TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)
18. Confusing words
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Underline the correct word in each
sentence.
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1
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The dress is a bit loose
around the waist, but it shouldn’t cost much to have it (changed/ altered).
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2
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She clapped her hands gently
in front of the baby’s little face, and he (blinked/ winked).
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3
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My brother is doing (electrical/
electric) engineering at university.
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4
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Why don’t you grow up, Dan?
You’re so (childish/ childlike) sometimes.
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5
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There’s a (rumour/
reputation) going around the office that Anita and Steve are not
just colleagues any more.
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6
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After the recession, there
will be a period of growth. That is how the economic (circle/ cycle) works.
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7
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South Wales was once a
flourishing coal-mining area, but now there are hundreds of (misused/
disused) coal mines in the valleys.
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8
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My uncle is not actually a psychiatrist,
but he’s working as a (councillor/ counsellor).
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9
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It’s hot. Let’s go and sit in
the (shadow/ shade) for a while.
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10
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I can see you next week – (eventually/
possibly) on Friday, OK?
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11
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The tennis match was held up for
five minutes as the young Australian argued with the (umpire/ referee)
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12
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Have you any idea about the
present government’s (politics/ policy) on third world
debt? I don’t think they have!
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13
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His (financial/ economic)
worries were solved rather dramatically when he won £2 million on the
National Lottery.
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14
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England’s World Cup campaign
is not going well. But all the criticism in the press has not helped the (morals/
morale) of the team.
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15
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My new flat is just around the
corner from the office, which is very (convenient/ comfortable) for me.
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