CONFUSING WORDS 2

Change form or add words (no more than two words) if necessary
A.
I. In hand, at hand, by hand
1. Everything we need is ………... Let’s enjoy the vacation.
2. I delivered her invitation …………
3. He took me …………. and led me into the dark wood.
4. The story …………….. is about the journey to HCM city last month.
5. I don’t know why my motorbike can’t work, but I have a bicycle ………...
6. We have a whole month ……………. Don’t worry!
7. I like to have my books near ……………. when I’m working.
8. Having the right equipment………….. will be enormously helpful.
9. The frozen ground will have to be picked up ……….. before machine digging can begin.
10. He had one hundred dollars …………...
11. Peter turned his attention to the task …………...
12. The task …………. was to devise an immediate gathering of the vestry and to make it as
splendid as humanly possible.
13. Don’t worry about the travel arrangements-everything is …………..
14. They walked hand ………… in silence up the path.
II. Ensure, insure, assure
1. Tim waited a moment to ………….. himself that he was not being followed.
2. I will ……………. that the car arrives by six o’clock.
3. We need to take steps to ………. that handwriting is properly taught in our primary
schools.
4. The price is low to ………….. a quick sale.
5. Many companies won’t ………….. young drivers.
6. You should …………. the painting for at least ￡100,000.
7. The prime minister …………. the electorate that taxes would not be increased after the
election.
8. Changes in design will……………the quality and reliability of the printer.
9. He hastened to ………… me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
10. Lest anyone should think it strange, let me ………… you that it is quite true.
11. An insurance company will …………. your life.
12. All our household goods are …………. accidental damage.
13. It is wise to ………….. your property against storm damage.
14. The role of the police is t……………… that the law is obeyed.
15. The police have …............. the public that the escaped prisoners will be under arrest soon
III. Farther, Further
1. Every day she sinks ………. and …….. into depression.
2. It was much …………… to the town centre than I remembered.
3. Fourteen miles is …………….. than you'd think once you start to run it.
4. Now that they live ……………… away we don’t see them so often.
5. Stretch your arm no ………….. than your sleeve will reach.
6. We discussed the problem but we didn’t get much …………… in actually solving it.
7. Before we go any ………….. with the project, I think we should make sure that there’s
enough 8. money to fund it.
9. It cost me £50 a day and a ……………. £60 for insurance.
10. He has probably done more to …………. the cause of interracial harmony than any
other person.
11. The fog’s so thick, I can’t see ………….. than about ten metres.
12. It was ………….. to the shop than I expected.
13. To ………….. complicate things, I locked my keys in the car.
14. I can’t run any ……………
15. Have you anything ……………… to add?
16. If you have any ……………… problems, let me know.
17. Additional training is probably the best way to …………. your career these days.
IV. Historical, historic
1. She specializes in ………….. novels set in 18th-century England.
2. The book adopts a ………….. perspective.
3.In a ………….. vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.
4. Parts of the Berlin wall are being allowed to stand as ………… monuments.
5. The library has an important collection of …………… documents.
6. How many …………… buildings are damaged by fire each year?
7. She decided to climb the mountain …………….
8. It is better to be ………….. than in ill company.
9. ………. old people whose families do not care for them need to be sent to nursing home.
10. During the journey, we passed long ………… hours looking on to the street.
11. She feels a little ………….. when her children are not home.
V. Childlike, Childish
1. She is the smallest of the three scientists/professors having a ……….. build.
2. He wasn’t enjoying the occasion so he thought he’d spoil it for everyone else – it was
very …………. of him.
3. Don’t be so …………. – just give me the keys and stop messing about.
4. She said we should be ashamed of our ………… behaviour – fighting over who got the last
strawberry.
5. Despite being an elderly man, he is very ……….. and is often oblivious to serious things
around him.
6. All her life she had a ……………… trust in other people.
7. It was really …………. of her to cry after being scolded.
8. He is quite good, to be honest, apart from his ………….. behavior in front of my parents.
VI. Imaginary, Imaginable, Imaginative
1. All her worries were ……………...
2. Making …………….. use of computer software.
3. He was ……………… beyond all other architects.
4. Each trainee must be able to respond to all …………… crises.
5. I had an ……………. friend when I was a child.
6. The most spectacular views ……………..
7. The school offers courses in every subject ……………….
8. The ……………. child made up fairy stories.
9. The story is set in an ……………… world.
B.
I. Desert, dessert
1. The theatre and cinema closed and the town became a cultural ………..
2. The ………. village in the remoted area has just been discovered.
3. Mr. Brown’s wife ………….. him two years ago
4. She made a fabulous ………….. with alternate layers of chocolate and cream.
5. He had apple pie with ice cream for ……………..
6. When you live in the ………….., water is your most vital resource
7. Local people ……………… the city as hordes of tourists arrived.
8. All my confidence ……………… me when I walked into the exam
9. She had homemade ice cream for ……………...
10. He ……………… his wife and family for another woman
11. How many people ……………… the army each year?
II. Other, another, others, the other, the others
1. There’s nothing on TV tonight, …………. than the usual rubbish
2. We’ll find someone or ……….. to help us.
3. The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or …………
4. You are drinking soda. Do you want ………….. drink?
5. I’ll read ………….. sections of the paper later.
6. I don’t like the red one. I prefer ………….. colour
7. I have three close friends, one of them is a lawyer, ……….. are teacher.
8. There are 20 pigs. One is fat, …………. are thin.
9. There is no ………. work available at the moment.
10. ………….. students are from Vietnam.
11. I phoned your office ……………… day.
12. Mrs. Madrigal buttered …………….. piece of toast.
13. We’re going to have …………… baby.
14. Some projects are shorter than ……………… 
15. We had lunch …………… day at our favorite restaurant.
16. Cruises ………….. than the ones listed below are not discounted at this time.
17. The form cannot be signed by anyone …………… than yourself.
18. Some of these methods will work. ……………… will not.
19. I have two elder sisters. One is a teacher. ……………  is an artist.
20. This is the only book of his worth reading. ………………  are rubbish.
III. Most, mostly, almost
1. …………. students want to have a day off.
2. ………….. Japanese take a bath every day
3. It was a ………….. beautiful morning
4. Tom was on the phone ………….. of the day
5. After the race he won ……………… money.
6. I love you ………………. in my life.
7. It’ll cost ……………… as much to repair it as it would to buy a new one.
8. …………… all the passenger on the bus were English.
9. We receive a lot of visitors, ……………… Americans.
10. At …………., the trip will cost $1,000.
11. ………… people like watching TV.
12. It is ………….. kind of you.
13. What’s your ……………… prized possession
14. I’ve spent ……………. of my life in Boston.
15. ……… interesting thing in London is the night life.
16. It was ………….. six o’clock when he left.
17. They eat local food …………...
18. I will make ………… this summer vacation to learn English
19. Summer is ……….. colourful time of year.
20. ………. everyone in her family has blonde hair
21. …………. of us don’t eat a balanced diet.
22. I …………. wish I hadn’t invited him.
IV. Viewer, audience, spectator
1. This programme contains language that some ………… might find offensive
2. She lectures to ……………. all over the world.
3. The secret to public speaking is to get the …………. on your side.
4. They won 4–0 in front of over 40,000 cheering ……………...
5. At the last minute, we roped in a couple of …………. to complete the team.
6. The …………. was/were clearly delighted with the performance.
7. Marshals struggled in vain to prevent ………….. rushing onto the racetrack. 
8. Millions of ………….. will be glued to their sets for this program.
9. A lot of ………….. complained that there was too much gratuitous sensitive scenes in the
movie
V. Lie, lie, lay
1. He is …………… to you about the test
2. Try to be honest most of the time, but I do tell white ………….. when I’m worried about
upsetting people
3. He sometimes………… awake at night, worrying.
4. This pen ………… on the desk 10 minutes ago but it’s no longer now
5. He tried ……… the blame on me but fortunately they didn’t believe in him
6. There are several houses ……………… empty in the town.
7. The town ………….. in ruins for a long time
8. He took out his gold watch and …………. it ostentatiously on the tablein front of him.

9. We’re having a new carpet …………… in the hall next week.

10. Don’t leave dirty clothes ………….. around the house.

11. The book …………… open on his desk.

12. She ……… the blanket over her sleeping son.

13. Both witnesses ……………. to the police about what happened

14. He ………….. here all night yesterday

VI. Agree to/with/on/about

1. I’m sure he’ll …………… our sugesstion
2. He …………… give me an increase in salary
3. I …………….. you ……….. this issue.
4. My father and I don't ……………… very much.
5. I ……………. that he should be invited.
6. I couldn’t ……………. you more
7. They have ……………….. the terms of the surrender