Grammar (Intermediate): Confusing Words 3-4

Can you imagine what ....... world would be like if there weren't any cars?

• our

• hour

• are

• hours

The fierce wind ....... all night long it was intolerable!

• blown

• blues

• blew

• blue

Mathematics is about concepts and practice and you must ....... the basics if you are going to pass your exam.

• learned

• learn

• lean

• loan

I don't care where we go. It's up to you. I ate ........

• all ready

• ready

• already

• readiness

George ....... her on her speech and she politely thanked him as she walked passed the crowd of reporters.

• complemented

• compliment

• complement

• complimented

Every night after supper, Lawrence lies down on the sofa with a good book. Lawrence needs a magnifying glass to read because his ....... is so bad.

• site

• sight

• soot

• sights

Thomas really likes the nursing home his children chose for him because his personal ....... is nice and competent.

• aids

• aid

• aide

• add

Cindy realized the ....... was crisp and clean and she breathed in deeply to soak in the night's natural charm.

• heir

• are

• err

• air

The little girl ....... when her mother told her she couldn't have the toy she saw in the department store.

• bald

• balled

• bawled

• bowled

After retirement, the elderly couple decided it was time to ....... their large home and move into something smaller.

• cell

• sell

• seal

• seller