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41 Confusing Words Exercises
Continuation of Exercises
41 Confusing words
Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.
1 You haven’t (lent/borrowed) my rubber, have you, Paul?
2 He sat down (besides/beside) an old man with a white beard who looked and
smelt as though he hadn’t washed for weeks.
3 See that large (building/house) over there? Well, that’s where I work. I’ve got an
office on the sixth floor.
4 Was it (funny/fun) at the party on Friday?
5 The (nature/countryside) around this town is very flat and uninspiring.
6 The injured man was (laying/lying) on the road close to the wreckage of his car.
7 Who (taught/learnt) you to play the guitar, Fred?
8 Those of you who wish to come to the Zoo this afternoon, please (raise/rise) your
hands.
9 When I heard that I'd been given the job I felt very (lucky/happy) indeed.
10 LT usually (go up/get up) at 7.30 every morning.
11 Why don’t you (take/bring) your girlfriend with you next time? We'd love to meet
her.
12 Is it all right if I (go with/follow) you to the concert on Friday, Pam?
13 Sussex is my favourite (landscape/county) in England.
14 I didn’t have time to (do/make) the beds this morning.
15 Amsterdam is a city full of (channels/canals).
16 I've been (sparing/saving) for years to buy a housé.
17 Would you (check/control) these figures, Mr Brown — just to make sure they're
correct?
18 It’s a lot of Gob/work) looking after children.
19 I prefer to (hire/rent) a television than buy one.
20 The answer to the crossword is on the (backside/back).
21 I thought you said you (were going to/should) give up smoking?
22 Our new neighbours invited me in for a cup of tea this morning. I must say they
seem a very (nice/sympathetic) couple.
23 Was it Bell who (invented/discovered) the telephone?
24 I wonder if I might have a (recipe/receipt) for the things I've bought?
25 Oh, Jan, could you (remember/remind) me to phone the dentist this afternoon to
make an appointment for Sally? 261 wonder if you'd mind (bringing/fetching) John from next door? He's wanted on
the telephone.
27 What (more/else) did you do in Spain, apart from swimming and sun-bathing?
28 I’ve just bought a record of Beethoven's Fifth symphony (conducted/directed) by
Karajan.
29 When we moved into our new flat I had to sell my (grand/wing) piano because
there wasn't enough room for it.
39 We'll have to change the curtains, darling. They don’t (pass/match) the new
suite. They're the wrong colour altogether.
