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Commonly Confused SpellingsSet 29

1They were talking for their pop ..... and asked him for his autograph.

2Choose the best answer. ..... the door's locked before you leave.

3Vincent presented his report about ..... to his history class.

4It was an ..... decision to go swimming in the lake in February.

5Scientists discovered a new ..... in the rainforest.

6A(n) ..... is usually the best person to advise you on how to eat healthily.

7The high school students had to ..... over which college they wanted to attend.

8Which word means making one feel ill? e.g. fumes

9My homework was sloppy so I had to ..... it.

10Information given to all residents.

11Formally withdrawing from the United States

12What is the term for making a judgment about the significance, worth, validity or quality of something (not to be interchanged with interpret, infer, summarize, analyze)?

13The rebel spies were charged with ..... and put on trial.

14By that time, people in many parts of the world were no longer (2) .....? on hunting and gathering their food, but had become nomadic stockbreeders or settled farmers, raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats and, in the static communities, growing and harvesting food plants.

15By using energy-efficient appliances, my family significantly reduced our monthly (a) bills.

16People come here to swim and play in the water.

17Choose the correct alternative.5. The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War ..... and led to East and West Germany becoming a single country once more.

18A ..... is delicious in salads.

19Educated people have ..... when applying for jobs; they are more likely to be hired.

20Choose the best option to complete the sentence: Strong and tall buildings in the city often use steel / straw.

21At the restaurant, people sitting around the celebrities tried to ..... on their conversation.

22Beig able to drive is one of the ..... of becoming a driver.

23Which word refers to "an opinion about what someone should do"?

24To make a good impression on your new friends, your self-introduction is supposed to ..... your strengths rather than your weaknesses.

25It was not until the 1950s that an effective ..... for that virus was found.

26Please let me have ..... as soon as possible.

27My boss is always criticizing me. I get the ..... she doesn't like me.

28Susan B. Anthony was an abolonist. What is an abolonist?

29Which is text written about your life?

30The earthquake that struck Mexico, ..... the City.

31Movements that you cannot control

32Feeling trapped in a boring lecture, the daydreamer wished he could play ..... and explore the city.

33What can be defined as 'a condition in which the body or mind is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does'?

34A ..... is a tear to ligaments

35I've got lots of ..... but only a few are really good friends

36What kind of book are you reading if it's about a roman emperor and was written by a historical researcher named Keith Noslo?

37A (n) ..... job is difficult to do, but interesting and enjoyable.

38Read the following sentences and choose the best answer for the blank. The cleverest ..... I remember was 'Go to work on an Egg'.

39There's a large ..... of water in the pool.

40Insert a word of the week ..... The King was ..... by armed guards.

41You can ..... your dreams if you work hard enough.

42What does the red word in the sentence mean?Sam was very unhappy when he lost the game.

43Did you say turn ..... or turn left?

44My ..... to you is to start being nicer to him.

45They have the ..... to talk about things outside the hospital.

46It took the jury two weeks to reach their ..... of "not guilty."

47The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called

48Which word best fits the sentence: "Please take out the trash now, or the ..... from the fish will smell up the whole house." (odor / fragrance)

49The things you lived or have done in your life

50An elaborate ..... is a trick someone deliberately tells.

51I went on an ..... to India and saw many interesting places.

52Authors create these before they are edited and revised by their publishing companies.

53Romantics believed that youthful ..... is better than educated sophistication

54The recently observed gamma ray burst GRB 230307A lasted for 200 seconds, ..... for a burst generated by the merger of neutron stars. Bursts caused by neutron mergers typically last fewer than 2 seconds. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

55..... means sent through the air by force.

56Body language gives credibility and ..... to your message.

57They often live in company-owned accomodation with their colleagues and put in ..... hours at work.

58The children were asked to pick up the ..... in the school playground.

59As I could not speak Japanese, my Japanese pen friend was my ..... when I was in Japan.

60A lot of women like to ..... for shoes or clothes even if they are not on sale

61Sense