Confusing Words - 2 (Contextual)
Confusing Words - 3 (Contextual) (Mod-1)
Questions
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
She ____________ her brother by teasing him about his strange old hobbies.
- bated
- baited
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
The poor old man wanted to marry his daughter to an old rich man but his daughter was ___________ to marry him.
- loathe
- loath
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
At the end of each teaching practice, trainee teachers are asked to ________ their own performance.
- apprise
- appraise
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
At school she would always be devising games to ________ her classmates.
- amuse
- bemuse
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
The text is currently being ___________ and the second edition will be published as soon as this has been compiled.
- amended
- emended
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
I know who you mean but his name ________ me.
- eludes
- alludes
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
Some members of the managing committee expressed their ___________ about the proposals of the president.
- dissent
- descent
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
In a fit of __________, he thumped his fists down on the desk.
- fury
- furry
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
The captain of the football team _________ to pass the ball and then shot it into the net.
- fainted
- feinted
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
Although she was a political ________ , she was elected to the State Assembly.
- novice
- amateur
Directions: Complete the following sentence.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy fought against the Sati __________ wherein the wife used to burn herself along with her dead husband.
- custom
- habit