B2 Vocabulary: How Things Work / Easily confused words

This is the device used to _______ the drone so that it goes where you want.

• place

• play

• control

• monitor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

You need to ________ the antenna to the car if you want to hear the radio.

• attach

• place

• fix

• glue

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Pilots carefully _________ changes in the wind to avoid any dangerous situations.

• measure

• control

• generate

• monitor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Ted carefully _________ the silver platter on the table.

• placed

• fixed

• threw

• tossed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

When I Jim got home from hiking in the rainforest he was __________ for malaria.

• controlled

• monitored

• healed

• treated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

We could easily see the _______ of the storm on the old house.

• affects

• faults

• cracks

• effects

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

I'm happy because I got ________ a lot done at work today.

• quite

• very

• quiet

• much

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Even though she was very tired, Sue _________ to finish the marathon.

• achieved

• obtained

• managed

• controlled

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I love winter, _________ when it snows.

• actually

• specially

• generally

• especially

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

I think a screw is _________ on this chair. It's about to fall apart!

• lost

• loose

• loss

• lose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A