More Confusing Words and Homonyms (Test 1)

Oct 28, 2016

Choose the correct word.
1. Many people don’t stop to consider how current events affect their . . .
  everyday
  lives.
  - every day
  - everyday
2. I hope the solar . . .
  flare
  doesn’t affect our computer equipment.
  - flair
  - flare
3. It’s amazing that . . .
  hangars
  can be built large enough to accommodate today’s gigantic airplanes.
  - hangars
  - hangers
4. We’ll need a forklift to place all those boxes on the . . .
  pallet
  .
  - palate
  - palette
  - pallet
5. Would you like to have a sneak . . .
  peek
  at the restaurant before it opens?
  - peak
  - peek
  - pique
6. Use the . . .
  reins
  to guide the horse along the path.
  - rains
  - reigns
  - reins
7. The company will have to . . .
  raise
  adequate funds before it can move forward with the project.
  - raise
  - raze
8. My grandmother taught me how to . . .
  sew
  when I was a little girl.
  - sew
  - so
  - sow
9. Have you ever watched someone . . .
  shear
  a sheep?
  - shear
  - sheer
10. I’d like to go to the state fair on . . .
  Sunday
  .
  - Sundae
  - Sunday
11. If you ask her, Katerina will admit that she’s quite . . .
  vain
  .
  - vain
  - vane
  - vein
12. We’ll need to have a custom . . .
  yoke
  built for the oxen.
  - yoke
  - yolk
13. Everyone is planning to go on the trip . . .
  except
  Dolores.
  - accept
  - except
14. We are . . .
  all ready
  for summer vacation.
  - all ready
  - already
15. Some religious leaders burn incense at an . . .
  altar
  as a form of prayer.
  - altar
  - alter
16. It will be easier to move the cabinet if you hold it at the . . .
  base
  .
  - base
  - bass
17. If you ever come in contact with a wild . . .
  boar
  , do not provoke it.
  - boar
  - bore
18. Please be careful not to . . .
  break
  the vase.
  - brake
  - break
19. . . .
  Canvas
  fabric is known for its durability, so I’d recommend using it for your project.
  - Canvas
  - Canvass
20. She ate the . . .
  carrot
  raw.
  - carat
  - carrot
  - karat

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