Now take a look at these examples:

• Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.

• I bought him a silk shirt.

• Can you simplify this matter?

• You could simply prevent the quarrel by setting aside, controversial issue.

• Have you been waiting here since 2 o’clock?

• You owe me a sincere apology.

• He was stung by a bee.

• a tough single-minded lady

• Sit over there.

• The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.

Now check the spellings:

silence
silk B2
simplify
simply B1
since B2
sincere B2
sting A1
single-minded
sit A1
skid

Practice 233
S-list 12

Now take a look at these examples:

• He shrugged and left.

• I have two siblings.

• I was sick over the weekend.

• I did not have any side-effects after taking the pills.

• She sighed silently.

• get out of my sight.

• You have to signal for the buses in New Zealand, otherwise they won’t stop.

• It’s of high significance to be punctual.

• What you did was significant.

• Bealth problems can be significantly reduced by careful diet.

Now check the spellings:

shrug C1
sibling B2
sick
side effect
sigh C1
sight B1
signal B1
significance B2
significant B2
significantly

Practice 232
S-list 11

Now take a look at these examples:

• He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize.

• Our sadness was short-lived.

• I was wearing short-sleeved so I got a lot of sunburn.

• Thar was a short-term relationship with my ex-boyfriends.

• There is a shortcut around here which gets us there much quicker.

• Can you shorten my pants?

• An estimated shortfall of about $100,000.

• He couldn’t resist showing off on the tennis court.

• You have to be a bit of a show-off to be an actor.

Now check the spellings:

shortlisted
short-lived
short-sleeved
Short-term B2
shortcut
shorten
shortfall
show off
show-off

Now take a look at these examples:

• Shareholders have been told to expect an even lower result next year.

• When I’m stressed, I shed hair a lot.

• They were shivering in their wet clothes outside.

• That was a big shock for all of us.

• I was shocked to see him here.

• They managed to arrest a shoplifter.

• Shoplifting is very common around here.

• Thank you for showing up in such a short notice.

• New Zealand has a shortage of qualified registered kindergarten teachers.

• Davies was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize.

Now take a look at these examples:

• a broken scale

• I have a dry scalp

• I have a scanner app on my phone.

• She scared them away.

• Don’t scatter the toys around.

• Broken glass lay scattered over the floor.

• Don’t make a scene.

• picturesque scenery

• I’m extremely sceptical about what I read in the press.