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Confusable Words: Practicable, Masterly, Laid and Principles Exercise

March 30, 2021 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1The lecture was so interesting that the audience sat ...............
Wrong!
Use the adjective "motionless" after "sat" to describe the audience's state.
2The movie I watched yesterday was ............... boring.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Quite" and "rather" can naturally modify the negative adjective "boring" here.
3Raju worked ............... to succeed.
Wrong!
"Hard" means with a lot of effort, while "hardly" means almost not.
4The ointment ............... his pain.
Wrong!
"Alleviated" means made pain less severe.
5She is a ............... woman.
Wrong!
"Virtuous" means morally good.
6My hen ............... twenty eggs last month.
Wrong!
"Laid" is the past tense of "lay" when we talk about producing eggs.
7He is always ............... towards his teachers and elders.
Wrong!
"Respectful" means showing respect to someone.
8They tried to solve the dispute ...............
Wrong!
"Amicably" means in a friendly and peaceful way, especially after disagreement.
9We may ............... the game.
Wrong!
"Lose" means fail to win, while "loose" means not tight.
10I would have loved to invite all of my friends to my wedding, but it was not ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "practical" (sensible and realistic) and "practicable" (possible to do in the circumstances) fit here; "practised" means skilled through experience.
11He gave a ............... account of rural India.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Masterly" means very skillful, and "masterful" is also widely used in this sense; "mastered" is a verb form and does not fit before a noun here.
12Gandhi believed in the ............... of truth and non-violence.
Wrong!
"Principles" are basic beliefs or rules of conduct.

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  1. The lecture was so interesting that the audience sat motionless.
  2. The movie I watched yesterday was quite / rather boring.
  3. Raju worked hard to succeed.
  4. The ointment alleviated his pain.
  5. She is a virtuous woman.
  6. My hen laid twenty eggs last month.
  7. He is always respectful towards his teachers and elders.
  8. They tried to solve the dispute amicably.
  9. We may lose the game.
  10. I would have loved to invite all of my friends to my wedding, but it was not practical / practicable.
  11. He gave a masterful / masterly account of rural India.
  12. Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.

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