Confusing Words Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1She was in such a ............... that she didn’t know to whom to turn.

2The dictator’s army ............... the rebellion.

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3The door was ............... left open, not left open by accident.

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4The student ............... studied all night in order to get good grades.

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5If he drank too much, he would become ...............

6His ............... remarks started an argument.

7............... laws discouraged the drug trade.

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8The family’s ............... was pitiable.

9He had nothing left of his inheritance because of his ............... ways.

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10It took a great deal of ............... to insult the mayor at his own party.

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11His mother’s work as a nurse ............... him to become a doctor.

12My family takes ............... over my work.