Exercise 7: Similar Words 3

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This problem will ___ everyone in the class.
- Affect
- Effect

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This quiz focuses on differentiating between 'affect' and 'effect', testing understanding through context-based sentences.

2.

The ___ reason he won the election was his credibility.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An adjective is needed here.

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3.

What will the ___ on our bottom line be?
- Affect
- Effect
Correct Answer

A. Effect

Explanation

A noun is needed here.

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4.

That’s not a solution: there will be no ___ on the actual problem!
- Affect
- Effect
Correct Answer

A. Effect

Explanation

A noun is needed here.

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5.

The tragedy had a profound ___ on those who witnessed it.
- Affect
- Effect
Correct Answer

A. Effect

Explanation

A noun is needed here.

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6.

Did the incident ___ you directly?
- Affect
- Effect
Correct Answer

A. Affect

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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7.

Coeliac disease ___ thousands of people in Britain.
- Affects
- Effects
Correct Answer

A. Affects

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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8.

Losing his mother ___ him badly.
- Affected
- Effected
Correct Answer

A. Affected

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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9.

The ___ of that mistake cannot be underestimated.
- Affects
- Effects
Correct Answer

A. Effects

Explanation

A noun is needed here.

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10.

Climate change ___ everyone.
- Affects
- Effects
Correct Answer

A. Affects

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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11.

Climate change will have far-reaching ___.
- Affects
- Effects
Correct Answer

A. Effects

Explanation

A noun is needed here.

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12.

The outcome of that election will ___ everyone.
- Affect
- Effect
Correct Answer

A. Affect

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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13.

She was not at all ___ by the mistake.
- Affected
- Effected
Correct Answer

A. Affected

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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14.

Everyone will be ___ by the outcome of the election.
- Affected
- Effected
Correct Answer

A. Affected

Explanation

A verb is needed here.

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15.

The ___ of that election was disastrous.
- Affect
- Effect
Correct Answer

A. Effect

Explanation

A noun is needed here.

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16.

I think the __ motivation behind the attack was racial.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An adjective is needed here.

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17.

The ___ goal we have as a school is to prepare our students for university admission.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An adjective is needed here.

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18.

What is the ___ behind this exercise?
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principle

Explanation

An noun meaning "rule" or "idea" is needed here.

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19.

This school’s ___ sports teams are in football and hockey, but the pupils also play some rugby.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An adjective is needed here.

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20.

This school’s ___ is a retired army colonel.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An noun meaning "primary person in charge" is needed here.

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21.

The ___ of the school informed us that it had run out of money.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An noun meaning "primary person in charge" is needed here.

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22.

The ___ is chosen by the school’s governors on the basis of an application and extensive interviews.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principal

Explanation

An noun meaning "primary person in charge" is needed here.

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23.

The basic ___ is that one is a noun and the other an adjective.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principle

Explanation

An noun meaning "rule" or "idea" is needed here.

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24.

A good ___ to keep in mind is that “affect” is a verb and “effect” a noun.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principle

Explanation

An noun meaning "rule" is needed here.

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25.

The thing is that I can’t, because I’ve got a ___ against doing that sort of thing.
- Principal
- Principle
Correct Answer

A. Principle

Explanation

An noun meaning "rule" is needed here.

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26.

People who steal from the disabled have absolutely no ____.
- Principals
- Principles
Correct Answer

A. Principles

Explanation

An noun meaning "morals" is needed here.

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27.

This school tries to instill a good set of ___ into the pupils.
- Principals
- Principles
Correct Answer

A. Principles

Explanation

An noun meaning "morals" is needed here.

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Exercise 7: Similar Words 3

This problem will ___ everyone in the class.

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The ___ reason he won the election was his credibility.

What will the ___ on our bottom line be?

That’s not a solution: there will be no ___ on the actual problem!

The tragedy had a profound ___ on those who witnessed it.

Did the incident ___ you directly?

Coeliac disease ___ thousands of people in Britain.

Losing his mother ___ him badly.

The ___ of that mistake cannot be underestimated.

Climate change ___ everyone.

Climate change will have far-reaching ___.

The outcome of that election will ___ everyone.

She was not at all ___ by the mistake.

Everyone will be ___ by the outcome of the election.

The ___ of that election was disastrous.

I think the __ motivation behind the attack was racial.

The ___ goal we have as a school is to prepare our students for university admission.

What is the ___ behind this exercise?

This school’s ___ sports teams are in football and hockey, but the pupils also play some rugby.

This school’s ___ is a retired army colonel.

The ___ of the school informed us that it had run out of money.

The ___ is chosen by the school’s governors on the basis of an application and extensive interviews.

The basic ___ is that one is a noun and the other an adjective.

A good ___ to keep in mind is that “affect” is a verb and “effect” a noun.

The thing is that I can’t, because I’ve got a ___ against doing that sort of thing.

People who steal from the disabled have absolutely no ____.

This school tries to instill a good set of ___ into the pupils.