Confusion Words 2 Question Preview (ID: 52000)


Here Are Commonly Used Words That Are Often Misused Or Mistakenly Used In Writing. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The _____ on my tyres has dipped below the standard allowed. I have to replace them.
a) thread
b) tread
c) threat
d)

The man made an ______ decision in buying and selling the property at the wrong time.
a) errant
b) arrant
c) erroneous
d) arrogant

We must always show _____ to our elders or we, in turn, will not receive any respect from our children in future.
a) difference
b) deference
c)
d)

The ______ was relative of mine. I had grown up with her.
a) deceased
b) diseased
c) decreased
d)

Ryan is popular because of his ______ innocence. Yet, this qualify has also been the target of cruel remarks.
a) childish
b) childlike
c) chiding
d)

Most schools in Singapore disallow _______ punishment, making it difficult for teachers to deal with errant students.
a) cooperate
b) corporal
c) cooperative
d)

Shouting at him in public was a ______ act. Your behaviour deserves our hatred.
a) contemptible
b) contemptuous
c)
d)

It would be more _____ for us to get an experience plumber to do the job rather than to attempt doing it on our own.
a) practicable
b) practical
c) logical
d) possible

The subjects were ______ in their efforts to rebuild the damaged palace fro their beloved King.
a) jealous
b) zealous
c)
d)

From what she has opined about the matter, I _____ that she is of a sensitive nature.
a) infer
b) imply
c)
d)

She squeezed the wet blouse and ______ the water from it before hanging it up to dry.
a) wrung
b) rung
c) slung
d) flung

When someone tells you you are not to judge a book by its cover, you should know that they are in fact telling you that appearances can be _______ .
a) perceptive
b) receptive
c) deceptive
d)

The new students found the _______ of logic in Mathematics something difficult to understand.
a) precept
b) concept
c) perception
d)

Many Bengalis from India ____ to Canada during World War 2 in search of greener pastures.
a) immigrated
b) emigrated
c)
d)

Although he had eaten a meal large enough for five people, he appetite remained _____.
a) dissatisfied
b) unsatisfied
c) satisfied
d)

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