Exercise I. a) miss b) lost. a) taught b) learnt/learned. a) lend b) borrow. a) book b) hire. a) laid b) lie. a) impressed b) express . a) expired

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

KEY

Exercise I

1 a) miss b) lost

2 a) taught b) learnt/learned

3 a) lend b) borrow

4 a) book b) hire

5 a) laid b) lie

6 a) impressed b) express

7 a) expired b) inspired

Exercise II

1 a) job b) career

2 a) humour b) laughter

3 a) habit b) custom

4 a) intention b) purpose

5 a) view b) scenery

6 a) pair b) couple

Exercise III

1 correct (advise – a verb; /advice – a noun)

2 latest (latest – most recent or new; /last – final)

3 lose (lose – misplace; stop having s/one working with you; / loose – opposite of tight)

4 correct (lie – lay – lain; /lay – laid – laid)

5 among (between- shared by two people or things)

6 beside (beside – close to; /besides – in addition to or apart from)

7 has been affected (affect – change or influence smth; /effect – a result)

8 correct (accept – receive; /except – not including)