Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct form of the words. Exercise 1 1.

The well-known proverb says [ Practise / Practice ] makes perfect. 2. The firemen found a [devise / device] which they believe started the fire. 3. If you havent got a [ licence / license ] you cannot drive a car. 4. If you dont go to sepak takraw [ practice / practise ], youll never make the team. 5. He is trying to [ device / devise ] a new way of borrowing library books. 6. If you want my [ advice / advise ], I would buy that bicycle. 7. The shop is [ licensed / licenced ] to sell books and stationery only. 8. She [ practiced / practiced ] reading the poem every night before she went to bed. 9. Mr. Ramanathan gave his pupils some good [advice / advise ] before the exam. 10. The government wants to [ devise / device ] ways of reducing pollution.

Exercise 2 1. Its sometimes rather difficult to [ believe / belief ] what she says. 2. If you work hard, you are sure to [ success / succeed ] in life. 3. I think someone should [ relieve / relief ]Azman of that responsibility. 4. There was no [ prove / proof ] that he had committed the crime. 6. The people in that country have strange [ beliefs / believes ] about wild animals. 7. What a [ relieve / relief ] to have finished all the exams at last! 8. Make sure you dont [ loss / lose ] your keys again. 9. Hard work and consistency are the keys to his [ success / succeed ] at school. 10. Theres no need to [ prove / proof ] yourself to me. I know you are clever!

Exercise 3 Suraya : Did you watch the tennis match on TV yesterday? Vanitha : Yes, I could hardly [ believe / belief ] my eyes. Michael Chen was fantastic, wasnt he? Suraya : Yes, I wonder how long we have to [ practise / practice ] to become as good as he is? Vanitha : I dont think we could ever [ success / succeed ] in becoming that good, no matter how much [ practise / practice ] we haveWhat are doing this evening? Suraya : Well, I was thinking of taking a trip into Kuala Lumpur. Ive been studying so hard lately. I need to do something to [ relief / relieve ] the boredom. Vanitha : Yes, if you take my [ advice / advise ], you shouldnt push yourself so hard. If you spend so much time Studying youll [ lose / loss ] interest in the end and then youll finish up failing all your exams. If you want [ proof / prove ] of that, just look at poor Jasven.

Suraya : Oh yes. She used to work so hard, didnt she?...and then she just gave upI think Im going to [devise / device ] some sort of time-table which enables me to study, play tennis and go out without doing too much of any of them. Vanitha : What a [ relief / relieve ] to hear you talking like that. Its true, you know, the saying that goes All work and no play makes Suraya a dull girl.

Exercise 4 1. Sometimes, we are [allowed / aloud ] to bring our own books to English class. 2. Our teacher told us to read to ourselves but Siti read the page [ allowed / aloud ]. 3. Customers are not [ allowed / aloud ] to read books and magazines in the bookshop. 4. Its just as well he was able to [ brake / break ] in time. Otherwise, the cat would be dead. 5. My brother, Rosli, [ brakes / breaks ] his leg playing soccer ever year. 6. If you [ brake / break ] too quickly you might hit your head on the windscreen. 7. If you are [fined / find ] for driving without a licence, it will be your own fault. 8. If the judge decides to [ fined / find ] him guilty, he will get three years in jail. 9. The police often [ fined / find ] that people break the law without realizing it. 10. Mr. Chong had [ formally / formerly ] worked in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 11. Emily is [ formally / formerly ] elected as the President of the club. 12. Our teacher was [ formally / formerly ] a hockey player. 13. The television was so loud that I didnt [ hear / here ] the telephone ringing. 14. Wed better [ hear / here ] what the principal has to say. 15. He comes [ hear / here ] most days at 5.30 pm to exercise. 16. Im not sure if [ its / its ] my book or Salmahs. 17. The house and [ its / its ] content are up for auction next week. 18. I think [ its / its ] Maniams cat that keeps stealing my fish. 19. [ Its / Its ] time we started to cook lunch. 20. The cat sat on the carpet licking [ its / its ] paws. 21. If Mrs. Sundram is [ knew / new] here she will not know where our house is. 22. If my father [ knew / new ] how hard I worked on the project, he would be pleased. 23. Even though it was [ knew / new ], the car didnt look very nice. 24. I [ knew / new ] he didnt have any money so lent him RM2. 25. We arranged to [ meet / meat ] one another outside the mall. 26. Experts believe that too much [ meet / meat ] is bad for you. 27. I happened to [ knew / new ] Zali at the night market. 28. Fresh [ meet / meat ] is better for health. 29. Ill [ meet / meat ] you at the swimming pool at 2.pm. 30. Dont forget to buy the [ meet / meat ] from the market and [ meet / meat ] Uncle Bob today.