[Vocabulary] Words Meaning Almost The Same...

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The party didn’t come ALIVE/Live/Living/ Lively until Paul showed up.
2. Having a homemade birthday cake is a family TRADITION/Habit/Heritage/Custom.
3. We watched them perform the ANCIENT/Aged/Antique/Elderly ceremony.
4. We moved to the country for a slower PACE/Walk/Step/Speed of life.
5. The bake sale Won/Mad/Gained/Got a lot of money which we gave in charity.
6. John didn’t know he would be so good at painting. It was a(n) HIDDEN/Unseen/Invisible/Concealed talent.
7. Jane set off in the Soon/EARLY/Young/Little hours of the morning.
8. He was reluctant to part To/OF/By/With any cash.
9. Fairs and festivals are a regular Feature/Quality/ASPECT/Trait of village life.
10. I enjoy watching STREET/Road/Lane/Highway performers.
11. I like to TRY/feel/Practice/Undertake the local food whenever I go on holiday.
12. He can’t see the POINT/Intention/Aim/Reason in going in holiday in his own country.
13. She is not happy about the situation and is going to TAKE/Follow/Do/Make steps to improve it.
14. Diana works for a Chief/Main/First/LEADING travel company.
15. The hotel was on a quiet avenue Marked/Edged/LINED/Bordered with trees.
16. My town has seen a tourist Bang/BOOM/Boost/Burst this year because of the festival.
17. The compartment was so CROWED/Populated I couldn’t get as eat so I had to stand all the way.
18. I took a new direct route that was FAST/Speed so I reached my destination in no time.
19. The TRAFFIC/Congestion on the motorway wasn’t heavy so it took us very little time to get there.
20. We BROKE/Fell down outside New York and had to wait for over an hour before somebody came to get us.
21. Many fans were INJURED/Damaged/Broken/Wounded when the wall fall.
22. His COMPETITOR/ Contestant/Foe/Enemy in the final match were his best friend.
23. He has FAITH/ Trust/Belief/Credit in himself and believes he’ll make it.
24. The athletes are all in good State/CONDITION/Situation/Position.
25. I think their chances of beating the opponents are SLIM/Narrow/Little/Slight.
26. Jim Carrey will play the Portrayal/PART/Person/Actor in the film version.
27. The film has a huge budget Calculated/ESTIMATED/Valued/Assessed to be more than 100 million.
28. The film was a Version/ADAPTION/Change/Variation of a novel by Dickens.





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You haven't done #5.

The rest are all correct except for #8 and #9.

#17 should be 'crowded' and in #22 you need 'was'.

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5. The bake sale MADE a lot of money which we gave in charity.
8. He was reluctant to part To any cash.
9. Fairs and festivals are a regular Feature of village life.
 

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5. The bake sale MADE a lot of money which we gave in charity.:up:
8. He was reluctant to part with any cash.
9. Fairs and festivals are a regular Feature of village life.:up:

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