Easily confused words (3)

Although she was ___ and thus confined to a wheelchair, she still managed to cope with a family and most of the housework.

• crippled

• lame

The dress doesn't fit. I'll have to have it ___ .

• changed

• altered

If people must smoke in bed, then they should at least take the precaution of buying ___ sheets and blankets.

• non-flammable

• inflammable

Although my father has ___ hearing, he still refuses to wear a hearing aid.

• defective

• deficient

The baby ___ when its mother clapped her hands in front of its face.

• blinked

• winked

Where were you ___ to be a teacher?

• educated

• trained

My brother is studying to be an ___ engineer.

• electrical

• electric

I do wish you'd grow up, John! You're so ___ at time.

• childish

• childlike

There's a ___ going round in the office that Mr Burgess and Ms Gibson are getting married.

• rumour

• reputation

I wonder if you would like to ___ with me on a book I'm thinking of writing about famous women in politics.

• co-operate

• collaborate