FINALLY / AT LAST / LASTLY / IN THE END

Confusing words – part 8

Contents

1. A LONG / ALONG____________________________________________ 2

2. ACCENT / ASCENT / ASSENT___________________________________ 2

3. ADVENTURE / VENTURE_______________________________________ 2

4. AFFRONT / EFFRONTERY______________________________________ 2

5. AISLE / ISLE________________________________________________ 2

6. ALL TOGETHER / ALTOGETHER__________________________________ 2

7. ALLUSIVE / ELUSIVE__________________________________________ 3

8. ALTERNATE / ALTERNATIVE____________________________________ 3

9. AMORAL / IMMORAL__________________________________________ 3

10. AMID / AMONG_____________________________________________ 3

11. ANECDOTE / ANTIDOTE_______________________________________ 3

12. APPRAISE / APPRISE__________________________________________ 3

13. ARTIST / ARTISTE____________________________________________ 3

14. ASSUME / PRESUME__________________________________________ 4

15. AURAL / ORAL______________________________________________ 4

16. AVOCATION / VOCATION______________________________________ 4

17. BREACH / BREECH___________________________________________ 4

18. CERTAIN / CURTAIN__________________________________________ 4

19. COARSE / COURSE___________________________________________ 4

20. CUE / QUEUE_______________________________________________ 4

21. DEFUSE / DIFFUSE__________________________________________ 5

22. DRAFT / DRAUGHT___________________________________________ 5

23. DUAL / DUEL_______________________________________________ 5

24. ELICIT / ILLICIT_____________________________________________ 5

25. ERRAND / ERRANT___________________________________________ 5

26. FINALLY / AT LAST / LASTLY / IN THE END_________________________ 5

27. FLAUNT / FLOUT_____________________________________________ 6

28. FLOUNDER / FOUNDER________________________________________ 6

29. FREEZE / FRIEZE____________________________________________ 6

30. GRISLY / GRISTLY / GRIZZLY___________________________________ 6

31. HOARD / HORDE____________________________________________ 6

32. HOLLY / HOLY / WHOLLY_______________________________________ 7

33. LIVE / STAY________________________________________________ 7

34. LOATH / LOATHE____________________________________________ 7

35. LOOK AFTER / LOOK BACK / LOOK FORWARD_______________________ 7

36. METER / METRE_____________________________________________ 7

37. PALATE / PALLET / PALETTE____________________________________ 7

38. PEDAL / PEDDLE____________________________________________ 8

39. SHORTAGE / SHORTNESS______________________________________ 8

40. TORTUOUS / TORTUROUS______________________________________ 8

 

 

Choose the correct word from the following pairs:

A LONG / ALONG

1. We walked _________ the beach collecting small crabs in a bucket.

2. He had _________ way to go before he can present the plans to the public.

3. We were going _________ at about 50 miles an hour.

4. _________ line of traffic edged its way forward.

ACCENT / ASCENT / ASSENT

1. They cheered the ___________ of the hot-air balloon.

2. She’s French but she speaks with an impeccable English ___________.

3. Have they ___________ to the terms of the contract?

4. It was a tough course over a gradual ___________.

5. Pay attention to the ___________ on the words, because they show you how to pronounce them.

6. Once the directors have given their ___________ to the proposal we can begin.

ADVENTURE / VENTURE

1. She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business _____________.

2. Coming to your screens shortly, the amazing _____________ of “Robin Hood”.

3. Sam won’t come - he’s got no sense of _____________.

4. As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were _____________ into the unknown.

AFFRONT / EFFRONTERY

1. He regarded the comments as an _____________ to his dignity.

2. He was silent all through the meal and then had the _____________ to complain that I looked bored.

3. Turning his back on me was a deliberate _____________.

4. One juror had the _____________ to challenge the coroner’s decision.

AISLE / ISLE

1. There are the Bikini Islanders, a gentle people who consider the tiny _________ their home.

2. Would you like an _________ seat or would you prefer to be by the window?

3. This season a floaty chiffon knee-length skirt paired with a Fair _________ sweater or a tweedy jacket will look extremely hip.

4. I spend much of my time at the shops, wandering through the _________.

ALL TOGETHER / ALTOGETHER

1. We are _______________ to celebrate his anniversary.

2. The book was € 13.50 and the magazine was € 5.25, so it was € 18.75 _______________.

3. Put your clothes _______________ in one pile and I’ll wash them for you.

4. She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped _______________.

ALLUSIVE / ELUSIVE

1. The answers to these questions remain as ___________ as ever.

2. Her music is witty, ironic, and ___________.

3. I’m tired of his ___________ speech. He should just say what he means.

4. I had no luck in tracking down this ___________ man.

ALTERNATE / ALTERNATIVE

1. This dessert with ______________ layers of chocolate and cream is delicious.

2. High vehicles must take an ______________ route because of low clearance under the bridge.

3. An ______________ venue for the concert is being sought.

4. Sarah agreed to continue therapy on an ______________ week schedule.

AMORAL / IMMORAL

1. Humans, he argues, are __________ and what guides them is not any sense of morality but an instinct for survival.

2. The council judged the film to be __________ and obscene.

3. The client pays for the __________ expertise of the lawyer.

4. It’s an __________ tax, because the pour will pay relatively more.

AMID / AMONG

1. ________ the chaos he went mad.

2. He preferred the first wine ________ the four options.

3. She enjoyed being ________ her friends.

4. The two prisoners escaped ________ the confusion that followed the fire.

ANECDOTE / ANTIDOTE

1. He has a talent for recollection and ___________.

2. Sales of nerve gas ___________ increased dramatically before the war.

3. He told one or two amusing ___________ about his years as a policeman.

4. Regular exercise is the best ___________ to tiredness and depression.

APPRAISE / APPRISE

1. The president has been ____________ of the situation.

2. At the end of each teaching practice, trainee teachers are asked to ____________ their own performance.

3. He had the stamp collection ____________ by an expert.

4. Have the customers been fully ____________ of the advantages?

ARTIST / ARTISTE

1. The competition is intended for upcoming ___________ and not for professionals.

2. A good ___________ can produce a very realistic effect using only light and shade.

3. There was a magic show and a puppet show by ___________ who had come all the way from Tilonia.

4. He described her as one of the greatest film ___________ of the 20^th century.

ASSUME / PRESUME

1. I ___________ you knew each other because you went to the same school;

2. Two of the journalists went missing and are ___________ dead.

3. I ___________ the role of the aggressor in the conversation. (s.p.)

4. He had ___________ too great a level of familiarity.

AURAL / ORAL

1. Only in borderline cases will pupils have an ________ exam.

2. My cousin has an ________ impairment, so he uses a hearing aid.

3. The information can be hold in written, ________, or visual form.

4. They rely on ________ interviews rather than written ones.

AVOCATION / VOCATION

1. My father is a chemist but painting is his ____________.

2. Jim’s ____________ is teaching, though his hobby is bee keeping.

3. Even then, farming for them was a hobby, an ____________, a link to a way of life that was slipping away.

4. Not all of us have a ____________ to be nurses or doctors.

BREACH / BREECH

1. René rose and picked up the rifle, checking the ___________ in the firelight to make sure it was loaded.

2. They stopped paying their rent, which was a ___________ of the rental agreement.

3. We ___________ the perimeter of the facility by cutting a hole in the fence. (s.p.)

4. He was a ___________ birth but emerged fit and well weighing six pounds

CERTAIN / CURTAIN

1. __________ of the candidates were well below the usual standard, but others were very good indeed.

2. The song has a __________ appeal, but I’m not sure what it is.

3. The could see nothing through the __________ of smoke.

4. The police seem __________ they will find the people responsible for the attack.

5. I’m trying to match up this wallpaper with some suitable __________ material.

COARSE / COURSE

1. He needs to take a _________ of antibiotics to get over the infection.

2. The wool sweater felt _________ against her skin.

3. His language was _________ and caused quite a stir.

4. The _________ comprises a class book, a practice book and an audio tape.

5. I assume they plan to have children in the _________ of time.

6. Of _________ my face is _________ – I haven’t shaved for a few days.

CUE / QUEUE

1. They started washing up, so that was our ________ to leave the party.

2. She was at the head of the ________ but I was at the tail end.

3. I was just wondering where Sarah was, when, right on ________, she came in.

4. There’s a ________ of companies wanting to sell the product.

DEFUSE / DIFFUSE

1. Television is a powerful means of ____________ knowledge.

2. Bomb disposal experts have ____________ a 110-pound bomb at a subway station this afternoon.

3. The negotiator successfully ____________ the situation (s.p.)

4. The drop of red dye ____________ slowly in the water. (s.p.)

DRAFT / DRAUGHT

1. He shut the door so quickly that it blew a ___________ across the room.

2. They hired an architect to ___________ the plans for their new home.

3. The heavy curtains at the windows cut out ___________.

4. This is only a rough ___________ - the finished article will have pictures too.

5. He ended, and emptied his tankard in a single ___________.

DUAL / DUEL

1. The two men fought a _______ over the lady.

2. This room has a _______ purpose, serving as both a study and a dining room.

3. Everything he says has a _______ meaning.

4. The two boxers are locked in a _______ for the championship title.

ELICIT / ILLICIT

1. The questionnaire was intended to __________ information on eating habits.

2. Suspecting that his wife was having an __________ affair, he warned her to stop.

3. He was hopeful that his request would __________ a positive response.

4. The UN estimated that the __________ drug trade is worth billions every year.

ERRAND / ERRANT

1. I’ll meet you at six, I’ve got some ___________ to run first.

2. His ___________ son ran up debts of over £3000.

3. A mountaineer and his St Bernard setting off on an __________ of mercy.

4. No search parties are sent out for the ___________ travellers.

5. Leave the car at home, walk for short ___________ or use your bike.

FINALLY / AT LAST / LASTLY / IN THE END

1. There were no taxis and we _____________ got home at 2 pm.

2. She has _____________ given me the book she promised me.

3. We need eggs, milk, sugar, bread and, _____________, we mustn’t forget yoghurt for Dad.

4. We were going to ski in Austria, then the South of France and _____________ we decided to go to Italy.

5. I’ve thanked my parents but _____________ I must thank all my friends for their help.

6. And then, _____________, after months of discussion they offered to buy our house.

7. They’re here _____________!! We’ve been waiting half an hour.

8. She had over twenty interviews but Jasmine has _____________ got a job as a journalist.

FLAUNT / FLOUT

1. Many motorcyclists ____________ the lax by not wearing helmets.

2. He’s got a lot of money but he doesn’t ____________ it.

3. The orchestra decided to ____________ convention, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.

4. Flavio was ____________ his tan in a pair of white trunks.

FLOUNDER / FOUNDER

1. He lost the next page of his speech and _____________ about for a few seconds.

2. The ferry _____________ in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it. (s.p.)

3. She is the _____________ and managing director of the company.

4. His car _____________ around in the mud. (s.p.)

5. The scheme _____________ because of lack of organizational backing. (s.p.)

FREEZE / FRIEZE

1. She’ll prepare the food ahead of time and _________ it.

2. She came out with a revolver and told the boys to _________.

3. The walls were decorated with a _________ of horses.

4. Without a sleeping bag, you would _________ to death out here on the mountainside.

5. He wore a woman’s loose gown of _________, blue trousers, and large torn boots.