Confusing words - part 4. Contents. 1. ABUSE / MISUSE. 2. ADVERSE / AVERSE. 3. ALLOW / LET

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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?

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