HAY REVISION

EXERCISE 38(A)
 

We are full of hope that James will get the job.
These things are too heavy to lift by myself.
I will hang the new drapes in the back room.
There is a long hedge at the end of my garden.
This hen lays larger eggs than all the other hens.
I gave half the pie to Jack and the other half to Jill.
 

A grey haze hung over the city at dawn.
Take the hose and water all the roses.
He always hoes his veg patch to keep the weeds down.
Every Sunday morning Bill hoses down his truck.
We would like to thank our host for organising this meeting.
I have written to Auntie Hester about the photos.
 

The height of the building was sixteen and a half feet.
I like this hat better than all my other hats.
I have a hut in the garden and two huts on the farm.
They should not be out running in this great heat.
I will be hunting for a new car soon.
We were delighted that they halved the price in the sale.

EXERCISE 38(B)
 

The cliff is one thousand feet high, the highest in the south.
The council has repaired the highway near Highgate.

They were highly pleased that Mark dropped by to say hi.

His Highness the King wishes to invite guests to his palace.
To hie is an old word which means to hurry off or hasten.
They were hieing down to the big sale at the store.
 

She began to hoe the row of tomatoes in the veg patch.
She has been hoeing that row all morning.
The men started to hack at the trunk of the tree.
Hockey is a ball game played with long sticks.
The story was about a hag, an ugly and malicious female.
We have three hogs that we keep in the farmyard.

EXERCISE 38(C)
 

I discovered a hacker had caused problems on my laptop.
He was looking very haggard from a week in the mountains.
The crowd began to heckle the speaker in the street.
They always haggle with all the sellers in the market.
When the children behave well, they get more treats.
In his book he described his boyhood in the country.
 

They said they absolutely abhor what the mob did.
It has been a great upheaval to move to the new location.
The officer is there to uphold the rule of law.
Everyone is expected to adhere to the safety rules.
You have to let this adhesive set hard overnight.
The bag and jacket were made of expensive cowhide.
 

She put the key into the keyhole and tried to turn it.
They stayed two weeks in a basic log hut in the forest.
Soho is a place in the city with many shops and bars.
We flew over the Sahara desert for several hours.
I shall email my assistant Mr Mayhew with this information.
Omaha is a large city on the Missouri River in America.

EXERCISE 38(D)
 

She has now moved to a new home on the edge of town.
The rich leafy part of soil is called humus.
Hemp is a plant grown for its useful fibres.
The hump in the road made him fall off the bike.
The whole crowd came to the hall to hear him speak.

We gave her advice on how to help the wound heal.

Their home is located at the top of a steep hill.
I am going to hire them to repair the car for me.
Mary has long hair but Betty likes short hair.
Here is my garden and here is my little pond.
The business was a regular hirer of students in summer.
Some kids in the class were hearers, others were talkers.
 

You have to hammer the nails very hard to get them in.
The author Homer lived in Greece seventeen centuries ago.
The lack of tools is going to hamper them in this work.
The River Humber meets the sea on the east coast.

He hammered on the door, and did not notice it had a bell.

The stormy weather hampered their efforts to sail home.

EXERCISE 38(E)
 

I think that perhaps we should hire more staff soon.
The racing cars had a mishap on the bend in the track.
She was very unhappy at school in her early years.
I worked at our head offices in Manhattan.

The doctor told the patient to exhale slowly.
They have repainted the wooden figurehead on the ship.

We think this food is too unhealthy for our kids to eat.
It was hard going as we had to run uphill all the way.
We were able to go much faster on the downhill part.
The police officer tried to apprehend the thief.
There was an air of apprehension at the meeting.
I had to repair the rip in the armhole of the coat.

They lifted the heavy cover of the manhole to clear the drain.

The old house was full of mouse-holes in the base boards.
The Prime Minister and the Treasury are based in Whitehall.
Every household should have some sort of insurance.
We have bought the leasehold that was on the house.
The fisherman had a basket full of large fishhooks.

A road-hog is a driver obstructing traffic by using two lanes.
The children were unhurt when they fell off the swings.

They will have to exhume all the remains for investigation.
We live in a very quiet neighbourhood in the suburbs.
She spent her childhood living and working on the farm.
I shall grow tomatoes and peppers in my greenhouse.
 

A townhouse is a terraced house spread over several storeys.
We keep all of our supplies in a secure storehouse.
This pub only serves alcohol if you show them your age.
This club does not sell alcoholic drinks to members.
I wish to upholster my old sofa with new fabric.
The upholstery on the armchairs was very grubby and torn.
 

Pure water freezes at thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit.
The price of the freehold is now higher than last year.
These hire charges are going to affect our livelihood.
The greyhound made the sparrow-hawk fly higher.
To dehumanise is to treat a person as less than human.
To demonise means to accuse a person of evil actions.

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