Confusing pairs cont:

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word.

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conduct / direct
Von Karajan will _________________ the Berlin Symphonic Orchestra at the concert.
It took two policemen to ____________________ the traffic.

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continuous / continual
She has been in ___________________ pain for three days.
I'm getting fed up with her ____________________ complaints.

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driver / chauffeur
The _________________ brought the Rolls Royce to the hotel's main entrance.
He's got a job as a bus ___________________.

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formidable / wonderful
They had a ____________________ holiday by a lake in Sweden.
The castle is surrounded by ______________________ walls and gates.

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fun / funny
I didn't have much __________________ on my birthday.
He made __________________faces and made the children laugh.

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go / play
Shall we ________________jogging or swimming.
Neither, Let's _________________tennis.

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come along with / follow

Would you like to _______________________me to the cinema tonight?
Make sure the dog doesn't _______________________me to the shops.

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harm / damage
Don't ________________my sunglasses if you borrow them.
He didn't mean to _________________ your little dog.

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invent / discover
Did Alexander Fleming ___________________ penicillin?
When did she ___________________ the new computer terminal?

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job / work
He goes to _______________every day on his bicycle.
She's got a ________________in the supermarket.

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kind / sympathetic
You should always be _________________________ to little children.
I'm very _________________________to her problems.

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lay / lie
I'm very tired; I'll just go and _______________ down for a few minutes.
My father is going to _______________ a new carpet in the living room.

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lend / borrow
Can I ________________ your car to go to the shops?
He asked me if I would _________________ him $200 till Monday.

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nature / countryside
We must try to protect ____________________ and the environment.
The English ______________________is beautiful in Spring.

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pass / take
She had to ________________ her driving test three times before she
was able to ________________.

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practice / practise
You need more ___________________ before you're ready to take the exam.
Don't forget to ____________________your phrasal verbs.

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priceless / valueless
Be very careful with that painting; it's _____________________.
Her jewels were all imitations; they were quite _____________________.

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principal / principle
She refuses to eat meat on ___________________.
The __________________wants to see you in her office.
The country's ____________________products are paper and wood.
We talked about the _____________________s of nuclear physics.

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raise / rise
Does the sun _________________ in the east or the west?
The airline is going to ___________________their fares again next year.

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recipe / receipt
Goods cannot be exchanged unless a sales __________________is shown.
I gave her an Indian __________________ book for her birthday.

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remember / remind
Would you ___________________ me to finish early tonight?
Did you ____________________to switch off the kitchen light?

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scenery / view
I adore the beautiful _________________in the Lake District.
You can get a good __________________of the sea from the church tower.

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sensible / sensitive
She's very _____________________ and is easily upset.
Staying indoors was a _____________________thing to do in this terrible weather.

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take / bring
Can you __________________this cheque to the bank for me please?
Can I ___________________ my girlfriend here for tea?