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Commonly Confused



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          Tick () the right word.
            1.  Gita _____________ the ball.                    11.  The ___________ of my shoe is broken.

                a  .    threw           b.     through               a  .    sole            b.     soul


            2.  It is _____________ choice.                     12.   The fractured bone will take six weeks to
                a  .    there           b.     their                 ___________.

                                                                     a  .    heel            b.     heal
            3.  A table is a ___________ object.

                a  .    stationary      b.     stationery       13.  You need a _____________ from work.
                                                                     a  .    break           b.     brake
            4.  I ___________ what you say.
                a.     except           b.     accept           14.  My friend gave me a ___________.
                                                                     a  .    complement      b.     compliment
            5.  We need ___________ to start our business.
                a  .    capital         b.     capitol          15.   The actor played a ___________ role.

                                                                     a.     dual             b.     duel
            6.  There are many workers on the ___________.

                a  .    sight           b.     site             16.  I slept on the upper ___________ in the train.
                                                                     a  .    berth           b.     birth
            7.   He was not ___________ when we took him
                to hospital.                                    17.  Please don't walk with ___________ feet.

                a  .    conscious       b.     conscience            a  .    bear            b.     bare

            8.  Gandhiji ___________ the freedom struggle.      18.   He is going abroad for ___________ studies.

                a  .    lead            b.     led                   a  .    further         b.     farther


            9.  Our ___________ is very strict.                 19.  There’s an electric ___________.
                a  .    principal       b.     principle             a  .    poll            b.     pole


           10.   Keep  the  money  carefully,  or  you  will   20.  ___________ book is this?
                ___________ it.                                      a  .    Who’s           b.     Whose

                a  .    loose           b.     lose


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