Vocabulary Tests [ 89 ] Test Eighty Nine

89 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 

Test Eighty Nine .

Words Easily Confused , Misspelt , Etc.

1 - ] Supply the best words .

1 . We’d like -------------bills please .     

 (A) seperate (B) separate

2 . When were you ---------------?          

 (A) borne     (B) born

3 . Open the window . I can’t --------------?      

 (A) breathe  (B) breath

4 . Have you ever visited the British                  

(A) Council  (B) Counsel

5 . The greatest problems are poverty and -----------------

(A) disease   (B) decease

6 . Which ones have you ----------------?             

 (A) choosen  (B) chosen

7 . We’re not -------------on anybody .                  

(A) dependant (B) dependent

8 . Wipe up the mess with this --------------- .      

(A) cloth       (B) clothe

9 . There are very strong ---------------in the Pacific .

(A) currents (B) currants

10 . She looks rather -------------in her new outfit .

(A) chick    (B) chic

11 . I seem to have ---------------a cough .               

(A) developped (B) developed

12 . I might have -------------- a company director by now .

(A) being (B) been

13 . We’ve got some nice -----------------cakes .

(A) housemade (B) homemade

14 . How can we improve the --------------------condition ?

(A) human (B) humane

15 . It’s a question of -----------------------

(A) principle (B) principal

16 . I -----------------up early every morning .

(A) get (B) use to get

17 . She certainly has plenty of ----------------------

(A) stile (B) style

18 . Those who agree , please ----------------their hands .

(A) raise (B) rise

19 . What a small ----------------------you have .

(A) waist (B) waste

20 . I ------------------what time is .

(A) wonder (B) wander

Answer Key

1. B 2. B 3 . A 4 . A 5 . A 6 . B 7 . B 8 . A 9 . A 10 . B 11 . B 12 . B 13 . B 14 . A

15 . A 16 . A 17 . B 18 . A 19 . A 20 . A

2 - ] Supply the best words .

1 . What would you -------------------?

(A) advise (B) advice

2 . You can be banned from driving for being --------------------

(A) drunken (B) drunk

3 . Pay no attention if he ------------------at you .

(A) gets mad (B) maddens

4 . Goodnight . I’m going upstairs to ------------------- .

(A) bed (B) sleep

5 . Sh ! ------------------------now .

(A) Go to sleep (B) Go asleep  

6 . I’ve had a lovely --------------and feel quite fresh .

(A) relax (B) rest

7 . Tell me the -------------------------!

(A) true (B) truth

8 . It was only a mild -------------------- .

(A) flirtation (B) flirt

9 . This is our new recreation center for the --------------------- .

(A) young (B) youngs

10 . Don’t be so -------------------with your money !

(A) miser (B) mean

11 . Men often get bald in their middle -------------------------

(A) ages (B) years

12 . I was --------------------fright .

(A) sick with (B) sick of  

13 . She ----------------------when she was quite young .

(A) greyed (B) went grey

14 . Don’t be so ----------------!

(A) foolish (B) fool

15 . ------------------------your belt .

(A) Get tight (B) Tighten

16 . I was overcome by a sense of -------------------

(A) loneliness (B) lonely

17 . What can prevent the ------------------of the rain forest ?

(A) destruction (B) destroy

18 . English is different --------------------German .

(A) than (B) from  

19 . Are you afraid ========= the dark .

(A) --- (B) of

20 . He published a magazine called ‘The ---------------------‘ .

(A) Selfish (B) Egoist

Answer Key

 1. A 2 . B 3 . A 4 . A 5 . A 6 . B 7 . B 8 . A 9 . A 10 . B 11 . B 12 . A 13 . B

14 . A 15 . B 16 . A 17. A 18 . B 19 . B 20 . B