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Confusing words
Class
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Date
Instructor name: hanh le

1.

She ___________ the book on the table.

a) lain b) lied

c) laid d) lay

2.

The prices will _________________ soon.

a) raise b) arose

c) rise d) grow up

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3.

Jen ____________________ the company in 1997.

a) set b) had find

c) founded d) found

4.

They were ____________________ on the beach, doing nothing.

a) lying b) laying

c) lain d) lieing

5.

If you have a question please _________________ your hand.

a) raise b) rise

c) raize d) arise

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6. She gave me some very ___________ advice

a) sensibly b) sensitive

c) sensible d) sense

7. You think I did it deliberately, but I ____________ you that I did not.

a) make sure b) assure

c) insure d) ensure

8. Aspirin is a simple but highly _______ treatment.

a) efficient b) affect

c) effect d) effective

9. Mona Lisa is a _______ work of all times

a) classic b) class

c) classically d) classical

10. Good pronunciation is _________ to speaking English

a) beneficially b) benefit

c) beneficent d) beneficial

11. As for me, my mom is the most __________ woman in the world

a) consider b) considering

c) considerate d) considerable

12. He won the World Championship for the third _______ year.

a) successive b) success

c) succeed d) successful

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13. Mr. Davidson flew home after working as Red Cross volunteer for three ________ weeks on
tsunami relief.

a) exhausted b) exhausting

c) exhaustive d) exhaust

14. My younger brother is more ___________ than anyone in my family.

a) industry b) industrialize

c) industrious d) industrial

15. Her own mistakes made her very _________ of the faults of others.

a) tolerable b) tolerate

c) tolerant d) tolerated

16. The current economy is _____________ to poor people.

a) disadvantaged b) disadvantageous

c) disadvantage d) advantage

17. The work is ___________ but not outstanding.

a) satisfaction b) satisfied

c) satisfactory d) satisfying

18. I'm very of ___________ all the support you've given me.

a) appreciation b) appreciate

c) appreciative d) appreciable

19. ______ people are afraid of coping or living without their _______ substance or behaviour.

a) addicted/ addictive b) addictive/ addicted

c) addictive/ addict d) addict/ addictive

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20. The fire caused a lot of __________ to the building and factory machinery.

a) (b) harm b) (c) injury

c) (a) damage d) (d) wound

21. We offer you a ......................... training in all aspects of the business.

a) comprehensive b) comprehension

c) comprehend d) comprehensible

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

a) respectively b) respective

c) respectably d) respecting

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

a) personel b) personnel

c) personal d) personnal

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

a) respectably b) respectivly

c) respectable d) respectively

25. when you start to feel bad about a decision you made, the decision is _____

a) regrettable b) regretful

c) regret d) regretting

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