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Confusing Words Exercise

January 15, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. Just because you are old doesn’t mean you have to be ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Idle means inactive or doing nothing.

2. Hindus worship ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

An idol is an image of a god.

3. Our Caribbean holiday was a perfect ……………………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Idyll can mean a charmingly rustic life.

4. The police are cracking down on ……………………………. gambling.

Correct! Wrong!

Illicit means not legal.

5. The investigator was able to ………………………………….. a confession from the accused.

Correct! Wrong!

To elicit is to draw out.

6. The ………………………………. of youth fade with maturity.

Correct! Wrong!

An illusion is a false belief.

7. The ……………………………. state of tranquility soon erupted into war.

Correct! Wrong!

Illusory means unreal.

8. An ……………………………. set director can always enhance the play.

Correct! Wrong!

Imaginative means original, creative or inventive.

9. Lending someone your passport is an ……………………………. thing to do.

Correct! Wrong!

Both words mean foolish, dumb or stupid.

10. The young men consumed an …………………………………. amount of wine and fell asleep.

Correct! Wrong!

Immoderate means excessive.

11. The management and the trade union have reached an ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Impasse means deadlock or stalemate.

12. The water shortage …………………………………….. the city’s fire-fighting capacity.

Correct! Wrong!

Impaired means crippled or damaged.

Answers

1. Just because you are old doesn’t mean you have to be idle.

2. Hindus worship idols.

3. Our Caribbean holiday was a perfect idyll.

4. The police are cracking down on illicit gambling.

5. The investigator was able to elicit a confession from the accused.

6. The illusions of youth fade with maturity.

7. The illusory state of tranquility soon erupted into war.

8. An imaginative set director can always enhance the play.

9. Lending someone your passport is an imbecilic / idiotic thing to do.

10. The young men consumed an immoderate amount of wine and fell asleep.

11. The management and the trade union have reached an impasse.

12. The water shortage impaired the city’s fire-fighting capacity.

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