Ancestor / descendant / predecessor

Confusing words - part 4

Contents

1.  ABUSE / MISUSE_____________________________________________ 2

2.  ADVERSE / AVERSE___________________________________________ 2

3.  ALLOW / LET________________________________________________ 2

4.  ANCESTOR / DESCENDANT / PREDECESSOR________________________ 2

5.  ASSURE / ENSURE / INSURE____________________________________ 2

6.  BAKE / FRY_________________________________________________ 2

7.  BERTH / BIRTH_______________________________________________ 3

8.  BORN / BORNE_______________________________________________ 3

9.  CANVAS / CANVASS___________________________________________ 3

10. CENT / SCENT / SENT_________________________________________ 3

11. CITE / SIGHT / SITE___________________________________________ 3

12. COMIC / COMICAL____________________________________________ 3

13. CONSIDER / REGARD AS_______________________________________ 4

14. CREDIBLE / CREDULOUS_______________________________________ 4

15. DEFECTIVE / DEFICIENT_______________________________________ 4

16. DISCOVER / INVENT__________________________________________ 4

17. EATABLE / EDIBLE____________________________________________ 4

18. EMINENT / IMMINENT_________________________________________ 4

19. EXTEND /EXTENT / EXTANT_____________________________________ 4

20. FELL / FELT_________________________________________________ 5

21. FLOUR / FLOWER_____________________________________________ 5

22. HAPPY / LUCKY______________________________________________ 5

23. HOMEWORK / HOUSEWORK_____________________________________ 5

24. IN TIME / ON TIME____________________________________________ 5

25. INTENSE / INTENSIVE_________________________________________ 5

26. LAST / LATEST / LATTER________________________________________ 5

27. LIGHT / SLIGHT______________________________________________ 6

28. MEASURE / MEASUREMENT_____________________________________ 6

29. MORNING / MOURNING________________________________________ 6

30. OFFICIAL / OFFICIOUS________________________________________ 6

31. OUTBREAK / OUTBURST________________________________________ 6

32. PERMISSION / PERMIT_________________________________________ 6

33. PRACTICE / PRACTISE_________________________________________ 7

34. PROOF / PROVE______________________________________________ 7

35. RELATION / RELATIONSHIP_____________________________________ 7

36. SCENE / SEEN_______________________________________________ 7

37. SEW / SOW_________________________________________________ 7

38. SOMETIME / SOMETIMES_______________________________________ 7

39. URBAN / URBANE_____________________________________________ 8

40. WEED / WHEAT / WE’D________________________________________ 8

Choose the correct word from the following pairs:

1. ABUSE / MISUSE

1. She is continually ___________ her position by getting other people do things for her.

2. She’s been accused of ___________ federal funds to pay for her son’s private school expenses.

3. This new computer system is completely unnecessary and a ___________ of taxpayers’ money.

4. If you ___________ your body now, you’ll pay the price when you’re older.

2. ADVERSE / AVERSE

1. So far the drug is thought not to have any ___________ effects.

2. He attracted a lot of ___________ publicity with his speech about unmarried mothers.

3. I’m not ___________ to the occasional glass of champagne.

4. Would you be ___________ to having the meeting at your house?

3. ALLOW / LET

1. Why don’t you ________ me go? All my friends are going.

2. I would not  ________ a child to have a TV or a computer in their room.

3. We don’t  ________ employees use the office telephone for personal calls.

4. How much time do you  ________ yourself to get ready in the morning?

1. Kennedy's ______________ as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.

2. There were portraits of his ______________ on the walls of the room.

3. She is a ______________ of Queen Victoria.

4. He returned to Ireland, where his mother's ______________ lived.

5. We owe it to our ______________ to leave them a clean world to live in.

6. My ______________ worked in this job for twelve years.

5. ASSURE / ENSURE / INSURE

1. Please __________ it will not happen again.

2. I can __________ you the report will be finished tomorrow.

3. Are these paintings __________?

4. The future of their company is __________.

5. The new rules will __________ a higher level of security.

6. We advise you to __________ them for at least one thousand pounds each.

6. BAKE / FRY

1. Shall I _______ you an egg, or would you prefer boiled?

2. Kelly’s mom always used to _______ the best cookies.

3. The cooking instructions say _______ it at 180°C for half an hour.

4. It is healthier to grill or steam your food than to _______ it.

7. BERTH / BIRTH

1. He reserved a ________ on the train because he was travelling overnight.

2. Our neighbours were so happy because of the ________ of their new baby.

3. A ship has applied to leave its ________.

4. These asteroids were formed at the ________ of the solar system.

8. BORN / BORNE

1. Sarah was ________ and brought up in Madrid.

2. He had ________ their insults for years.

3. They say that in China a new baby is ________ every five minutes.

4. She has ________ all her problems with great courage.

9. CANVAS / CANVASS

1. The college students were paid to ____________ shoppers.

2. I’ll never camp because I don’t like sleeping under ____________.

3. Wind and wave power are now being seriously ____________ as the solution to our energy problem.

4. Tom and Maria like to ____________ people about ____________ tents.

10. CENT / SCENT / SENT

1. Halfway the game, the team could already ________ victory.

2. It turns out his paintings aren’t worth a red ________.

3. The hounds had lost the ________of the fox near the river.

4. She ________ her granddaughter her favourite pop star’s new ________ for her birthday.

5. I ________ the ________ back and it cost me 95 ________.

11. CITE / SIGHT / SITE

1. The web developer designed a ________ that could test your ________ to see if you were colour blind.

2. When Sasha was doing an essay she had to ________ several writers.

3. My mother had to go to the eye doctor because her ________ was getting blurry. She went to the ________ where the doctor’s office was located to have her ________ tested.

4. We chose a large, lever ________ for our tent.

5. Scientists ________ this experiment as their main support for this theory.

6. I’m worried that we’re losing ________ of our original objectives.

12. COMIC / COMICAL

1. His speech was so bad it was almost __________.

2. My son wants to be a  __________ when he grows up.

3. Watching the police try to enforce traffic rules in Delhi is  __________.

4. My sister collects rare  __________.

5. Of all the writers of  __________ opera, Gilbert and Sullivan are my favourites.

13. CONSIDER / REGARD AS

1. ______________yourself lucky that I didn’t mention it to the boss!

2. He rarely used taxis, which he ______________ extravagant.

3. We don't ______________her suitable for the job.

4. Kubrick was widely ______________ one of the most influential post-war film directors.

14. CREDIBLE / CREDULOUS

1. ____________ women bought the mandrake root to promote conception.

2. They haven’t produced any ____________ evidence for convicting him.

3. The story of what had happened to her was barely ____________.

4. My brother is ____________ enough to believe anything you tell him.

15. DEFECTIVE / DEFICIENT

1. The majority of tinned food is ____________ in vitamins.

2. Although my father has ____________ hearing, he still refuses to wear a hearing-aid.

3. His theory is ____________ in several respects.

4. Retailers can return ____________ merchandise.

16. DISCOVER / INVENT

1. Was it Graham Bell who _____________ the telephone?

2. Was it Christophorus Columbus who _____________ America?

3. She _____________ that her husband was having an affair.

4. He has _____________ a wholly factitious story about his past.

17. EATABLE / EDIBLE

1. Only leaves of the plant are __________.

2. My friend is not good at cooking but it is __________.

3. Are this mushrooms __________?

4. Raw meat is __________ but yet not __________ until it has been cooked.

18. EMINENT / IMMINENT

1. Only the most ___________ scientists win the Nobel Prize.

2. For a man in ___________ danger of losing his job, he appeared quite unruffled.

3. He handled the situation with ___________ skill.

4. He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was ___________.

19. EXTEND /EXTENT / EXTANT

1. The path __________ beyond the end of the road.

2. We have some __________ parish records from the 16^th century.

3. We don’t yet know the __________ of his injuries.

4. We’re planning to __________ our publishing of children’s books.

5. The full __________ of the damage only became evident the following morning.

20. FELL / FELT

1. He _______ the side of the kettle to see if it was still hot.

2. He always _______ himself inferior to his brothers.

3. When the teacher walked in, the children’s voices _______ to a whisper.

4. I _______ down the stairs and injured my back.

5. He was so rude I _______ like slapping his face.

6. The audience was still laughing as the curtain _______.

21. FLOUR / FLOWER

1. They’ve got some beautiful _________ beds in their garden.

2. She saw some _________ and a _________ on the floor.

3. When does this plant _________?

4. Grease and _________ the tins thoroughly.

22. HAPPY / LUCKY

1. When I heard that I’d been given the job, I felt very ________.

2. The ________ winner will be able to choose from three different holidays.

3. We hadn’t planned to be in France at the same time as Ann and Tom - it was just a ________ coincidence.

4. They’re ________ to have such a nice office to work in.

23. HOMEWORK / HOUSEWORK

1. A lot of students in the UK get too much ____________.

2. I never seem to have enough time to do the ____________. There’s always something that needs dusting or polishing.

3. I do all the ____________ while he just does the dishes now and again.

4. You can’t watch TV until you’ve done your ____________.

24. IN TIME / ON TIME

1. The bus was late this morning but it is usually _____ time.

2. The ambulance got the hospital just _____ time to save his life.

3. Why are you never _____ time? You always keep everybody waiting.

4. I got home just _____ time - it’s starting to rain.

25. INTENSE / INTENSIVE

1. The course compresses two year’s training into six ____________ months.

2. ____________ bombing had reduced the city to rubble.

3. She was a very ____________ person, who seemed to care deeply about everyone.

4. No, I was not always so disciplined or serious, ____________ or passionate, but now I am.

26. LAST / LATEST / LATTER

1. You can go there either by plane or train. The _________ costs less.

2. The next meeting will be held in the _________ week in June.

3. His _________ film is one of the funniest he's ever made.

4. The _________ version of their graphics package was handed out today.

5. Total profit was £550 million in the _________ half of 2003.

6. I swear this is the _________ cigarette I will ever smoke.

27. LIGHT / SLIGHT

1. Like most long-distance runners she is very __________.

2. He’s a few pounds __________ than he used to be.

3. She’s got a headache and a __________ fever.

4. How do you get your cakes so wonderfully __________, Sarah?

28. MEASURE / MEASUREMENT

1. Which _______________ should I take first - the width or the length of the room?

2. There was a large _______________ of agreement between the candidates.

3. What _______________ do they use for diamonds?

4. The machine makes thousands of _______________ every day.

5. These _______________ were designed to improve car safety.

29. MORNING / MOURNING

1. Indeed, many people do not put on ___________ at all, save for very near relatives.

2. Shops were closed as a sign of ___________ for the king.

3. The murder took place at four in the ___________.

4. The family were still in ___________ the ___________ after the funeral.

30. OFFICIAL / OFFICIOUS

1. Yesterday I received an ____________ letter concerning my income tax.

2. He is an ____________ little man and widely disliked in the company.

3. Number Ten Downing Street is het British prime minister’s ____________ residence.

4. Bustling about self-importantly he was making an ____________ nuisance of himself.

31. OUTBREAK / OUTBURST

1. Last month there was an ___________ of the bird flu.

2. Her comments provoked an ___________ of anger from the boss.

3. Forgive my ___________ last week.

4. On the ___________ of war he expected to be called up.

32. PERMISSION / PERMIT

1. You need to have a work _____________ before you can work.

2. Could I have your _____________ to leave work early on Friday?

3. I have a parking _____________ which allows me to park on the street outside my house.

4. We applied for _____________ to build a house here but our application was refused.

33. PRACTICE / PRACTISE

1. I'm quite good at tennis but I need to ____________ my serve.

2. It seemed like a good idea before we started, but in ____________ it was a disaster.

3. ____________ putting your tent up in the garden several times.

4. Don’t worry if you can’t manage it first time. It’ll come with ____________.

5. You’ll have to turn up for all the ____________ if you want to play in the concert.

34. PROOF / PROVE

1. Do they have any ________ that it was Hampson who stole the goods.

2. I wish he’d stop trying to ________ himself all the time.

3. It will be very difficult to ________ that they are guilty.

4. I anyone needs ________ of Andrew Darres’ genius as a writer, this novel is it.

35. RELATION / RELATIONSHIP

1. Studies show that there is a strong _______________ between income and mental health.

2. _______________ between China and the United States are tense at the moment.

3. How is your _______________ with your father?

4. All our friends and _______________ came to our wedding.

36. SCENE / SEEN

1. There was a terrible ________ and Jayne ended up in tears.

2. I haven’t ________ Jerry around in the last few weeks.

3. The movie’s final ________ was something that had to be ________ to be believed.

4. The car had been abandoned two kilometres away from the ________ of the robbery.

37. SEW / SOW

1. The weather was so cold that the farmer decided to wait to _______ the seeds.

2. I’ll have to _______ a patch onto these jeans - they’re ripped at the knee.

3. Now that you’ve _______ doubt in my mind, I’ll never be sure I can trust him.

4. A nurse will come and _______ up that wound for you soon.

38. SOMETIME / SOMETIMES

1. We usually played football at school, but ____________ we played hockey.

2. I knew I had met her ____________, but I couldn’t remember when.

3. Why don’t you come over and have dinner with us ____________?

4. I ____________ wonder whether I should give up my job and just travel.

39. URBAN / URBANE

1. Do you enjoy _________ life, or would you prefer to live in the country?

2. Herschel was an _________, kindly, and generous man.

3. In conversation, he was suave and _________.

4. The speed limit is strictly enforced on _________ roads.

40. WEED / WHEAT / WE’D

1. ________ have done it much better.

2. If he eats anything with ________ in it he’s very sick.

3. He looks like a real ________ in those shorts.

4. “________ better make sure that we dig up every ________” said one gardener to the other.

5. He is keen to ________ out any applicants whom he believes to be frauds.

6. Many ________ farmers have begun to diversify other forms of agriculture.

Key

abusing

misusing

misuse

abuse

adverse

adverse

averse

averse

let

allow

let

allow

predecessor

ancestors

descendant

ancestors

descendants

predecessor

ensure

assure

insured

assured

ensure

insure

fry

bake

bake

fry

berth

birth

berth

birth

born

borne

born

borne

canvass

canvas

canvassed

canvass, canvas

scent

cent

scent

sent, scent

sent, scent, cents

site, sight

cite

sight, site, sight

site

cite

sight

comical

comic

comical

comics

comic

Consider

regarded as

consider

regarded as

Credulous

credible

credible

credulous

deficient

defective

deficient

defective

invented

discovered

discovered

invented

edible

eatable

edible

edible,

eatable

eminent

imminent

eminent

imminent

extends

extant

extent

extend

extent

felt

felt

fell

fell

felt

fell

flower

flour, flower

flower

flour

happy

lucky

happy

lucky

homework

housework

housework

homework

on

in

on

in

intensive

Intensive

intense

intense

latter

last

latest

latest

latter

last

slight

lighter

slight

light

measurement

measure

measure

measurements

measures

mourning

mourning

morning

mourning, morning

official

officious

official

officious

outbreak

outburst

outburst

outbreak

permit

permission

permit

permission

practise

practice

Practise

practice

practices

proof

prove

prove

proof

relationship

Relations

relationship

relations

scene

seen

scene, seen

scene

sow

sew

sown

sew

sometimes

sometime

sometime

sometimes

urban

urbane

urbane

urban

We’d

wheat

weed

We’d, weed

weed

wheat

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