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Confusing Words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic ___________ of most major religions are the same.

a)

principles

b)

principals

c)

principols

d)

princepals

2.

When you go to a job interview, try to be prepared and to dress ___________.

a)

respectively

b)

respective

c)

respectably

d)

respecting

3.

Our lack of ___________ is keeping us from expanding into new markets.

a)

capitol

b)

capital

c)

copital

d)

capitel

4.

Our workers are paid on a daily ___________.

a)

bases

b)

basics

c)

baces

d)

basis

5.

We'll join you later – we have something ___________ to discuss first.

a)

personel

b)

personnal

c)

personal

d)

personnel

6.

Some dietary factors can ___________ longevity.

a)

affect

b)

efect

c)

afect

d)

effect

7.

In September 2000, 189 member states of the United Nations came together at a summit and adopted the ___________ Declaration.

a)

Millenium

b)

Millennium

c)

Milenium

d)

Millinium

8.

Would people live better lives if there were no ___________ ?

a)

posessions

b)

possesions

c)

possessions

d)

positions

9.

Please wait ___________ everybody comes back.

a)

untile

b)

untel

c)

untill

d)

until

10.

After the seminar, we had to fill in a long ___________.

a)

questionnaire

b)

questionere

c)

questionaire

d)

questioner

11.

I wanted to know ___________ you would cooperate

a)

wether

b)

weather

c)

whether

d)

wither

12.

You need to ask the ___________ department about it.

a)

personnel

b)

personal

c)

personelle

d)

personally

13.

Dogs wag their ___________ when they are happy.

a)

tales

b)

tails

c)

tailes

d)

taels

14.

Our manager's ___________ concern is our work productivity.

a)

principle

b)

principol

c)

principel

d)

principal

15.

The story took place in a ___________.

a)

dessert

b)

dissert

c)

desert

d)

dezert

16.

John, Tom, and Michael, ___________, will present their reports to the committee.

a)

respectably

b)

respectable

c)

respectively

d)

respectivly

17.

I always eat ice cream for ___________.

a)

dessert

b)

desert

c)

dissert

d)

dezert

18.

He passed all the ___________ and got a homerun.

a)

basis

b)

bases

c)

basic

d)

base

19.

This is not a ___________ to be told when children are here.

a)

taile

b)

tael

c)

tail

d)

tale

20.

Talking about the ____________ is a great topic for small talk.

a)

whether

b)

wither

c)

weather

d)

weathor