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Words Often Confused By PronunciationSet 5

1A flash of lightning ..... through the dark night sky.

2To argue with others about an issue

3Our daughters whooped as they ..... into the seaA. demised B. plunged C. collapsed D. inspected

4A study in which events or cases are observed or studied as they occur, or in which human subjects are identified and followed forward in time, often to enable predictions to be made

5Our efforts to ..... the children from eating the green mangoes went unheeded.

6I run in the pasture. People ride me. I say "Nay, Nay." What am I?

7Designed in a way that is obviously modern

8To use and benefit from selfishly, bold or daring feat

9To breathe air in through the nose in a way that makes a sound, especially because you have a cold or you are crying

10Use the same wordWe'd better leave soon. There's always a lot of traffic at ..... hour.Give yourself time to think. Don't ..... into anything.

11Unable to pay attention

12If you ..... a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune.

13The official immediately ..... his statement, when he realised it had caused injury.

14Choose the correct answer.'Why are you training so hard?" Because I'm going to ..... in the Olympic Games.'

15I am afraid we are unable to ..... your order because your credit card number is notrecognised.

16Which of the following is most likely to influence a person to make choice s that go against his or her own personal standards?

17The man was ..... the pot holes in the road, because it was bumpy.

18The police ..... him for catching the robber.

19What word did the fifth graders say during the class picture instead of "cheese"?

20Exercise 6: Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Once I went inside an old ..... -there wasn't a lot of space and I had to be careful not to hit my head.

21Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The cat was able to ..... on the bird in an instant.

22It seemed impossible that anyone could ..... such pain.

23Rhyming word for keep

24The countries that surround the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean suffer these storms that cause tremendous damage.

25As the cop ..... me, the cuffs were so tight that my hand started to turn purple.

26How long it takes to do something

27The general refused to ..... against the enemy, which was much stronger.

28To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

29Jack Reacher is a fictional character who became ..... in a deadly conspiracy after stopping a vicious kidnapping.

30Barge

31There was a sudden ..... when he added some old newspapers to the fire.

32Describe how 2 or more things are DIFFERENT

33Which word best completes the sentence: 'The scientist used an ..... to measure the amount of a substance in the sample.'

34It is rude to [stop] someone while they are talking.

35Bullies may try to ..... us, but if we stick together, we can stand up to their threats.

36Doctors predict that thousands of people will ..... to this strange new ailment.

37My cellphone battery is low. I need a .....

38My grandfather was ..... from the hospital last Sunday

39Which word rhymes with kite?

40Type the missing /cher/ word: The museum has a stone .....

41If the building were on fire you would probably want to be doing this word.

42This fan ..... to disperse air evenly.

43..... work on ranches, not farms.

44Which word rhymes with mouse?

45What might SOOTHE a baby?

46To seek to enforce or obtain by legal process

47Fill in the gap:The detective ..... a plan to catch the thief.a) Thriveb) Contrivec) Entaild) Crave

48To make something dirty or untidy

49To create (something) over a period of time

50To pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil