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EASILY CONFUSED WORDS

  •  English    18     Public
    Vocabulary
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  • During fire drills students are to ____ quickly to the nearest exit. precede / proceed
    PROCEED
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  • Having not eaten all day, I was ____ veracious / voracious
    VORACIOUS
  •  10
  • Influenza is a very ____ illness. contagious / contiguous
    CONTAGIOUS
  •  5
  • Heat causes matter to _____ and take more space. expend / expand
    EXPAND
  •  5
  • Uncle James is a _____ man who will tell you exactly what he thinks. ingenuous / ingenious
    INGENUOUS
  •  20
  • The ________ updates kept people informed of the hurricane's position. continual / continuous
    CONTINUAL
  •  25
  • Most people consider a diary to be a ____ possession. personnel / personal
    PERSONAL
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  • The magician used an _____ to trick his audience. illusion / allusion
    ILLUSION
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  • Listening to your ___ can help you to do the right thing. conscience / conscious
    CONSCIENCE
  •  25
  • The memorial will _____ the heroic acts of firefighters. perpetrate / perpetuate
    PERPETUATE
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  • After studying for the test, Jasmine was ___she would do well. confident / confidant
    CONFIDENT
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  • The ___ doctor was honoured for his long service to the town. imminent / eminent
    EMINENT
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  • We watched the whale ___ from the water, leap and then dive back in. immerge / emerge
    EMERGE
  •  25
  • The toddler was ____ in hisMr Bartley new toy and played with his old ones. uninterested / disinterested
    UNINTERESTED
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  • Jack's story of how the wind blew his homework away was ____ incredible / incredulous
    INCREDIBLE
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  • Mr Bartley is a _______, cranky fellow. erasable / irascible
    IRASCIBLE
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