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Words Often Confused By PronunciationSet 3

1People use this with water when they want to clean their face or body.

2A. reduction B. supporter C. destruction D. rubbish

3Choose A, B or C. Mari: I ..... into Cecilia the other day. Lucas: Really? How is she?

4The recipient will hear a ..... when you call.

5What's the word?It starts like sprinkle, but rhymes with brain?

6Choose the word often used with all of these: financial ..... | economic ..... | political ..... | social .....

7What word rhymes with win?

8Which of the following means " you are not absolutely sure that something is true"?

9To show that something is not true

10The manufacturers run commercials during prime time to ..... their new products.

11The ..... of wind was so strong my kite flew away.

12To go against somebody and stop him or her doing something

13A item which we use to clean our house and have'oo' sound.

14I was halfway through my online exam when the screen suddenly ..... and I couldn't click on anything.

15Choose best rhyming word:seat

16Which word means PRONOUNCE INCORRECTLY?

17If you ..... someone, you laugh at them and say unkind things.

18Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The evidence ..... the defendant's claim of innocence."

19The villain was ..... by the other characters

20I didn't mean to ..... her-I said that by mistake.

21Most bicycles have two of these to make the wheels turn around.

22A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or completes with another

23Mr Smith has appointed his best friend as the new director! It's a clear case of .....

24Sports stars ..... Mandy, and she has over a dozen of their posters on the wall of her room.

25Mention or direct for information

26A geologist examines a rock that came from space and landed on Earth. What is this object called?

27To say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something (Verb)

28Which word best fits: change a law or document to update and improve it?

29Perhaps you are innocent, but if so, why were you caught ..... around outside my doorway, acting as if you didn't want to be seen?

30Try not to do this to the doctor when he is giving you an injection.

31Lawyers are paid to ..... legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients.

32The governors ..... toward his rival was only inflamed when the latter spread false lies regarding the governors first term.

33Choose the best option in each sentence.Do you think it's possible to ..... on nothing but fruit and vegetables?

34Journalists reported ..... outbreaks of violence, but no sustained warfare.

35..... means to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not.

36The couple ..... under the umbrella to keep dry.

37Pressing suggests:

38Bottled water is mostly sold in plastic bottles and that's why it is potentially health ..... Processing the plastic can lead to the release of harmful chemical substances into the water contained in the bottles.

39Members of the crime scene investigation team must all wear protective gear to prevent this from happening to the crime scene.

40Which word rhymes with "sky" ?

41Visa does not want to ..... everything the night before the exam.

42Would you like to meet for a coffee after .....?

43The company ..... to donate fifty trucks to help the flooded area.A. volunteered B. sponsored C. forced D. told

44He lost him temper and ..... his brother

45PRACTICE Read each sentence. Write the vocabulary word on the line that best completes each sentence. Word bank: axis, clockwise, conversely, fences, gyre, integral, kicks up, lap, sediment, sustain, teeming, velocity. If the carousel moves in a circular motion like a clock, the ride turns .....

46In a toxic relationship, people are too possessive and .....

47Choose the word of phrase that best completes each sentence below:In team sports, the two teams ..... against each other in order to get the better score.

48A ..... repairs vehicles.

49Regretfully, the board must ..... a number of applicants every year.

50Over-rely

51Maya cities were places where people could ..... with one another to exchange goods and ideas

52They were trying to ..... electronic goods into the country, but they were caught at customs.

53We had to wait for two hours at the airport because our ..... to Jakarta was delayed.

54What is the word that refers to ringing a bell or a fee charged for using a particular service or facility?

55People who escape from their country as they are mistreated are called .....

56The pain was so bad she was ..... in agony

57The Prime Minister managed to ..... any tricky questions.

58I do not like to ..... my laptop with me when I go out as it is big and heavy.

59The mosquito is considered a ..... because it spreads diseases.

60Fill in the blank."We don't even ..... when we are taking a test."

61I'm nervous about my ..... tomorrow. I really want to be in the play!