot of photographs of us when we were small

3. I telegraphed home for some money

4. He is writing a biography of Jimmy Caltet.

 

 

ARM-BAT-CAR-CAST-CLOS(E), CLUDE

ARM(腕、武器)

1. the fire alarm went off at noon.

2. the US provides the world with armaments.

装備

3. Both sides refused to disarm

4. the two nations signed an armistice

休戦条約

BAT(たたく、バット)

1. He was wounded in a gun battle with the police.

2.He admitted that he had battered his wife to deadh.

3. The Cabinet has recommended new measures to combat organized crime.

4. The two sides debated whether to raise taxeds.

CAR

1. Don't put the cart before the horse.

2. A team of five carpenters build my house.

3. He is hoping for a career in soical work.

4. The department inspects cargo coming into Hong Kong.

CAST

1. a fisherman cast a net into the water.

2. The castaways swam ashore to a deserted island.

3. the government is forecasting that the birth rate will continue to fall.

4. The President's speech was broadcast at 10 a.m.

CLOS(E), CLUDE

1. Our coats are kept in the closet by the front door.

2. the typhoon forced the closure of many scchools.

3. Nearly a hundred cattle are enclosed by a fence

4. She disclosed her secrets.

5. The concluded that the plan was the best

6. The goverment decided to exclude foreign ships from the port.

7. THe hotel charge includes breakfast and dinner.

8. We drove  to a secluded spot in the country and had a lovely picnic.