Confusing words exercise

Several words are confused because of faulty pronunciation. Here is a simple vocabulary exercise about commonly confused words.

Words Confused Owing To Faulty Pronunciation

1. Bread is made of ……………………….

a) floor

b) flour

c) flower

2. An oil lamp needs a ………………………..

a) weak

b) week

c) wick

3. He is the ……………………….. to this estate.

a) hair

b) heir

c) hare

4. I am tired of listening to ………………………..

a) advice

b) advise

5. I am ………………….. impressed with your performance.

a) quite

b) quiet

6. You will ……………………….. your dog if you don’t tie it up.

a) lose

b) loose

7. Holes in your skin are called ………………………

a) pores

b) pours

c) poors

8. A is tall and B is short but the ………………………. is stronger.

a) later

b) latter

9. We have a ……………………… to clean our bodies.

a) bath

b) bathe

10. We ……………………….. to enjoy ourselves, with no thought of cleanliness.

a) bath

b) bathe

Answers

1. Bread is made of flour.

2. An oil lamp needs a wick.

3. He is the heir to this estate.

4. I am tired of listening to advice.

5. I am quite impressed with your performance.

6. You will lose your dog if you don’t tie it up.

7. Holes in your skin are called pores.

8. A is tall and B is short but the latter is stronger.

9. We have a bath to clean our bodies.

10. We bathe to enjoy ourselves, with no thought of cleanliness.