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Commonly Confused Word PairsSet 73

1The government should put an end to the problem of ..... at schools.

2What is the difference between Accept and except

3With all that has been going on in our world, it appears that the ..... of the student body and staff his been in a slump.

4Odd one out: A. artist / B. teacher / C. musician / D. music

5I couldn't find my zooloo anywhere! I guess I'll just have to write in pen instead.

6Someone who has not education and is unpleasant.

7I need an .....

8True or false: A website is current if you click on links and they do not work.

9Identify the correct use of the word 'affect' in a business context:

10I have ..... cats that make ..... much noise in the mornings.

11Suppose that something is the case based on probablity

12In which sentence is the word blander used logically?

13Identify the correct word in parentheses to complete the following sentence: We had to walk (further, farther) than we wanted.

14Climate or Weather?Oklahoma saw 2 tornadoes, 57 lightning strikes, 9 inches of rain, and high winds every day this week.

15Brian puts pepper on all his food, ..... for brownies and cookies.

16..... are coming all the way from Ireland.

17My name is Kartika. I am my aunt's .....

18We played an ..... game that required us to ask each classmate a question.

19We have six () matches in a row.

20It is becoming more commone to use ....., a style sheet language, to separate style from content in web design.

21A lack of sleep can ..... your productivity.

22There will be some negative ..... of falling on your head.

23Lester created a ..... piece of artwork that wasfeatured at the county library and won many awards.

24I don't want to ..... my favorite pen.

25Fill in the blank: 'We lost ..... of our best players due to injury.'

26Ralph's ..... often led people to think that he was too proud.

27I told my friend that I ..... saw that movie.

28Sophia was always acting funny. Her brother rolled his eyes and called her loony when she did crazy dances and clucked like a chicken.Based on the other information in the passage, when Sophia's brother called her loony, he meant that she was

29The board of trustees will ..... vote on the revised proposal at its meeting later thismonth.

30Will the basketball team go ..... this year than they did last year?

31Often, Charlie's moms is incredulous when listening to his excuses. What does the bolded word mean?

32Then or than? I am stronger ..... my brother.

33The school (principal, principle) came into the room.

34What does it mean to show bais?

35Which word means 'the main one'?

36A communication barrier due to wrong words =

37Before the movie, they played a sneak ..... of the next Star Wars film.

38To use something the wrong way

39When I'm on a diet, the treats in the bakery window seem to have been put there to ..... me.

40You should'nt call people names. it's very bold.

41If a salary is "commensurate with experience," what does this imply?

42Then / Than

43Picking your nose in public is a-

44The ..... of the preacher's words on the young boy's life was meaningful.

45Sometimes it is hard to ..... the fact that you have to take four years of English class.

46Typically homes ..... over time and cars ..... over time.

47She was ..... of accepting advice from her new colleagues.

48I can throw a ball ..... than Mr. Komondor.

49Provide an example of a homograph and its meanings.

50Rather ..... face being grounded, Marley made it home before her curfew.

51Pronto

52My little brother's choice to put Crazy Glue on my iPhone 8 had a negative ..... on his favorite stuffed bear.

53Which word is not related to fraud?

54Choose the odd one out: A. cat B. dog C. pencil D. parrot

55Which sentence uses "condescending" correctly?

56As discussed by scholar Anna Mladentseva, many artworks produced in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s exclusively for exhibition on the internet, such as Sinae Kim's Genesis (2001), have become inaccessible because viewing them requires the use of ..... software (most notably Adobe Flash, discontinued in 2021). Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

57The writer desires to push herself ..... in the field of journalism.

58CHOOSE THE ODD WORD OUT:ROCK CLIMBING-SCUBA DIVING-WATER SKIING-FLASHLIGHT

59Our classroom gets ..... hot during the summer time.

60Fill in the blank.Do you want to ride in the .....?

61Peter does everything himself because he doesn't like to ..... control.