C1 Commonly confused words | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Her ________ on his new haircut made him smile. (compliment/complement)

compliment

Please ______ your hand if you have a question. (raise/rise)

raise

The red wine perfectly _______ the steak. (complimented/complemented)

complemented

_______ being an excellent singer, she is a talented dancer as well. (beside/besides)

Besides

She felt _______ when her family was away. (lonely/alone)

lonely

The temperature is expected to _____ throughout the day. (raise/rise)

rise

She stood _______ her best friend at the wedding. (beside/besides)

beside

She made a _________ decision based on the facts. (rational/rationale)

rational

The ______ part of the book was the most exciting. (later/latter)

latter

The company made a significant ______ this quarter. (benefit/profit)

profit

He prefers to work ______ in his office. (lonely/alone)

alone

They had to ________ on the vacation destination. (compromise, commitment)

compromise

He explained the _______ behind his business plan. (rational/rationale)

rationale

The _______ of regular exercise is a healthier lifestyle. (benefit/profit)

benefit

I'll call you _____ when I'm free.(later/latter)

later

His __________ to the project was unwavering. (compromise/commitment)

commitment

The _________ bike in the gym is always in use. (stationary/stationery)

stationary

Please ______ the company meeting tomorrow. (assist/attend)

attend

She bought beautiful ________ for her letter-writing hobby. (stationary/stationery)

stationery

I am here to ______ you with your homework. (assist/attend)

assist

I don't know why she bought a ____false/fake____ handbag when she has the money for the real deal.

fake (not real)

____Contrary/Opposite____ to popular belief, a strawberry isn't actually a berry.

Contrary (set phrase)

Shhh, there may be spies ____among/between____ us!

among ('between' more than two things)

How did you manage ____lose/loose____ your new bag the first time you used it?

lose (not be able to find something or not win a match)

He tried to ____ensure/assure____ us that everything would be fine.

assure (to promise someone something will happen)

He's got a very sweet tooth. He always has to have ____desert/dessert____ at the end of a meal.

dessert (pudding)

He was a little ____economical/economic____ with the truth when he got home late from that party.

economical (frugal)

I just can't ____bear/bare____ it when people wear their masks below their noses!

bear (support, tolerate)

Do you normally wear a ____custom/costume____ for Carnaval?

costume (outfit for a special celebration)

I've run out of Tippex; I need to go to the ____stationery/stationary____ shop after class.

stationery (material for writing)

The ____sites/sights____ we saw in Tokyo were amazing!

sights (places of interest)

No! You're not ____aloud/allowed____ to touch those files!

allowed (permitted)

These days we all need to show people as much ____compassion/consideration____ as possible as it's all quite challenging.

compassion (to be understanding & forgiving)

Ugh, he's so miserable all the time. Why does he have to be so ____gloomy/grumpy____?

gloomy (depressing)

We did a lot of experiments to see the ____effects/affects____ of the chemical.

effects (noun)

Yesterday I was exhausted so I just ____lay/lie____ down on the sofa all evening!

lay (past simple of lie)