words easily confused

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WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
EXERCISE 1:
job occupation profession work business
see watch look (at) duty task
1.Don’t interrupt me now. I’ve got a lot of________to do.
2.When he applied for the loan, they asked him what his________was.
3.Julie found a good______close to where she lives.
4.One of my ______as a nurse is to be on time because lives depand on it.
5.Our teacher gave us a few_______to do during the summer holidays.
6.I know I want to have a_______but I’m not sure in which field. I might study law.
7.My aunt runs her own_________.
8.I happened to _______out of my window when my cousin walking past.
9.Did you_____Mary’s costume at the carnival? It was wonderful.
10.I_______the football match before I went to bed.
EXERCISE 2:
say talk speak tell mention
answer reply (to sb/sth) result effect (on)
solution express consequence report
1.He______French well but has trouble reading it.
2.We ______Hellen everything that had happened.
3.Susan decided to ______to her father about it.
4.What exactly did he____to you yeaterday?
5.We decided to _______the robbery to the police.
6.I can’t find the words to _____how I feel.
7.How could you forget? I_______it to you last night.
8.He never______to my letter.
9.I find it impossible to_______her question.
10.Finding the ______to this maths problems is very difficult.

11.Pollution has very harmful______on our health.
12.If you don’t take our advice, you’ll have to face the_______
13.Did you get your exam________?
EXERCISE 3.
wait (for sb/sth) look forward to (doing) sth expect wish hope
desire want need demand boast of/about sth
praise sb for sth
1.What time do you_____the guests to arrive?
2.I’m _______visiting Spain.
3.Can you______for me, John?
4.As a child I always had what I ________.
5.I’ve trained hard, so I________I get a place on the team.
6.We’d like to_____you all the best for the future.
7.These clothes are filthy! They______to be washed.
8.Do you_______a piece of cake?
9.He was angry and_____to see the manager.
10.People who _____about their own achievements aren’t usually popular.
11.The teacher_______her students for their good exam results.
EXERCISE 4:
travel trip tour voyage cruise flight
journey route arrive (at/in) reach get (to) approach
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1.Our business_______to Brussels was productive and very pleasant.
2.What’s the quickest______from your house to the city centre?
3.As soon as they arrived, they went on a______of the city.
4.At the airport they told us that the______to Rome had been cancelled.
5.Istead of going to an island, we decided to go on a luxury______around the Mediterranean.
6.People say that the safest and quickest way to ____is by aeroplane.

7.The _______from Athens to Salonika by car takes around five hours.
8.The old captain had spent his life making _____to the Far East.
9.We_____the top of the mountain after climbing for three hours.
10.Our dog always barks when the postman______the house.
11.It was dark by the time we____ to our hotel.
12.What time doews your plane____at Heathrow Airport this evening?
EXERCISE 5:
debt loan allowance donation fine charge
tip change currency profit income bill receipt
1.The magistrate imposed a $100______on the man for throwing litter on the street.
2.The ______Sandra earns allows her to live very comfortably.
3. I like to make______to worthwhile causes.
4.Do you make a large______out of the jewllery you sell?
5.If I don’t get good service in a restaurant, I never leave a _______
6.Come back sir! You forgot you _______
7.My parents give me a weekly_____and I can spend it however I like.
8.The Johns took out a _____to buy a new car.
9.There’s no extra______for delivery.
10.What_____is used in Austria?
11.The national_______is always increasing and as a result the cost of living rises.
12.Make sure you get a _____ for the furniture you buy.
EXERCISE 6:
miss lose loss loose lack shortage
reduce decrease divide lie (lie-lay-lain/ lie-lied-lied)
lay (lay- laid-laid)
1.I’ve lost weight and this skirt is too_______for me to wear.
2.You won’t believe what happened. I_______the plane.
3.Karen has______her passport and can’t leave the country until she finds it.
4.After the ________of her husband, she sold the house and moved to the country.
5.There has been a ________of water this summer and as a result we aren’t allowed to water

our garden.
6.A_______of calcium in his diet didn’t allow him to develop strong bones.
7.The teacher______the students into four groups.
8.During the summer sales many shops_______their prices by up to 60%.
9.The national debt has________decreased by one percent this year.
10.Craig is ______down because he’s not feeling very well.
11.I suggest you_______the blanket on the ground before we sit down and have our picnic.
12.How can I trust you? You’ve______to me so many times.
EXERCISE 7:
reveal confess admit agree accept refuse deny
reject prevent avoid
1.The criminal finally________after forty-eight hours of questioning.
2.Will you_____that what you did was wrong?
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3.Statistics_______that people are recycling rubbish more than they did in the past.
4.I don’t_______with the new policy the committee has introduced.
5.We _______Jan’s invitation. She always gives wonderful parties.
6.The first one hundred cards made were______because of some technical fault.
7.The suspect_______having anything to do with the kidnapping.
8.Lucy______to try such a dangerous sport.
9.I________walking down dark streets at night.
10.Wearing a seat belt could______injury in an accident.
EXERCISE 8:
false artificial fake unreal untrue different (from/ to)
imitation counterfeit authentic original ideal favourite
popular (the) best
1.I avoid foods that have _____additives.
2.Call the police. These American dollars are________

3.It feltso _______seeing all my high school friends after 15 years.
4.In the 1970’s wearing _______eyelashes was very fashionable.
5.This is a very good _______of painting.
6.That statement is ________. I have papers to prove it.
7.This architecture is _______to anything I’ve ever seen before.
8.This isn’t a real diamond. It’s a _______.
9.________Asian cuisine has some unusual herbs.
10.You keep the _______copy and I keep the photocopy.
11.The Royal Hotel would be the __________place to have the reception.
12.The Relax Café is very_______, isn’t it?
13.This is the _______service I have ever had in a restaurant.
14.Custard tarts are my ________dessert.
EXERCISE 9:
continue keep (doing sth) persist (in) insist (on) resist tough
hard demanding beside besides
1. I ______you stay and have dinner with us.
2.Let’s ________with the lesson now.
3.Why do you______in finishing the reports even though it’s late?
4.The man_______arrest and successfully got away.
5.If we _______saving $ 50 a month, we’ ll have enough money saved up to buy the bike
by the end of the year.
6.Al Capone had killed many people and was considered a _______criminal.
7.Children require a lot of care and guidance, that’s why being a parent is very
_________.
8.The whole project require a lot of ______work.
9._______Katie, I’ve also invited Jane to the dinner party.
10.Please, place a wine glass______every plate.
EXERCISE 10:
vacant free empty deserted left abandoned
alone lonely single alive live

lively living
1.This box is_______. Can I put the rubbish in it?
2.We must buy some more cheese, there’s only a small piece________
3.I’m sorry. We have no more________rooms. The hotel is full.
4.The bandits had in the _______warehouse.
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5.The only_______table we have is the one in the corner.
6.It was 10:00 a.m and the usually busy street was noe quiet and_________
7.All my friends are married except Jane, who is still______.
8.I get really________at Chistmas because all my family live abroad.
9.Mr John came to the party_______as his wife was away on business.
10.The football match was broadcast_______in thirty countries.
11.The rock group gave a ______performance on stage.
12.The wounded bird was barely________
13.The old man said that life during the war was a ______nightmare.









KEY


Ex1:

1.work 2.occupation/profession 3.job 4.duties 5.tasks
6.profession 7.business 8.look 9.see 10.watched
Ex2:
1.speaks 2. told 3.talk/ speak 4.say 5.report
6.express 7.mentioned 8.replied 9.answer
10.solution 11.effect 1.consequences 13.result
Ex3.
1.expect 2.looking forwad to 3.wait 4.desired 5.hope
6.wish 7.need 8.want 9.demanded/wanted 10.boast 11.praised
Ex4:
1.trip 2.route 3.tour 4.flight 5.cruise 6.travel
7.journey 8.voyage 9.reached 10.approaches/ reaches 11.got
12.arrvive
Ex5.
1.fine 2.income 3.donations 4.profit 5.tip 6.change
7.allowance 8.loan 9.charge 10.currency 11.debt 12.receipt
Ex 6
1.loose 2.missed 3.lost 4.loss 5.shortage 6.lack
7.divided 8.reduce 9.decreased 10.lying 11.lay 12.lied
Ex 7:
1.confessed 2.admit 3.revealed 4.agree 5.accepted
6.rejected 7.denied 8.refused 9.avoid 10.prevent

Ex 8:
1.artificial 2.counterfeit 3.unreal 4.false 5.imitation
6.untrue 7.different 8.fake 9.Authentic 10.original
11.ideal/best 12.popular 13.best 14.favourite
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Ex 9:
1.insist 2.continue 3.persist 4.resisted 5.keep/ continue
6.tough 7.demanding 8.hard
9.besides 10.beside
Ex 10
1.empty 2.left 3.vacant 4.abandoned/empty/deserted 5.free 6.deserted/
empty 7.single 8.lonely 9.alone 10.live 11.lively
12.alive 13.living