These words are often confused: power – strength
power – the authority and ability to do something important
Strengths, reference, the contract of employment, salary, interviewer, appointed (2), turn down, accepted, interview, probationary period.
strength – the energy that someone has to lift or move things; the ability to achieve something, even in a difficult
situation
Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the words above. Make sentences of your own to show that you understand the difference in their meaning.
1. The president has enormous ... to make decisions. 2. I don’t have the ... to move that table alone.
3. She has the ... to help us with our problems.
4. We have the ... to stop the deal at any time.
5. The illness has left her with very little ... .
6. The British royal family has very little ... these days.
7. She has a very ... character.
8. He made a ... speech asking the government to take measures. 9. As a manager, she has the ... to hire employees.
10. We need someone who has the inner ... to take on a difficult job.