Easily confused words

​Easily confused words

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Multiple Choice

This new washing machine came with a manual, which __________ us on how to use it.

• instructs

• educates

• teaches

• manages

Multiple Choice

He decided to __________ from school because he needs to start working to help his family.

• be absent

• drop out

• quit

Multiple Choice

Gwen and Rose _________ their flight as they fell asleep and arrived late to the airport.

• lost

• missed

• dropped out

• managed

Multiple Choice

He's really _________ swimming. He always loses at competitions.

• good at

• bad at

• excel at

• misses

Multiple Choice

He has just _________ from school! He's a professional doctor now.

• quit

• succeeded

• graduated

• signed up

Multiple Choice

Katie's main _________ for this year is to pass the FCE exam!

• aim

• purpose

• intention

• achievement

Multiple Choice

My sister successfully __________ her mission: She discovered the cure for COVID!

• excelled

• succeeded

• achieved

• accomplished

Open Ended

When someone is EXCELLENT AT something, they ...

Open Ended

At present ... (synonym)

Open Ended

- How much money did you ... ?

- Three thousand pesos! I needed them to pay the play's tickets. I can't find them anywhere.

Open Ended

This smoothie was so delicious! Let's have _______ one.

Multiple Choice

- Can I _______ a piece of paper?

• lend you

• give me

• borrow

Multiple Choice

Nobody said ________ about them! I don't understand why they're angry.

• anything

• nothing

• none

Multiple Choice

She ________ for Law School!

• graduated

• signed up

• accomplished

Open Ended

My teacher _______ me to behave better.

Multiple Select

Synonyms of "NOW"

(more than one option are possible)

• Nowadays

• Actually

• Currently

• At present

Open Ended

- How are you dealing with your problems?

- Well, I'm ________. At times I feel better than others.

Multiple Choice

Yesterday I _______ really sick.

• fell

• felt

• feel

• fall

Multiple Choice

The party was really ______! We did plenty of entertaining things.

• fun

• funny

Multiple Select

In my school, there are ________ students.

(more than one option may be possible)

• many

• a lot of

• lots of

• much

Multiple Select

The _______ of our secondary school is Carola.

(more than one option may be possible)

• head

• headmaster

• headmistress

• principal

Multiple Select

The _______ reason for climate change to advance so fast, is pollution.

• principal

• main

• mainly

Multiple Select

I have been studying English...

(more than one option may be possible)

• since four months.

• since 2018.

• for four months.

• for 2018.