IELTS Agriculture - Commonly Confused Words

Humans no longer spent much time hunting once they had _____ cattle, sheep and chicken.

• tamed

• domesticated

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Soil quality cannot be _____ if farmers re-use the same land year after year.

• sustained

• supported

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Seeds from the trees may be _____ by the wind, birds and animals.

• circulated

• distributed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Experts _____ that 90% of cotton produced in the USA comes from genetically-modified plants.

• assess

• estimate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

China now _____ twice the amount of meat that it did ten years ago.

• consumes

• utilizes

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The number of apple varieties has been _____ over the last few centuries.

• declining

• reducing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

More and more people are _____ gluten from their diet.

• excluding

• rejecting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

By keeping the seeds safe, scientists hope to _____ against future famines.

• ensure

• insure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Certain plant species are unable to _____ the warmer temperatures brought on by global warming.

• exist

• survive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To prevent the growth of bacteria, meat must be _____ in the refrigerator.

• saved

• stored

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A