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Confusing Words Exercise: Fill in The Blanks With An Appropriate Word or Phrase

The document provides a confusing words exercise to test the reader's knowledge of commonly confused words. It contains 10 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate word from a given list of choices. The answers are then provided to check the reader's responses. The exercise covers distinguishing words like confident/confidant, further/farther, advised/advices, and others that are often mixed up or used incorrectly in writing.

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Confusing Words Exercise: Fill in The Blanks With An Appropriate Word or Phrase

The document provides a confusing words exercise to test the reader's knowledge of commonly confused words. It contains 10 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate word from a given list of choices. The answers are then provided to check the reader's responses. The exercise covers distinguishing words like confident/confidant, further/farther, advised/advices, and others that are often mixed up or used incorrectly in writing.

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Confusing words exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase:

1. She is …………………….. of her success.

(a) confident
(b) confidant
(c) confessor

2. I don’t want any ……………………… explanation.

(a) farther
(b) further
(c) farthest

3. Is there ………………………. in the class?

(a) anyone
(b) no one
(c) some one

4. The doctor …………………. the patients to quit smoking.

(a) advised
(b) advices
(c) told

5. He says he is enjoying his ……………………………… job.

(a) later
(b) latest
(c) latter

6. All students should have ………………………….. to a good library.

(a) access
(b) axis
(c) excess

7. ………………………… football, he plays cricket.

(a) Beside
(b) Besides
(c) Till

8. ………………………… knowledge is a dangerous thing.

(a) A little
(b) Little
(c) The little

9. He is my ……………………… brother.
(a) elder
(b) older
(c) senior

10. The sun ………………………….. in the east.

(a) races
(b) raises
(c) rises

Answers

1. She is confident of her success.

2. I don’t want any further explanation.

3. Is there anyone in the class?

4. The doctor advised the patients to quit smoking.

5. He says he is enjoying his latest job.

6. All students should have access to a good library.

7. Besides football, he plays cricket.

8. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

9. He is my elder brother.

10. The sun rises in the east.

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