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Distinct, Distinctive, Distinguished | ESL Vocabulary Exercise

September 30, 2024 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Her business life is ............................. from her social life.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinct means separate or different.

2. The photograph showed a ........................... image.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinct can mean well-defined or lucid.

3. Being color-blind, he can't make a .................................. between red and green.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinction means separation or differentiation.

4. What is the .............................. between theology and theosophy?

Correct! Wrong!

5. She is a writer of ..............................

Correct! Wrong!

Distinction can mean eminent.

6. She has a very ............................. way of speaking.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinct means different. Distinctive means characteristic.

7. His red hair .......................... him from his brothers.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinguished means differentiated.

8. Children should be taught to ........................... between right and wrong.

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9. She ......................... herself as a great activist.

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10. Only an expert can .............................. between the two kinds of silk.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The award went to a ................................. writer.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinguished means prominent or eminent.

12. She looked ............................ in her designer gown.

Correct! Wrong!

Distinguished can mean dignified or elegant.

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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