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Distinct, Distinctive, Distinguished | ESL Vocabulary Exercise

September 30, 2024 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Her business life is ............... from her social life.
Wrong!
Distinct means separate or different.
2The photograph showed a ............... image.
Wrong!
Distinct can mean well-defined or lucid.
3Being color-blind, he can't make a ............... between red and green.
Wrong!
Distinction means separation or differentiation.
4What is the ............... between theology and theosophy?
Wrong!
5She is a writer of ...............
Wrong!
Distinction can mean eminent.
6She has a very ............... way of speaking.
Wrong!
Distinct means different. Distinctive means characteristic.
7His red hair ............... him from his brothers.
Wrong!
Distinguished means differentiated.
8Children should be taught to ............... between right and wrong.
Wrong!
9She ............... herself as a great activist.
Wrong!
10Only an expert can ............... between the two kinds of silk.
Wrong!
11The award went to a ............... writer.
Wrong!
Distinguished means prominent or eminent.
12She looked ............... in her designer gown.
Wrong!
Distinguished can mean dignified or elegant.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Her business life is distinct from her social life.
  2. The photograph showed a distinct image.
  3. Being color-blind, he can’t make a distinction between red and green.
  4. What is the distinction between theology and theosophy?
  5. She is a writer of distinction
  6. She has a very distinctive way of speaking.
  7. His red hair distinguished him from his brothers.
  8. Children should be taught to distinguish between right and wrong.
  9. She distinguished herself as a great activist.
  10. Only an expert can distinguish between the two kinds of silk.
  11. The award went to a distinguished writer.
  12. She looked distinguished in her designer gown.
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