Words Commonly Confused Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. He tried to ……………………… the fact that he was a criminal. (conceal / console)

2. The sun is ……………………… (stationary / stationery)

3. What is your …………………….. on this? (thinking / thought)

4. She visits me on ……………………. days. (alternate / alternative)

5. She hails from a …………………… family (respective / respectable)

6. He was faced with ……………………. death. (imminent / eminent)

7. The Vicar took a candle stick from the ……………………… (alter / altar)

8. We have to find an …………………….. solution to the problem. (amiable / amicable)

9. The lecture was ……………………….. boring. (fairly / rather)

10. He is an ……………………. scholar. (eminent / imminent)

Answers

1. He tried to conceal the fact that he was a criminal.

2. The sun is stationary.

3. What is your thought on this?

4. She visits me on alternate days.

5. She hails from a respectable family

6. He was faced with imminent death.

7. The Vicar took a candle stick from the altar.

8. We have to find an amiable solution to the problem.

9. The lecture was rather boring.

10. He is an eminent scholar.