Oct 28, 2016

More Confusing Words and Homonyms (Test 2)

20 cards
, 45 answers
  • Choose the correct word.
    1. He used the information from several of Heidi’s newsletters, but he didn’t  . . . 
      cite
      his sources.
      • cite
      • sight
      • site

    2. She wasn’t interested in being part of any of the  . . . 
      cliques
      at school.
      • clicks
      • cliques

    3. We have different specialties, so our business services  . . . 
      complement
      one another.
      • complement
      • compliment

    4. I’m planning to have the chocolate cake for  . . . 
      dessert
      .
      • desert
      • dessert

    5. Many countries use questionable techniques to  . . . 
      elicit
      information from their prisoners.
      • elicit
      • illicit

    6. Carlos can’t wait to go to the  . . . 
      fair
      this weekend.
      • fair
      • fare

    7. We hired professionals to clean out our chimney  . . . 
      flue
      .
      • flu
      • flue

    8. After screaming at the concert, Kamilah’s voice was  . . . 
      hoarse
      .
      • hoarse
      • horse

    9. The bolt of  . . . 
      lightning
      struck the house and started a fire.
      • lightening
      • lightning

    10. These pants are  . . . 
      loose
      , so I must have lost weight.
      • loose
      • lose

    11. You know better than to  . . . 
      meddle
      in other people’s business.
      • medal
      • meddle
      • metal
      • mettle

    12. I would like a chocolate  . . . 
      mousse
      cake for my birthday.
      • moose
      • mousse

    13. Armando left the other  . . . 
      oar
      in the canoe.
      • oar
      • or
      • ore

    14. Casey looked  . . . 
      pale
      , so I thought she might be sick.
      • pail
      • pale

    15. Having life insurance gives us  . . . 
      peace
      of mind.
      • peace
      • piece

    16. Before hanging the wallpaper, check to see if the walls are  . . . 
      plumb
      .
      • plum
      • plumb

    17. We couldn’t believe the squirrel climbed up that  . . . 
      pole
      .
      • pole
      • poll

    18. When we opened the trash can, it  . . . 
      reeked
      of rotten meat.
      • reeked
      • wreaked

    19. Obtaining a driver’s license is often considered a  . . . 
      rite
      of passage.
      • right
      • rite
      • write

    20. When Marie’s plane hadn’t arrived, her mother started  . . . 
      wringing
      her hands in worry.
      • ringing
      • wringing

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