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Frequently Confused Words II

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's/ Whose car is parked outside our gate?

(a)  

2.

The injured boy was told to breath / breathe deeply and exhale slowly.

(a)  

3.

You will certainly love the interesting customs / costumes that they practise in this country!

(a)  

4.

Will I be able to get a healthy salad in this local dinner / diner which is famous for its ribs?

(a)  

5.

The shoes keep coming off because they're too loose / lose.

(a)  

6.

All the personal / personnel in this company are professional and competent.

(a)  

7.

The cat always lies / lays down on my favourite chair.

(a)  

8.

You will see the price of masks raise / rise dramatically.

(a)  

9.

Last night, we lied / lay in bed watching YouTube.

(a)  

10.

Lay / Lie down the clean bedsheets on the chair, please.

(a)  

11.

Don't be rude! That's such a _____ joke.

a)

coarse

b)

course

12.

The tourists crossed the _____ in a jeep.

a)

plain

b)

plane

13.

Remember to _____ the correct references in your presentation.

a)

cite

b)

sight

c)

site

14.

I can't see him in plain _____ due to the thick fog.

a)

cite

b)

sight

c)

site

15.

The attempt to rescue the cat ended up in _____ because the storm was too rough.

a)

vain

b)

vane

c)

vein

16.

Don't worry about this change. It's just a _____ of passage that everyone goes through.

a)

right

b)

rite

c)

write

17.

He made a _____ choice to leave her although his _____ bothered him.

a)

conscious; conscientious

b)

conscious; conscience

c)

conscience; conscious

18.

You can ask for legal _____ if the problem is too complicated.

a)

consul

b)

council

c)

counsel