Confusing Words Set 1 Question Preview (ID: 51999)


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He tied the parcel with a strong ______ before carrying it to the post office to get it posted.
a) chord
b) cord
c)
d)

The old song ______ unhappy memories of wartime, and my grandmother broke down in tears.
a) invoked
b) evoked
c)
d)

When I reached the station, there was a long _______ at the ticket counter.
a) queue
b) cue
c)
d)

Old Mrs Tang has gone to the market to _______ her prawns. Such is her bread and butter.
a) sell
b) cell
c)
d)

The _____ is used in sentences to indicate a pause.
a) comma
b) coma
c)
d)

Aidan found the ______ of an old man in his attic. He was absolutely terrified at the grisly discovery.
a) corps
b) corpse
c)
d)

If you do not _______ your trouble-making, we will call the police.
a) cease
b) seize
c)
d)

In the seven-vehicle ______ , it was a miracle that no one was injured.
a) collision
b) collusion
c)
d)

The story Tessa Noah told us was not ______. It was difficult to believe.
a) credible
b) creditable
c)
d)

He always has a bowl of corn ______ for breakfast every morning.
a) cereal
b) chips
c)
d)

Yesterday, it rained ______ in the afternoon for three hours straight.
a) continuously
b) continually
c)
d)

Being a _____ person, Jovan Kuah is well-liked and resepected by his peers.
a) considerate
b) considerable
c)
d)

The vehicle remained ______ right in the middle of a busy road. It was the cause of a major traffic hold-up that Monday morning.
a) stationery
b) stationary
c)
d)

Mrs Shenon's ______ mutton curry won her the first prize in the cooking competition.
a) tasteful
b) tasty
c)
d)

I could feel a ______ in the air as the wind forced itself in through the narrow chinks in the wooden walls of the dingy room.
a) draft
b) drought
c)
d)

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