1 Match words from list A with words from list B that have a similar meaning
A    B
insult            persist   
habit             straight
custom            embarrass
reason            signal
persuade        accept
common        Usually
information        offend
humiliate        regulations
sign            ordinary
receive            insist
direct            convince
prompt            cause
rules            knowledge
frequently        punctual

2 Complete these pairs of sentences using the correct form of one of the words above. Use the definitions to help you choose the right word.

I a The police officer gave us a    to stop. (A sound or an action intended to give a message.)
b. Road    shaped like a triangle usually warn you about something. (A notice that gives information or instructions.)

2 a She    that she was innocent. (To say something forcefully, especially when someone opposes you.)
b.  If you    in cheating, I will have to fail you. (To continue to do something, even if someone 
doesn't want you to do so.)

3 a. What    did he give for leaving his last job? (The fact which explains why something happens.)
b. What was the    of the accident? (A person or thing that makes something happen.)

4. a My mother    me to get my hair cut. (To make someone do something they were unwilling 
to do by giving good reasons.)
b You will never    me that there is life on other planets. (To make someone believe something.)

5 a Donkeys are    on Greek islands. (Something that is usual or frequent.)
b Although she is a famous star she leads a/an life. (Something that is not unusual or special in any way.)

6.  a. It is the    in some countries to pin money on the bride and groom at a wedding. (An activity 
that is common among a particular group of' people and is part of their way of life.)
b. Smoking is a very bad    . (Something we do repeatedly, often without thinking.)

7 a I'd like some    about holidays in Spain. (Facts or details that tell you something about a situation, person. event etc)
b. My    of foreign languages is not very good. (Information and understanding gained through learning or experience.)

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