A confusable is a word or phrase that is confused with another. There are lots of confusables in English. Can you use them correctly? Test your understanding with this vocabulary exercise.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate action.
1. We can see ............................ glass.
Through shows movement from one side to the other. Threw is the past tense of throw.
2. He let out a ..........................
A groan is a deep sound of pain.
3. When two ..................... lines meet we get an angle.
A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two seas.
4. Archimedes discovered a new ..................
A principle is a scientific theorem.
5. He is sick and .................... special care and attention.
To knead is to work dough with hands.
6. Horses like to ....................... on their back.
To roll is to move by turning over and over.
7. In the cricket match Team India ...................... Team Australia.
You beat someone to win something. You don't win someone.
8. We will have to hire a ............................... if we have so many guests.
A cooker is an appliance for cooking food.
9. There is a huge mango tree ............................... my house.
We use 'in front of' to talk about place. 'Before' is mainly used to talk about time.
10. The number of students who wanted to ........................ the lab was in ....................... of three hundred.
To access is to enter a place. Excess means an amount that is more than allowed.
11. She was displaying .......................... feelings.
Ambivalent means having mixed feelings.
12. She told many funny ..........................
An anecdote is a short, entertaining story.
Answers
1. We can see through glass.
2. He let out a groan.
3. When two straight lines meet we get an angle.
4. Archimedes discovered a new principle.
5. He is sick and needs special care and attention.
6. Horses like to roll on their back.
7. In the cricket match Team India beat Team Australia.
8. We will have to hire a cook if we have so many guests.
9. There is a huge mango tree in front of my house.
10. The number of students who wanted to access the lab was in excess of three hundred.
11. She was displaying ambivalent feelings.
12. She told many funny anecdotes.
