Confusing Words Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. This medicine makes me sleepy. It must be a ……………………….. (stimulant / sedative)

2. The movie was so interesting that the audience sat ……………………………….. (motionless / motionlessly)

3. The film which I saw yesterday was …………………………….. uninteresting. (rather / fairly)

4. He worked ………………………….. to finish the job. (hard / hardly)

5. Gandhi believed in the …………………………….. of truth and non-violence. (principals / principles)

6. We had terrible ………………………………… last week. (weather / whether)

7. She asked me …………………………….. I could help her. (weather / whether)

8. A student should be ……………………………… to his teacher. (respectful / respectable)

9. She is a …………………………….. old lady. (respectful / respectable)

10. Success depends on our ability to …………………………….. yourself to changing circumstances. (adopt / adapt)

Answers

1. This medicine makes me sleepy. It must be a sedative.

2. The movie was so interesting that the audience sat motionless.

3. The film which I saw yesterday was rather uninteresting.

4. He worked hard to finish the job.

5. Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.

6. We had terrible weather last week.

7. She asked me whether I could help her.

8. A student should be respectful to his teacher.

9. She is a respectable old lady.

10. Success depends on our ability to adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.