Match the words with their corresponding definitions and then choose the alternative that contains the right sequence:

(I) homophones

(II) collocations

(III) close-sounding words

(IV) texting

( ) the words with similar sounding words;

( ) common practice of using the sound and/or spelling of alphabet letters or symbols or simplified spelling;

( ) word combinations that normally go together;

( ) words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

If I had known about the existence of bullying in that class, I ………………….

Choose the alternative that contains the word or group of words which best completes the sentence above:

That guide, ___________ that group of tourists was, had a heart attack during the trip.

Choose the alternative that contains the word or group of words which best completes the sentence above:

The Mathematics teacher was dismissed due to her strictness.

From the underlined words we know that the Mathematics teacher…

– “Mary, do you mind lending me $20?”

-“Of course I do.”

From Mary’s answer we can say that:

She turned down the present he bought for her.

Choose the alternative that contains the word or group of words which is nearest in meaning to the underlined phrasal verb:

‘Realia’ can be used to introduce new vocabulary. ‘Realia’ means:

In Communication Practice, the most important aspect of a sentence is……. Choose the alternative which best completes the sentence above:

They were driving towards Rio Branco when they felt hungry so they stopped……

Choose the alternative which best completes the sentence above:

“[…] in reality the meanings of sentences grouped as they are in PP drills are not particularly relevant either to the other sentences in the drill or to the students themselves” (Adrian Palmer in Forum, volume 50, nº4, 2012, p.26)

Choose the alternative that most nearly expresses the idea of the text above: