LET'S USE THE RIGHT WORDS!

There was plenty of food at the party. In fact there was ... supply of everything. I wasn't sure if all the food would be eaten by my guests, but I wanted them all to enjoy my birthday celebration.

• an adequate

• an abundant

• an adverse

• an accurate

My uncle has a large collection of various bottle tops. He has been ... them since he was in primary school and probably has around 500 now!

• accustoming

• advocating

• allocating

• accumulating

The teacher wasn't happy when I asked a question and told me not to ... him.

• corrode

• contribute

• contradict

• conflict

My friend called me to ... the time of the exam.

• concur

• clarify

• contemplate

• censure

She could not ... her dislike of the raw oysters on her plate.

• constrain

• conceal

• coalesce

• convey

He found the package too ... to carry, so he asked his friend to help him.

• copious

• depleted

• cumbersome

• degraded

As we drove along, I noted that the taxi driver seemed to be ... from the usual route.

• deviating

• diversing

• erroneous

• evading

I felt rather ... when I wasn't selected to join any of the groups.

• exclusive

• exploited

• extracted

• excluded

The new principal's plan for extending the college seemed to be rather ... and I thought it would be better to spend the money on improving the existing learning facilities.

• hackneyed

• hazardous

• grandiose

• hostile

The incessant ... of voices screaming loudly was giving me a headache.

• jargon

• rhetoric

• cacophony

• extension