The verbs find, found, and fund are easily confused – people often have a hard time learning them, so let’s practice using them in context!
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Level: B1/B2 and above
Interactive quiz to practice FIND, FOUND, & FUND
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Funded or founded? Funding or finding? Confusing verbs and nouns that you often come across in (EU) English. Take this short quiz to practice their correct use.
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Question 1 of 9
1. Question
1 pointsThe European Union is ……………………………… on a series of treaties negotiated within the framework of intergovernmental conferences.
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The verb you had to use here is: found, founded, founded (=establish).
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Question 2 of 9
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1 pointsDo you have difficulties with ……………………………………… a job in the EU? Check out the Job Mobility Portal of the European Union at ec.europa.eu/eures.
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The correct verb here is: find, found, found (=have available, discover). The -ing form of the verb is used because of the expressions ‘have problems (with) doing something’.
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Question 3 of 9
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1 pointsMost of the participants ………………………… the conference insightful and highly valuable.
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The correct verb here is: find, found, found (= have an opinion).
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Question 4 of 9
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1 pointsE-Media Education Lab is a European project co-………………………… by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme.
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The verb you are supposed to use here is: fund, funded, funded (= finance)
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Question 5 of 9
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1 pointsThe aim of the survey is to lay the ……………………………………… for a future European Indicator of Language Competence.
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The correct answer here is the noun ‘foundations’ which comes from the verb ‘found, founded, founded’ (establish).
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Question 6 of 9
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1 pointsHorizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of ………………………………………… available over 7 years (2014 to 2020)
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The correct answer is ‘funding’ a noun that comes from the verb ‘fund’ (finance).
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Question 7 of 9
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1 pointsOLAF investigates how EU ………………………………… are spent, scrutinizes ethics within the EU institutions and develops anti-fraud policy for the European Commission.
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The noun to use here is ‘funds'(=money set aside for a particular purpose).
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Question 8 of 9
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1 pointsColleagues insist that the allegations against the president of the company are without …………………
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The correct choice here is ‘foundation’ (= an idea that something is based on).
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Question 9 of 9
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1 pointsThe main …………………… of the study show that by 2012, all Member States had established governmental bodies for gender equality.
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The correct answer is ‘findings’ ( = results of the study, what the study discovered) a noun that comes from the verb ‘find, found, found’.
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