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Confusing Words Explained
Confusing Words Explained
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2. ADVICE / ADVISE
1. I ___________ you to see a doctor.
2. She didn’t listen to her father’s __________.
3. I’m very grateful to you for your __________.
4. I really don’t know what to ____________.
3. AFFECT / EFFECT
1. The punishment had no ________ on him. As soon as he left the prison he
began to steal again.
2. The new taxes will __________ the rich. They’ll have to pay more.
3. The higher bus fares won’t ___________ me. I have a car.
4. The medicine had an immediate _________ . I felt better at once.
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5. She ________ the dogs for a walk every morning.
6. He _________ another chair from the dining room. (s.p.)
8. DESERT / DESSERT
1. He _______ed his wife and family for another woman.
2. If you make the main course, I’ll make a __________.
3. Banyuls is an excellent _____________ wine.
4. They were lost in the Sahara ___________ for several days.
9. DRIVE / RIDE
1. Can I _______ with you ? I don’t have a car.
2. The _______ to my parents’ house takes 20 minutes.
3. Most children like to _______ on trains.
4. Can you _______ ? I’m too tired.
10. ECONOMIC / ECONOMICAL
1. It’s not very __________ to leave the lights on when you’re not in the room.
2. Because of the recent strikes, the _____________ situation of the country
is very bad.
3. She’s an economist. She’s an expert in _____________ matters.
4. It’s a very _____________ car. It uses very little petrol.
11. IN / INTO
1. The dog is ______ the house somewhere.
2. The frog changed_______ a handsome prince.
3. She put the basket ________ the boot and set off for Central Park.
4. Her books have been translated _________ more than twenty languages.
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15. LEND / LOAN
1. If you need a coat, I can ________ you one.
2. Thank you very much for the ________ of your umbrella.
3. The bank refuses to ________ to students.
4. She’s trying to get a ________ to start her own business.
20. OF / OFF
1. The boys jump _______ the bridge into the river.
2. I’m very proud _______ my son, he worked very hard.
3. Keep _______ the grass ! You mustn’t walk there !
4. You’ll find more exercises on the back _______ the page.
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6. I go swimming _______ a week.
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4. We were born and _______ in New York.
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Key
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 accept except except accept
2 advise advice advice advise
3 effect affect affect effect
4 anyway any one any way Anyone
5 everything everywhere anywhere anything
6 besides beside Besides beside Besides
7 take bring fetch bring takes fetched
8 deserted dessert dessert desert
9 ride drive ride drive
10 economical economic economic economical
11 in into in into
12 Its It’s / its it’s It’s It’s / its
13 teaches learn study teach learn
14 lend borrow borrows lending
15 lend loan lend loan
16 lay laid lay lied laid
17 live life live live
18 watching see looked looking watch see
19 lose loose lose loose
20 off of off of
21 Once ones one’s ones once once
22 over above above over
23 passed passed past past passed,
past
24 personnel personal personal personnel
25 peace pieces peace pieces piece,
peace
26 price prize prised price
27 quit quite quit quite quiet quiet
28 raised rises rose raised
29 save safe save safe
30 told says Tell said tell
31 stationer stationary stationery stationary stationer stationery,
stationary
32 steals steal steel steel steal, steel
33 than than then then
34 their They’re There their/there They’re/
there/their
35 this these these This
36 two too, to to too two to
37 below under below under
38 whether, weather whether weather
weather
39 Where ever Wherever wherever Where ever
40 whose Who’s Who’s Whose Who’s,
whose
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