B. CONFUSING WORDS (Từ thường dùng nhầm lẫn)
Exercise 1:
1. The afternoon activities will………………. soon. (take place/take part)
2. I will certainly……………….my uncle’s murder. (revenge/avenge)
3. I hope that I can……………….you to try some of these appetizers. (persuade/convince)
4. First thing in the morning we……………….the camp flag. (raise/rise)
5. Cathy………………. a nice sports car. (has/is with)
6. I………………. high marks in music very easily. (take/get, receive)
7. Clara……………….her daughter how to read. (taught/learnt)
8. She does not……………care of her plants so they always look sick. (take/care for)
9. Dad, ……………….I be excused from the table? (can/may)
10. I will………………. you do 25 pushups if you forget your kit. (make/let)
Exercise 2
1. The………………. of the Titanic was a horrible naval disaster. (drowning/sinking)
2. I………………. the newspaper to relax. (read/study)
3. On week nights I try to………………. early. (sleep/ go to bed)
4. The Canadian doctors, Banting and Best, ……………insulin. (invented/discovered)
5. Do you………………. to go skiing with me this winter? (like/want)
6. The doctor……………….in his office as usual all morning. (was found/was)
7. How……………….I get to Tokyo from here? (can/may)
8. I……………….you invitation to the dance. (agree/accept)
9. I am going to……………….a book from the library. (lend/borrow)
10. I like to……………….early in the morning. (raise/rise)
Exercise 3
1. Can you……………….the airplane in the sky? (see/look)
2. Eric……………….to drink the medicine. (refused/denied)
3. Her testimony……………….me that he is guilty. (persuaded/ convinced)
4. Are you……………….at the airplane in the sky? (seeing/looking)
5. I……………….my textbook for one hour every evening. (read/study)
6. The picture was……………….over the fireplace. (hung/hanged)
7. Do not……………….go off the string of the kite. (leave/let)
8. When you come in, ……………….your wet clothes at the door. (take out/take off)
9. He decided to……………….his wife and live alone. (give up/leave)
10. The library will……………….me a book. (borrow/lend)
Exercise 4
1. Could you kindly……………….me a pair of scissors? (fetch/search)
2. Help me……………….to give back her pencil. (remind/remember)
3. I ……………….you and understand your feelings. (like/sympathise)
4. Do you……………….skiing in the winter? (like/want)
5. I……………….aspirin whenever I have a headache. (get, receive/take)
6. Have you ever learned how to……………….a pie? (make/do)
7. Cheese is……………….milk. (made of/made from)
8. I can……………….with you but I cannot change the facts. (sympathize/like)
9. ……………….your belt. (Get tight/Tighten)
10. Can you………………. the music playing upstairs? (listen/hear)
Exercise 5
1. Summer is a good time………………. the family. (to be with/to have)
2. I took……………….on the thief who stole my watch. (avenge/revenge)
3. It takes practice, patience and perseverance to………to speak English. (learn/teach)
4. Sheila plants to………………. at Harvard next year. (learn/study)
5. I……………….how to use a word processor. (learn/know)
6. Remember to……………….the garbage in the morning. (take off/take out)
7. He does not……………….spaghetti very much. (take care of/care for)
8. Carol……………….that she would travel abroad this summer. (said/told)
9. The telephone was……………….by Alexander Graham Bell. (invented/discovered)
10. Sally……………….gloves before she goes out to the garden. (wear/puts on)
Exercise 6
1. Jack……………….me that he is going to Hawaii for a few months. (said/told)
2. A man fell from a bridge and………………. (sunk/drowned)
3. It is better to be poor than to……………….a bank. (steal/rob)
4. I asked whether the picture could be ……………….. (repaired/restored)
5. I……………….down and skinned my knees. (fell/fall)
6. We……………….this sofa with us from Canada. (brought/took)
7. I was so excited I could hardly………………. (sleep/go to bed)
8. France was not expected to……………Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. (beat/win)
9. I am……………….how to drive this summer. (studying/learning)
10. The doctor told me to……………….drinking. (leave/give up)
Exercise 7
1. The spy was……………….for treason. (hanged/hung)
2. He went down on his hands and knees to…………for his contact lens. (fetch/search)
3. ……………….it alone. (Leave/Let go of)
4. The river ……………….gently to the sea. (flowed/flown)
5. The burglar……………….all of her jewelry. (stole/robbed)
6. Please……………….your homework before dinner. (make/do)
7. Fred wants you to………………. the parcel on the kitchen table. (lie/lay)
8. The birds have……………….south for the winter. (flowed/flown)
9. Sally always……………her diamond earrings with her blue gown. (wears/puts on)
10. Rachel could not……………….that she had witnessed the accident. (refuse/deny)
Exercise 8
1. Please……………….me to give back her pencil. (remember/remind)
2. Rubies……………….in Thailand and Cambodia. (are/are found)
3. I have……………….to go with you to the party. (agreed/accepted)
4. The bumps on the road made me……………….down and skin my knee. (fell/fall)
5. I am trying to……………….to the music. (hear/listen)
6. I am going to the store to ……………….milk. (take/buy)
7. Japanese lanterns are usually ……………….paper. (made from/made of)
8. Fred wants to……………….down for a short nap. (lay/lie)
9. I will be unable to……………….in today’s activities. (take place/take part)
10. I……………….some money for the milkman in that envelope this morning. (put/keep)
Exercise 9
1. Please ...............me in! (make/let)
2. Our team is going to ...............the championship. (win/beat)
3. Where were you...............? (borne/born)
4. Those who agree, please...............their hands. (raise/rise)
5. What would you...............? (advice/advise)
6. Open the window. I can’t...............! (breathe/breath)
7. The greatest problems are poverty and................ (disease/decease)
8. We’re not...............on anybody. (dependant/dependent)
9. Wipe up the mess with this................ (cloth/clothe)
10. We’ve got some nice ............... cakes. (housemade/homemade)
Exercise 10
1. How can we improve the...............condition? (human/humane)
2. It’s a question of ................ (/principal)
3. What a small...............you have. (waist/waste)
4. I ...............what the time is. (wonder/wander)
5. Good night. I’m going upstairs to................ (bed/sleep)
6. I’ve had a lonely ...............and I feel quite fresh. (relax/rest)
7. Tell me the ............... (true/truth)
8. Men often get bald in their middle............... (age/years)
9. Don’t be so...............! (foolish/fool)
10. English is different...............German. (than/from)
Exercise 11
1. Sumo is a sport that is only open to............... (people/men)
2. I live in the red brick............... on the corner. (house/home)
3. I have no...............for meat when the weather is hot. (appetite/desire)
4. I want to get a good seat to watch the................ (play/theatre)
5. Roger wore a three-piece...............to the ceremony. (dress/suit)
6. The............... in the mountains is fresh and easy to breathe. (wind/air)
7. No one knew how to ...............the engine. (restore/repair)
8. We have a...............in my country to exchange gifts at Christmas time (custom/habit)
9. She...............her eyebrows in surprise. (rose/raised)
10. Ballads, lyrics and epics are some of the many different kinds of............... (poetry/poem)
Exercise 12
1. He broke his............... in two places-above the ankle and below the hip. (foot/leg)
2. Trisha is in the............... of running early in the morning. (habit/custom)
3. In a moment the moon would............... (rise/raise)
4. I hurt my...............when the brick fell on my shoe. (leg/foot)
5. What is she...............of this painting? (price/cost)
6. A ninth floor apartment is the place I call ................ (house/home)
7. He jumped in the window and landed on the................ (ground/floor)
8. Immigration from Europe is an important part of Canadian............... (history/story)
9. In English class we are studying a ............... by Wordsworth. (poetry/poem)
10. He jumped out of the window and landed on the............... (ground/floor)