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Commonly Confused Word PairsSet 3

1VOCABULARY verbs often confusedComplete the sentences with the correct verbHouse prices ..... last month for the firsttime this year.

2I always try ..... to be on time for appointments.

3The students all groaned when Ms. McGuffin announced that ..... would be a test on Monday.

4Which of the following pairs of words are often confused?

5There is a huge fire in my house! This is an .....

6Pick the correct word to complete the sentence: I think I am going to go to the mall ..... the grocery store.

7Which word is used to describe an excess or addition?

8The man's ..... that he would be the best ruler convinced the hoi polloi to vote for him.

9Which sentence uses the word "condemned" correctly according to its definition?

10At the grocery store, coffee is in the same ..... as tea.

11If his friends feed him pizza, Mark promises to stay .....

12We need to write a story from a different .....

13The dropped catch did not ..... the result of the game.

14If someone is trying to "deter" another person, what are they doing?

15Identify which of the two sentences uses the word correctly.(W2) Steady

16Because of my ear infection, I can't ..... you very well.

17Which sentence uses endear correctly?

18If you are feeling ill and the doctor prescribes you some antibiotics to help you feel better, you are infected with a .....

19The writer's typical way of writing

20Choose the word with the appropriate denotation to complete the following sentence:Our professor's false British accent is a humorous .....

21We are going to the park, ..... to the movies.

22Let means to allow and leave means to depart.

23What is the basic difference between Etiquette and Manner?

24Select the correct word to complete the sentence.What was the ..... of the medicine?

25Choose the correct word for the following sentence:This sailboat can sail across the ..... in record time.

26The idea of a single European currency met with ..... from older generations who were afraid of change.

27Please ..... your sources at the new .....

28I don't know ..... I should stay or go.

29Determine if this sentence is written correctly according to word choice:I like vanilla ice cream better then strawberry ice cream.

30Choose the correct word.The ..... on the farmer's wagon came off as he traveled down the road.

31Get up my .....

32Every Saturday, Oscar likes ..... go skiing in the mountains. Allie likes skiing, .....

33If you are reluctant to do something you .....

34The pirate had lost his leg in a(n) ..... fishing accident.

35Skepticism or negativity; pessimistic from world-weariness

36Which sentence uses the correct form of "there"?

37Which sentence correctly uses "everyday"?

38True/False: Feeling staid can make you complacent.

39What is the main difference between a citizens obligations and their responsibilities?

40Don't leave anything ..... on the bottom of the car or you might not make it home.

41The garden is now open to the [? ]

42Running for office is an example of

43The ff are illness except

44Do you think ..... mom will care if I called you on Saturday.

45If there are never any ..... for committing crimes, people will eventually see no reason to obey the law.

46Which shortening is WRONG?

47Your body will be ..... if you drink too much chocolate milk.

48In your ....., who's going to win the big match on Sunday?

49I will eat ..... sandwiches at this picnic.

50Will you please turn your stereo off? I can't concentrate with all that (music, noise).

51The band teacher grimaced when the musical ..... was not played the way she wanted.

52True or False:In a sequence of events, an affect comes before an effect.

53This year we are going ..... Plymouth Rock ..... celebrate Thanksgiving.

54Pledge, challenge (usually, a glove or gauntlet thrown down) e.g. Give me any ..... of thine, and I will wear it in my bonnet

55Choose the correct usage of 'censure'.

56A mediocre thesis would MOST likely:

57To take action to make sure something happens.

58I hope this review is going to ..... how you feel about homophones.

59Table, chair, Gab, and boy which of the following does not belong to the group?

60New recruits will receive some on ..... training during their first week.

61I began to feel the (affect, effects) of the medication the doctor gave me almost immediately.