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A lot of English words have been _______ over the centuries.

1. simply
2. simplified
3. simplification
4. simplifying

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Computers offer a much greater degree of _______ in the way work is organized.

1. flexibility
2. flexible
3. inflexible
4. flexibly

Match these adjectives with their correct converted nouns.

• stupid || stupidity
• dark || darkness
• punctual || punctuality
• popular || popularity

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_______ is most spoken as a first language in the world.

1. Enlish
2. Chinese
3. Vietnamese
4. Japanese

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The _______ of form makes English not too difficult to learn.

1. openness
2. simplicity
3. flexibility
4. complication

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Some English verbs are _______ their nouns or adjectives.

1. the same as
2. very different
3. changed according to
4. as same as

Match the words/phrases with their definitions.​

• first language || the language that you learn to speak from birth
• official language || this language is generally used in the government, public administration, law and education system
• accent || a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country or area a person come from
• dialect || a regional form of a language in which some words and grammar differ slightly from the standard form of the same language

Choose a word that has different stress pattern.

1. translate
2. borrow
3. persuade
4. pronounce

Choose a word that has different stress pattern.

1. dialects
2. language 
3. official
4. stupid

Choose a word that has different stress pattern.

1. incorrect
2. simplicity
3. official
4. variety