Exercise 9

Choose the correct answer.

1. My brother is always wearing the same ….. shirt.

a) lined b) tie c) striped

2. I’ve bought a nice piece of …… and I’m going to make a dress out of it.

a) clothing b) cloth c) pattern

3. The…… for this suit was woven in Scotland.

a) cambric b) nylon c)tweed

4. I gave Mary a black silk blouse with pink ……..

a) spots b) marks d) stains

5. George is wearing the blue and red ……. tie I presented him.

a) lined b) pictured c) checked

6. These jeans ……. when washed in hot water.

a) decrease b) shrink c) reduce

7. If you don’t know how to wash that cardigan, look at the……. inside.

a) label b) notice c) sing

8. The dress was a nice………of green.

a) colouring b) shadow c) shade

9. The mysterious lady was dressed …… in black.

a) all over b) from head to toe c) from top to bottom

10. My grandma insists on knitting the ……. socks I wear to play football.

a) flannel b) velvet c)woollen

11. Unless you pack your trousers more carefully, they will get…….

a) creased b) folded c) lined

12. Using that washing powder, clothes seem to …… quicker.

a) deaden b) wear out c) worsen

Exercise 10

Give the right word.

1. We chose the c_ _ _ _ for a suit and had it made up by our tailor.

2. My w_ _ _ _ _ _ sweater used to be bigger and brighter than this: it s_ _ _ _ _ and f_ _ _ _ in the wash.

Workers need c_ _ _ _ _ _ made of a material which doesn’t mind being

c_ _ _ _ _ _.

My wife has boiled my n_ _ _ _ shirts and they are quite ruined.

The colour of her f_ _ _ _ _ _dress was quite different under artificial light.

‘What do you think about my new dress?’ ‘I think that that s_ _ _ _ of green doesn’t really s_ _ _ you well’.

Her blue t_ _ _ _ _ _ dress m _ _ _ _ _ _ the colour of her eyes.

I can’t f_ _ _ _ _ this skirt, it’s too t_ _ _ _.

I don’t want a pattern. I prefer just a p _ _ _ _ colour.

This material c_ _ _ _ _ _ really easily.

Exercise 11

Complete each of the following sentences with one of the words below.

cloth (2) dress

clothe dresses

clothes dressing

clothing dressings

cloths

1. He never changes his …….. – his shirt and trousers are filthy.

2. A shirt or a sock are articles of ………..

3. The two ……. Mary bought yesterday are very beautiful. And they both match her new hat, too.

4. As he had seven sons he had to work hard to….. his big family.

5. Where have you put the two dish-….. I left in the sink?

6. I’m afraid you have bought too much …….. for just one overcoat.

7. We had to tear a new bed sheet to make a …….. for the wound.

8. In the mountain region you still often see people wearing their national ………..

9. In the past, people used to wear just a piece of ……… wrapped round the body.

10. My favourite salad ……… are French and Italian.

Exercise 12

Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.